People skip parties to be with pets

[Catherine]

Quote:Of course I used to do the same. I think I told you before Catherine but I was invited every year to a really grand Ball. A full-scale 'tiara' event.
But there was no-one to stay with Misty, from about 5pm one day to about 9am the next day. I wrote to the people who organised the Ball, and asked if I could bring Misty!  I told them she was a very nice well behaved dog and would be wearing a turqoise necklace.
I never heard from them again!

Their loss. I think Misty in a Turquoise necklace would have raised the standard of their ball and made it much more fun.

I have taken a lizard to a dinner and had a much better time knowing she was with me.
I once knew people who brought a guinea pig to a political dinner. The piggie had just had dental surgery and needed hand feeding frequently. If the piggie wasn't welcome they would have stayed home. He was one of our best volunteers so of course his piggie was welcome.

I think a lot of us miss our pets. I wish I could be home more with them.
I use them as excuses all the time. I have to get home because of my pets. Who can argue with that.