I’ve always been a cat person. There are two reasons for this: first is the fact that I always had pet cats growing up, the second is that I was attacked by a dog when I was a toddler. The story goes that our neighbor had a dog that had it’s vocal cords removed and it tried to attack me while I was outside one day. Considering the fact that I was barely walking, the huge dog trying to bark at me scared me to death. Since then I’ve been terrified of dogs.

Fast forward to two years ago when my dad and stepmother got married, and I had three dogs living in the same house as me. Needless to say, I was not pleased about this fact. I got along with the dogs fairly well, but I never really bonded with them that much. After about a year, two of the three dogs had to be put to sleep for health reasons and we were left with the last dog in the family. This dog’s name is Maggie and since it became just her, I've bonded with her so much. She's a Shih Tzu and Pitbull mix and she's so cute. This dog has become one of my favorite animals and I love her so much. She's very well tempered and I think I'm better for having her in my life. I love to spoil her rotten, giving her treats and love. I never imagined that me, a self-proclaimed crazy cat lady, could ever love a dog this much, but she's my baby and I love her so much. I don't think I could say that I am now a dog person, I’m still a crazy cat lady, but I’m definitely a Maggie person.