If I didn't have a dog or cat
--I wouldn't have to rub the bottoms of my feet together before getting into bed at night.
--I wouldn't bolt out of bed from a dead sleep when I hear the cat nudging something off the kitchen counter to get my attention to tell me it's food time.
--I wouldn't have discovered my husband's tender side, as he now greets the cat with baby talk the minute he comes home from work.