Color me a smidge jealous.
I wanted children but it did not work (long story for another time.)
I had a dog and he passed away, I would like to get another dog but my life patterns right now would leave him alone in a back yard for much of a day. Not a bad life but dogs need human companionship.
I still have our medium White Persian cat, Jade. She is a few months over 18 years old but still doing well for an old lady.