Animal Affinity

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I loooooooove kitties and monkeys!!

I get along really well with all animals - cats, horses, dogs, you name it. I worked at a riding school for awhile - mucking stalls and all that - and I was very, very good with the horses, even the really wild ones.

Sometimes I think I use animals as a way to avoid people too, like if I'm visiting somewhere and they have a dog, I'll spend all my time with the dog instead of the people. Sometimes I think I express affection for people through their animals. Sometimes animals can also help me to interact with people though, for instance, when I go to my sister's, and I can entertain my nieces there all day long and have a really great time - they have a dog named Oscar and all of us head down to the water and spend hours goofing around, swimming, playing with a ball and so on. Without Oscar around, of if we're indoors, the kids make me really uncomfortable and I just don't visit in the winter or if it's raining.

I have two cats ... they are magnetized to me all the time, follow me around everywhere. I even taught one of them to fetch!

Seals and sea lions are my affinity. (Hence the name Ion... Seal(ion)... Get it? ^..^ )
People say I look like one, I'm clumsy, rather timid mostly but I can get offensive when the situation calls for it, I like fish, can juggle, swim very well, like it better in water, can stay underwater longer than most people, and have the general body type of a seal.
That's why I dig them, they're just like me.
And they have cool wiskers.

But as regular pets go, I'm more of a dog person.
Cats smell less, but that's the only thing that is more positive with cats.

I have a special interest in elephants. I love them so much and think they are the most intelligent, caring, emotional, social, beautiful, creative creatures on earth. Sadly, i have never gotten the chance to really know one personally. I hope to someday by volunteering at a santuary or something. I also love animals in general. I have two cats and a dog who are all spoiled rotten. I think I connect with the cats better though, and I think my dog realises this and I feel guilty.

Yes, I have a strong affinity for animals.
I understand animals more than humans.

Not a strong affinity with animals in general (I don't like cats at all, especially when they stalk around the garden looking for things to kill; I do like dogs and they like me, but they're a bit frantic), but I like cows. I'll happily just sit in a field with cows and wait for them to come wandering over. Nice uncomplicated creatures they are.

I love animals! Especially cats! They just fascinate me. I love to observe my cat. Even if it's just to watch her sleep. I also collect several kitty calendars and Cat Fancy, of course. I've always wanted to enter a cat show as well. It's like when I see one, I'm just...wow. It's like I understand her. I love to watch her go on 'missions' and hunt crickets. I used to go outside and catch lizards for her to hunt. I also own several kitty books. Well, I don't know, it's just...I don't know. It's difficult to explain, but it's like..cats are so much easier to be around. And they're so perfect. It's relaxing, and they're always full of surprises, whether it's a small domestic cat(that's an oxymoron), or a large tiger.