AprilLove was called a Rat not too long ago by a stranger in a pet store. I just picked her up and kissed her smack on the lips so they could see how much I loved my "rat" lol. Some people just don't get it, it's their loss if they never experience that connection to their animals (sometimes I look in my babies eyes, and I swear I see a person, not a dog!!!) does that make me crazy???