Hey, pets are pets. Dogs and cats seem to be more attachable because they roam our houses at will, your dragon could have done the same - I dont know. But, It is like my fiance and I. We have both agreed that 1 child would be great, but for the time we have our dogs and those dogs take up a great part of our lives. All of them take up space in our lives, we see them everyday. We feed them take them to the vet, walk and play with them. So when one is no longer there to take up that space and time, it leaves a slot empty. My buddy has a chesapeak bay retreiver that is heading to the vet this morning. Unfortunetly he will not be returning home in his present state. He was diagnosed with cancer last thursday and has been in pain ever since. This guy trains dogs and raises the chesy's so this is going to be extra difficult for him. knowing full well he is making the right decision. He acts and is one of the toughest people I know, but you can see past that and tell he is hurting inside. I stopped in last night and had a beer with him and the pup. Kind of rough!