15+ People Who Never Wanted to Own a Pet but Pets Have Their Own Plans for Them

Most of us love animals; some people are just afraid to admit it. But when a pet appears in your home, those who said they’d never have one often become their greatest fans.

At CHEERY, we invite you to look at the photos of happy people who used to say they’d never have a pet at home but now can’t live without them.

«He will only be your dog and I won’t walk him or pick up after him!»

“My mom didn’t want a сat in our home, now they take naps together.”

“My husband with our 25th foster kitten. When I asked him if I could bring home a kitten from the Kitten Nursery where I volunteered he said, ’Absolutely not!’ Whoopsie!”

“My mom and the dog she didn’t want.”

“He totally doesn’t love her and definitely doesn’t want anything to do with her.”

“My mom absolutely didn’t want another cat in the house. But Estee changed her mind.”

“Classic mom who didn’t want a dog.”

" ’It will be your cat. I want nothing to do with it.’ Now he literally lets him walk all over him."

“Mom said she wanted nothing to do with the cat we were planning to adopt. 1.5 years later she’s the light of her life.”

“He proclaimed that cats just ’aren’t as friendly as dogs.’ Now they eat vanilla ice cream together like absolute soulmates.”

“My dad on my 13th birthday, ’Whatever you do, don’t bring home a cat.’ My dad now.”

" ’I’d never let a dog get on the bed with me,’ my mom said 15 years ago."

“Egg and Pepper, whom he didn’t want.”

“My mom has been terrified of big dogs ever since she was small. Now we own a Rottie.”

“From ’What possessed you to bring home a dog?’ to, years later, reading the vet’s credentials to said dog so he wouldn’t be nervous.”

“My mom said I couldn’t have a dog. I got one anyway. This is them a year later at the mall taking photos.”

“Dad said, ’No more dogs.’ ”

“Keep him off the furniture! He’s not a lap dog!”

Did you ever manage to convince “a pet nay-sayer” to get one? Tell us your story.