I have three outdoor 6 month old cats who I couldn't never really claim as being 'mine', since they are basically their own independent beings. Even if they do rely on me for food and meow at the door when hungry. ;)
But I do consider them very close pet friends.
One of them even climbs the security door and attempts to open it if I'm not being attentive enough. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Their mother was a frightened stray who I gradually befriended and fed any scraps I could find. At first she was the dutiful mother to her kittens, but as they became to take most of the food/attention she has come to resent them and doesn't hang around as much any more. I'm coming to see her kittens as like 'her' gift to me. :D

I've been a cat person my entire life.

I used to have a dog, but she was too hyper so we had to give her away.

2 mixed breed dogs and an aquarium ;)

I want to take care of spiders, inguanas and the like... but then it takes a lot of time and they are high maintenance. Used to have guniea pigs. [img]smile.gif[/img]

No pets. Used to have a bunch, all gone. Either given away, run away, or died. I wanna get a dachsund but we can't cause "It'll limit our time outside the home."

I think my ferrets were the best pets that I ever owned. Mad as hatters, very cute looking and friendly as anything.

Bit smelly until we lopped off their knackers, but sorted that in the end.