Usually, we choose our pets ourselves. We learn everything about the breed we are interested in, and about its character and the care it requires. After that, we either go to the breeder to meet the animals that are ready to find a new home or to adoption centers, to the animals who’ve lost their homes and are dreaming about getting a new loving family again. But sometimes things don’t always go as planned and the decision to get a pet doesn’t have anything to do with us.

We at Bright Side think that if an animal chooses you to be their human, there is no point resisting this. All you have left to do is to love your new pet, treat them with yummies, and never leave them.

“Actually I’m allergic, but she chose me. I guess I’m a dad now.”

“My attempts to get him out by myself were all in vain. I had to go back home where this ‘hitchhiker’ gladly got out of my hood and got down to the floor. And, yes, I was late to work.”

“She came to our car one fine day. We felt pity and decided to find a home for her, but it turned out that no one wanted her. Now we have 3 dogs.”

“I rescued him when he was a feral 3-month-oldish kitten. I was the only person he would allow to touch him.”

“At that moment I told my friends that if he lets me take him in my arms and if he is completely black, I’ll take him home. He instantly agreed to come into my arms and turned out to be totally black. So I took this little sweetie home. It’s already been 11 years since the smart and gorgeous Richard became a part of my family.”

“2 years ago today I found my best friend in a gym parking lot. ”

“I started to keep all the windows shut. But once, my husband and I left the house for a weekend and when we came back, we saw her sleeping in an armchair. It was all because I had left one small window in the greenhouse half-open. How did she manage to jump so high and open it? She won this fight and now she’s our pet.”

“I was throwing out the garbage before going to work, when I suddenly heard a squeak in the street. It was 14°F outside. I went up to the garbage cans and saw these 2 muzzles.”

“This is Grisha. Last month, I found him at our front door with a broken wing. He was hissing and crying.”

“I wrapped him into a towel and brought him to the vet. Unfortunately, he can’t fly anymore, but he runs quite fast.”

“She was waiting for us at our front door. She came into the apartment by herself and lied down on the couch as if she had been living with us her whole life.”

“My daughter, her husband, and I went to church on Christmas Eve. There was a lot of snow outside. Suddenly a puppy appeared, sat down in front of us, and started to cry bitterly.”

“I grabbed her, wrapped her in my coat, and brought her home. She was as small as the palm of my hand. We gave her the name Noel (Christmas).”

“This stray Momma decided to bring me her litter and was quite insistent on coming in.”

“Once I sat down, he came up to my knees and I was preoccupied by him for the entire evening. No one else was allowed to approach me. At night, he lied down on my shoulder and I was sleeping while listening to his loud purring. Eventually, in the morning I called home with a question, “Can I come home with him, please?”

“My family and I went for a walk and a little squeaky kitten started to follow us.”

“So I was walking and thinking, ‘We have 2 small kids, we have just finished home repairs, there is no place for this kitten in our house.’ Meet Vasiliy, the cat who has been living with us for 4 years.”

How did you meet your pet? Was it you who chose them or was it them who chose you?