I am kind of simular, I think part of it is animals are easier to understand and if your nice to them they don't usually judge you like a lot of people might based on a bunch of superficial stuff. Some people find it a bit odd I suppose because I might spend an hour paying attention to someones cat or dog and spend maybe 10 minutes of it talking to them and maybe 5 talking about the cat or dog.

I am even sad I had to put my cat and my brothers kitten out of my room because I was up late and got up at 6 in the morning and am probably going to sleep more since I am still tired. I don't really have the energy to make sure they don't cause any more damage than the cup they broke earlier.