I used to have two cats, but living 1km from the edge of Salisbury plain, aka the only area in Europe big enough for battalion level manoeuvres (or something like that) and the guns scared them away..
My rabbit went insane and ate a hole in the fence and ran away, and any other pet smaller than that has been long dead.
I've got a labrador and a jack russell now, although the latter is scared of loud noises, and will probably have a heart attack one day.. :S
Guess i pick animals well?