omg on saturday i went birding in central park and saw not one but two raccoons napping SO high up in tall trees. like, so high that our group was discussing if we thought the raccoons thought through their plans to come back down or not lol π
the truth of the matter is cats have always been better than dogs but moving to ny has made me dislike dogs as a whole. i still think theyre cute on an individual level and i like my friend's dogs, but not everyone needs a dog, especially since nobody wants to take responsibility for them. i feel like in other places (or at least in ct) there's a culture of shame around being an irresponsible dog owner. ive seen people get lambasted for having a poorly trained dog or for not picking up after them but it seems as though you cant do that here without being an evil bitch who hates animals. once i was sitting in the park and out of nowhere this huge dog knocked me over and started licking my face. i was totally skeeved out but the dog's owner was just like "sorry :P she's playful" like hello? what if i were crazy allergic or old as fuck? your irresponsibility could hurt someone! if you want a furry domestic terrorist, get a cat so it's your problem and not the world's.
Something big that could protect me, but also still furry and cute enough to be a βpetβ if that makes sense. Other contenders were a tiny little velociraptor, or, most realistically, a crow.