My pets help me a lot when I'm really bad. I have a dog, a cat and a hamster. The hamster is very old and wobbly bless him, not got long left but he is a pet none the less and I will be sad to see him go. I am definitely a cat person, I feel so content when my cat is curled up on my lap, what more could I need? my dog takes it to a different level though. Dogs do have some kind understanding of how we feel. He looks at me in such a concerned way sometimes when I'm feeling really bad. And when I cry he will lick my tears away without fail. He lets me just cuddle him and lie on him until I calm down. He's a lab so is big enough to handle it