http://community.milwaukeemoms.com/blogs/mom_o_vision/archive/2009/02/17/who-s-idea-was-it-to-get-a-dog.aspxWhen our daughter was in first grade, my husband and I made a classic parenting mistake. With children aged 7 and 4, we decided that our kids were at the right stage in their young lives to get a dog. They had been begging for a dog, praying for a dogenCommunityServer 2007 (Debug Build: 20423.869)http://community.milwaukeemoms.com/blogs/mom_o_vision/archive/2009/02/17/who-s-idea-was-it-to-get-a-dog.aspx#675432Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:18:44 GMTe64a4f54-defc-48b4-bfc2-d0e748611994:675432Indigo<p>My cat is the exact same way. He technically belongs to my daughter, she picked him out, but he can&#39;t live without me. He steers clear of her, but he runs to greet me when I come home, sleeps on top of me at night, and follows me where ever I go. He even walks along the countertops to stay within a 2&#39; radius of me while I&#39;m in the kitchen. I know, GROSS. I go through a lot of Formula 409!</p> <img src="http://community.milwaukeemoms.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=675432" width="1" height="1">