We have three dogs (was 4).

We lost our little 13 y/o blind Boston Terrier Winston just a couple of months ago. He was a character and loved by everyone who met him. He was a gregarious and silly guy, but he was brave as a lion and had a huge heart. He was also very sensitive. He was our daughter's dog and he watched her grow up while she watched him grow old.

Our oldest boy Fred (sheep/husky) will be 14 in November. He's my hubby's dog and follows him everywhere. He's lovely.

Our next oldest is my little princess Sophie, an 8 y/o Boston Terrier. She sleeps inside my hoody in the winter and is so sweet. She was the baby and Mommy's only dog until..... Edgar the usurper.

We didn't want her to be alone when Fred dies so we brought Edgar home almost two years ago. He is a Bull Terrier and a holy terror and I love him a ridiculous amount.

When I say holy terror I mean I have had dogs all my life, lots of different breeds, know a little about training and I have never met another dog like him. He literally crashed through a wall and busted up the drywall on the bottom half chasing his ball.

He has bonded with me very strongly (bullies are very obsessive) and my husband calls him my 65 lb black and white tumour. At night watching TV I have both him and Sophie cuddling parallel to one another on my lap.

I crave this cuddle time with them every day and I feel like they help me feel better. My kids are grown and these are my surrogates. I love them all to pieces.

We also have a cranky 9 year old cat who bites at random times and who is head over heels with my hubby. She drools on him.

She despises Edgar and rarely comes near me because he is usually attached to me in some way.

My hubby has a couple of pet snakes Jimmy and Arthur, and my horse Charley completes our family.

We are animal poor. All of our money is spent on basics for us and the rest goes to them. We are very tied down and don't go very many places but I wouldn't have it any other way. They enrich my life.

How about you? I'd love to hear about your fur babies:-) or feathered babies? Or scales or whatever?