[IsabelleOllie]

I have always been an animal lover. Dogs and cats will always be a very important part of my life and I will never be without them. My ex-husband was understanding of this (one of the very few things that was good about him) and he never gave me any grief about our pets. He was actually just as attached to them as I was.

My fiance is great about my animals, too. He has always had dogs and calls his 2 dogs his "children". I did have to educate him a bit about responsible pet ownership, though. Mia is his female Aussie/BC mix and when we first started dating she wasn't spayed and had an "oops" litter - she's my Ziggy's mother. He was a wonderful Daddy to Mia and her 8 pups. She stopped nursing them at 3 wks. Watching how he stepped up to the challenge of making sure they all ate their "mush" of rice cereal/puppy formula, then cleaned off their little noses and feet, and changed their blankets, and gave them love and attention is what made me fall in love with him. He is amazing.... Perfect for me!!!