I am an animal lover no matter what. I just had a baby snake die on me from the weird weather we've had here in MT. I guess it thought it was time to wake up but it freezes at night. I have a rescue dog name of Mia who came with baggage I was unaware of, doesn't make her less lovable. She's bitten 2 people who so sorely deserved it!! One teased her with a bike when I was going to get her, one hit her with a stick while walking on my road in the rural area I live in. I can't abide ignorance. The walker no longer walks this road and Mia is tied out when it's bicycle season (she has a fenced backyard but hates it, she can't see what's going on and just barks). She can't tell me why she hates bikes.