Can't believe I missed this and it looks like I missed Crosheille's phobia post too. Next port of call.

I would never have imagined that you one had a fear of dogs. When I first cane across your account it was via hubby, RTB, and I gathered you'd talked about Shanti, because he would send love to her. He grew up with dogs, but like you, I grew up with little animal interaction, except for a cat that briefly adopted us, but spent little time with us until it needed and expensive vet visit.

Both you and hubby seem to have a real connection with animals, so I thought you might have grown up around them like him.