Yes, we have gone through that quite many times now with various dogs and cats. It is always hard…
Nowadays our “pets” are in their natural habitat around the garden and forest. But even so, it is surprising how often humans and natural creatures form a bond and mutual trust:
This fella was really interested in my building work and was there every day “helping” 
And this guy always knew where to go for his breakfast:
I went to Jersey a couple of years ago and was amazed to see Wigan FC owner Dave Whelen’s pet crocodile wandering around his garden.
They’re cute! Is that a squirrel? and what type of bird is that? hahaha. Sorry for asking stupid questions. I live in the Philippines and we don’t have those cuties here. 
Omg! That’s scary and amazing! How big is the crocodile? 
I guess about 4m. I bet he doesn’t get trespassers on his property
Yes, that is a cute squirrel. Their fur is completely grey in winter and changes to red-brown in the summer. But they are not so innocent as they look…!!
That is a robin. Here is another quite tame “pet”:
Those photoes are amazing, thank you for sharing them with us!
I love that the squirrel has let you come this close.
I would say my favourite animal is bull. All of you know this Bull. 
Don’t we all?
My pet is a chinchilla, and it’s a whole family favorite. We treasure this animal very much, and personally I can’t live a day not playing with a little friend.
Love your photos!
A little off topic but this thread just reminded me of stories of people getting foxes as pets. :(( I’ve read about families trying to get rid of the foxes they got because they didn’t consider the reality of how difficult it is to take care of a wild animal.
I think it’s because of the popularity of this Instagram account:
I’ve read that chinchillas have the softest fur in all of land mammals. 
I followed a youtube channel of a guy who had a pet fox. From what I gathered, it is possible, but it requires a lot time, attention and resources. One needs to be very, very involved. It’s not suitable for people who don’t know what they are doing.
Oh yeah. I even read that once you have a pet fox, you can smell their pee right when you enter their driveway - they pee everywhere and are very difficult to train. And they really rip apart a lot of your furniture.
The guy with the pet fox never quite addressed the peeing situation (that I remember, at least), but his house was full of toys and gadgets to keep the animal occupied. They have a lot of excess energy that makes them destructive in a domestic situation.
I believe animals are quite innocent and very beautiful creature. They are just like your family member if you develop a good interaction with them. I have a cat as a pet named as “Liso”. I really love her a lot. I always miss her whenever I go out and she misses me too.
We really get attached to the little critters. My cat passed away from old age a little less than two months ago, the grief was and still is very real.
So sorry to hear about your cat. My sister’s dog of 11 years just died 2 weeks ago also. She’s still grieving. I don’t know if they’ll get another one.
That’s a cute name.
Perhaps in time they may. We can’t imagine getting another cat at the moment either.
beautiful when you can be with animals in their natural habitat this way
respect to the bears though
