House pets or Pet house?

From Jim: We have four cats and three dogs that live in the house, most of the time. There are enough colors to complement anything you might care to wear. The furniture is considered to be community property by all. You will not find a protected seat anywhere. Patches, who is black and white, can single-handedly leave a trail of shed fur on any garment. The dogs feel an obligation to make sure everyone has a dog at arms reach at all times. Laz, our "small" dog weighs 82 pounds. Keecha and Love are WELL over 100. They all see themselves as potential lap critters. The kittys, true to their kind, would prefer to wait for really inconvenient moments to demand attention. When I'm fixing a meal seems to be a favorite. They also like to help with word processing by stepping onto the keyboard and hitting the "enter" or "escape" keys or, with their keen technical skills, any other key which will disable the danged computer. This is done whilst purring and rubbing on your clean shirt. We have Jurassic dust brontosaurs. They consist of enough fur to create museum quality models of the largest animals to walk the earth. The critters that reside in the house also expect that meals will be catered in appropriate quantities and at the correct times. Again, these are carefully coordinated to not fit in with anything we're doing. Serve the wrong repast at your peril! It will be scattered in a finely crafted geometric pattern requiring the maximum effort to clean up. Usually it will have sufficient water drooled on it the create a super glue floor coating. Stepping on a hard kibble in stocking feet is really something not to be missed. I'm pretty allergic to animal dander. Always have been.The constant congestion that results from this close association with our house pets is simply part of the deal. I could not imagine life any other way. Our house pets, all of our critters, are part of family. The cats and dogs which share our house help to make it a home. They give us their best all of the time. Sitting in front of the wood stove, with a hot cup of tea, a warm lap kitty, and a tail wagging dog at your feet , that's what a cold winter evening is supposed to be. They know it and so do we. If you visit the sanctuary, plan on a lot of close contact with the fur bearing members of the household.