I've always loved animals. I walked like a horse before I walked like a human, much to the embarassment of my parents. Stories about animals, especially those with thoughts and feelings like our own, made a huge impact in my life. I was enthralled by Marguerite Henry's "Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox". And I can't tell you how many times I read "Black Beauty".
All of that anthropomorphism led me to becoming an animal communicator, because I KNEW the animals had something to say to us. Not only that, they want those stories told. Every silly, busy, funny, more...