Childhood pets

1:09

We used to have cats, actually, we started with cats

1:09

and then we got a dog and then we also had hamsters.

1:14

What about you, Neil? Did you have pets?

1:16

No, we didn't have pets when I was young.

1:19

Oh, I did have a goldfish called Gilbert.

1:23

But then, later on, when I was a teenager, my parents got a cat and a dog.

1:30

— Wow. — Mm.

1:31

Did you have a good relationship with Gilbert?

1:34

I don't remember Gilbert, sadly.

1:37

But we had a cat that I liked very much

1:41

and I've never really liked dogs, I'm afraid.

1:44

So, Neil, you don't have any pets now

1:47

and you said you don't like dogs, but will you ever get one?

1:53

No, Georgie, I don't think so.

1:55

I will never get a dog.

1:56

That's OK. I mean, they're not for everyone. What was your cat like?

2:01

The cat made me feel very calm, because she sat on my lap and purred.

2:08

You just used the word purr. Can you explain what that is?

2:12

Yeah. 'Purring' is 'the noise that cats make'.

2:17

Not miaow. Miaow is...