Which childhood pet holds the biggest place in your heart?

He heard the car before anyone else and lost his mind at the sound of a lead. Muddy paws on the carpet, and nobody really minded.

She slept on the warmest chair and sat on the newspaper you were reading. When she chose your lap, you felt honoured.

He stuffed his cheeks with sunflower seeds and escaped behind the wardrobe at least twice. Cleaning the cage was somehow always your job.

You won him on the hoopla and named him before you got to the car park. Some lasted a week, some lasted years.

Blue, noisy and convinced he could talk if you said hello enough times. The cage cover went on at bedtime, no arguments.