Mum's the word: My daughter Joan’s growing fear is starting to dog her

I am a big animal lover, but, when I was a child, my family only had hamsters and bunnies, never cats or dogs.

So, once I became a homeowner, I got two kittens and smothered them with love. I haven’t ever had a dog, but two close family members have added four-legged friends to their lot and we have started talking about doing the same.