A Taste Change

     When growing up, my siblings and I were really never cat lovers.  We were more dog lovers.  The dog gained our love and attention.  He was more apt to do things with us on the farm.  The cat went about doing its' own thing.
     It's sad, but the time I remember doing anything with or for a cat was to get my Daddy to pull a fishing hook out of the paw of a kitten.  Someone had gone fishing and had left the pole with a hook out in access of a playful kitten.
     There are not many memories to pop up from my childhood about the cat.  But I have made a lot of memories that pop out at me now from my adult life interacting with cats.  I have become more of a cat lover now and not much of a dog lover.
     Can I explain this away as my taste changing?  When growing up, we were fed food we grew.  Many of those items I did not like.  Mother cooked and often said, "You eat what I cook or do without!"
     Often I simply did without.  But now, as an adult, it seems I like those green beans, okra, squash, etc.  I like anything fresh from a garden now!  My taste has changed.  Can it be the same when I discuss my regard to my feelings for a cat vs. what I feel for a dog?
     Cats may be independent animals, but it is said they pick their master.  My cat Mya has chosen me.  Up in my lap she jumps.  Up close to my face she comes.  She now leans her head back and rubs against my chin.  I can't see a big husky dog doing this...