Fictional pets, the best kind...

Much as I love the kids, it wasn't until I was driving home today that I saw something that reminded me what I have always wanted as a pet, ever since I can remember... a siamese cat! I blame my mother, who bought me a picture book when I was very little about Ming and Ping the blue-eyed kittens, and they've remained my ideal ever since, assisted by the evil siamese cats in Lady and the Tramp.

The closest we've come, in our family's wide-ranging and eclectic pet ownership, is the cat we used to have that we were convinced was part-siamese just because of the yowling. If I didn't live on a busy road, I'd probably have at least one cat, but the siamese has always been top of my list of wants.

But then there's also the fact that if I didn't work, I'd probably want to have a couple of greyhounds, after my experience with the softest-dog-in-the-world (aka Paddy, the ex-illegal racer). They make great pets, though they don't always mix particularly well with cats and the kids wouldn't like them at all...

Anyone else got a 'if money and time was no object' fantasy pet?