Yes, let's just get this discussion back to its happy place.

True confession: I'm a crazy childless cat-lady rather than a dog person, but cats have been in my life for almost all of my life and I appreciate the deep bond between pets and their human slaves and the joy it brings to our lives. Unfortunately I'm now a cat-less crazy childless cat-lady because the last of our cat-clan passed away but I remember them all fondly. I celebrate their lives by painting their portraits and having their photos around the house.