I have had two big dogs in my life, one was met with lots of aggression due to his old owner so I can deal with that side of a dog well. My current dog, Ebony is sweet but it not a huge people person. She is very shy and does not like to get too close to people unless it's on her own terms! My cats are very lovable but they do get into some very big brawls here and there so I can also deal with that very well. I'm my life my household had had about 13 snakes, 4 turtles, lots of hamsters and Guinea pigs, 2 dogs, 4 cats and lots of kittens!