On the other side of things, I don't get the attraction to horses at all. Yes, some are beautiful, as is the case with many other types of animals. However, I find absolutely nothing interesting about them.

As for dogs, I like the fact that they're cuddly, affectionate, and loyal. Those are all traits that make up my idea of a perfect companion. Of the few dogs I've known personally, they've all had interesting personalities. One dog I knew was very outgoing, always aiming to please, and always seeking attention. Another dog living in the same household was more relaxed and independent. Not quite as loyal, sometimes a little devious, and rarely did he seek any kind of attention, but he appreciated it nonetheless.

As for their smell, I've never had a problem with any dogs. I somewhat enjoy the scent of their fur. Of the dogs I've known, none of them have ever smelled bad to me. Sure, if they really needed a bath, or in other rare isolated incidents. But in general, I don't mind their smell.

There are many breeds of dogs I don't find attractive, usually the small or medium breeds. I like the larger breeds, but not the giants. I've looked at pictures of dogs, wolves, and hybrids, and just became lost, mesmerized by their beauty, their fur, their faces. To be overcome with a sense of desire to be with them, and not in a sexual way, either. To wish I could be in their presence, to be their trusted companion. It's that kind of mutual bond that causes me to desire a dog's companionship over anything else. No picture or sight of a horse or other animal has ever elicited the same kind of reaction from me.

I fail to see how sex with dogs can be deemed pathetic. Everyone has their own desires. You're interested in horses, I'm not, it's that simple. Hell, I even fail to see the attraction to most humans, sometimes I just don't understand that either. I've never thought people having sex with other animals was pathetic in any way. I don't seek exotic thrills or wild adventures, I seek mutually loyal companionship. The idea of falling asleep cuddling a dog is far more appealing to me than the possible thrill of trust from a thousand pound horse.

Does having a preference for a canine companion make me desperate and perverse, just because they're more common in human society than horses? I find the relationship more important than sex, so what difference does it makes what animal I prefer to be with?

I guess there are a few that come to mind, not that I have anything against them, I guess their just not my thing.


1. Pigs
2. monkeys
3. Cows
4. Fish

:P Whats wrong with Pigs :P

Each to their own preference I guess :rolleyes:

I tried horses (mares to be more accurate ;) )when I first started out but while the sex was good, I just never had an emotional connection with them.

The only creatures I feel a strong emotional bond with are dogs (and that includes humans) so it's only natural for them to be the only ones to "turn me on".

I find the scent of a dog to be the greatest smell I have ever had the privelege to experience. Before realizing I was a zoo, the greatest smell was meat cooking on a grill. I would stop whatever I was doing just to breathe that in. Now that I have had the chance to bury my face into a dog's fur and breathe her in, I can say that dogs smell the best.
I am like ZetterGRD. I look at photos of wolves, dogs, foxes, and other canids and wish that I can be with them, not just sexually. Just to be in their presence would make me happy. I also am not attracted to every dog I see. I don't much care for the small breeds, or even some of the larger breeds. I am not that attracted to the smooth short-haired dog breeds (rottweilers, great danes, boxers, etc). The types that really "turn me on" are the spitz group (huskies, malamutes, keeshonds, eskimo dogs, akitas, etc). The fluffy-tailed, double coated, pointy-eared, wolf-like dogs. Labs, GSDs, Golden retrievers, pyrenees, and other longer-haired dogs I still find attractive (I am even in love with a lab/golden retriever mix, and a chow/GSD mix), but the spitz-types are my favorite.

To a lot of people, we are all pathetic for "getting our jollies" from animals. It's even worse when a zoo calls another zoo pathetic because they are attracted to an animal the first one wasn't. I don't call a person in love with horses or pigs pathetic because I am only in love with dogs, and don't see how someone could be with a horse. To me, horses, pigs, and other farm animals stink to a high degree (I hate driving past pig farms because of the smell), but some people would disagree with me on that. The worst smell in the world to me (the skunk), some people absolutely love. Just because you think a dog stinks doesn't mean everyone does.

I could just as easily say that the majority of humans are pathetic for being attracted to other humans because they are more numerous and accessable than even dogs, but I don't. I can't see the attraction to humans, and I think humans smell bad also. But I don't call someone pathetic just because they prefer something that I don't.

Well the first human girl I ate out tasted and smelled gross so I would never do it again to a human, but a dog on the other hand are clean and smell heavenly IMO I am so in love with my male dog I would not choose a single human over him and I am NOT desperate I have had access to many human partners whom I declined, Also I find the desperate opinion very offensive......

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although i am more attracted to humans than dogs, this is a very good point and a very good retort to the inflammatory comment made earlier.

Once again Mach took the words right out of my mouth. ^_^

That's my gut reaction to dogs too. Like you said, mesmerized by their beauty and wanting to be in their precence, to be the trusted friend of such a beautiful, amazing creature. I feel that way about horses too sometimes; I think horses are beautiful animals. But nothing quite gets to me like dogs. Especially German Shepherds! :wub: :wub:
It's not even necessarilly a sexual feeling, I just love dogs. I love to play with them, cuddle with them... I love their different personalities and how loving they can be.
(And if regularly bathed, I've never heard of a dog that naturally smells bad. Although I have seen many dogs that were obviously a couple years overdue for a bath, and smelled like it. :pinch: )



As for animals I'm not attracted to:
The only one that really confuses me is pigs. I just do not understand why anyone would be sexually attracted to a pig. I just don't get it. :unsure:

I don't really get monkeys or apes either. :thinking: But while I'm not personally attracted to bulls/cows/sheep/goats/etc. the idea doesn't confuse me as much.

And I'm not going to get into animals that, whether because of size or biology issues, are sexually incompatable with humans...

Why do you like piggies? :lol:

I think the list would be shorter if i just put
what i do like or could find attractive, for me its got to be dogs
because i dont get the
. farm yard animals thing or
. reptiles (aquatic or land based)
. cats or any other kind of animal rearly but having said that
goats and horses and have a small attraction but i would still
rather put a saddle on it and go for a hack :D

Rec

This post has been edited by RECONN on May 18 2007, 12:23 PM

Never had any interest in cows

...What I mainly don't get at all is why almost NO ONE seems to like BEARS... I mean good God... They're by far obviously the hottest animals of all!!!! WAY hotter than any dog or horse!!!!!

...I wasn't being completely clear or specific in what I really meant when I said 'pathetic' , I apologize to any who took offense to that. What I mean is not that it's pathetic just to be attracted to a certain kind of animal, but I sort of think that if more people were true zoophiles, everyone would be attracted to a very broad range of all kinds of different and exotic animals.

However, all you ever see or hear anyone talk about is dogs or horses... See, this is funny to me, what I think about this skewed preference is that it doesn't just mean most zoophilic people are naturally attracted to dogs and horses. In fact, I don't believe this would be the case at all if, say, this was some ideal zoophile's world where everyone could have access to any sort of animal imaginable.... If that were the case, there'd be wolf zoophiles here, zebra zoophiles there, ibex zoophiles everywhere, aardvark zoophiles there, and fanaloka zoophiles over there.

...but there aren't. 99% of everyone just obsesses over two heavily domesticated and all-too-common species, dogs and horses. ...And this seems to me to be most likely because those people settled for dogs and horses because that is the only animal they have any real access to in which they have any hope of living out there zoophilic fantasy of that animal.

...I actually have to admit I can relate a bit with those of you who say you are attracted at least to the "wolf-like" breeds, I do find them a lot more beautiful than the rest of the other kinds. In fact, 3 of my dogs are that kind... one is a very big german shepherd-white lab mix who is SUCH a harmless cupcake... and then there's my Border-Collie Mix who is just a big fat moany-groany grumbleface... ...and then there's the "pack leader" of them all, a beautiful husky-chow mix who isn't as playful as the rest, but is also alot less hyper, so she helps keep them all in order (and helps me keep my sanity!!!!!) ...I love them all so much with all my heart... I just wouldn't dare ever think of hitting on them. :P

Also, I don't at all think it is in any way pathetic to be attracted to canids in general, not especially if your'e talking about wild exotic canids like the magnificent wolf, the cunning fox, or the graceful coyote. ...I would much sooner relate with an attraction or even consideration of possible sex with one of them than with any domesticated cousin of theirs. However, the german shepherd or malamute I can understand attraction to them much better than I can anyone who would ever want to have sex with an ugly, horribly inbred great dane or boxer or bulldog or dalmation. :sick:

That's an interesting perspective. I see some cows as attractive, and I see a certain charm in the looks of animals such as cheetahs and hyenas. But I'm not interested in them romantically or sexually, not even as a fantasy. They're just interesting to look at, that's all. If we all judged our attraction to animal species solely on looks rather than romantic emotional bonding, could we really be called true zoophiles?

I don't believe attraction to anything other than the opposite sex of the same species as "natural". In my own opinion, I see all other attractions as environmentally influenced and learned behaviors, but there's nothing wrong with that.

From what I gather from reading over posts here, people's attraction for a specific species tends to carry over to similar species as well. For example, it seems a rather large amount of people interested in dogs are also interested in wolves, as well as people who are interested in horses may be interested in zebras, if only even a slight fantasy. However, this isn't always the case, nor should it be expected. Just because humans are naturally attracted to other humans doesn't mean they're attracted to apes or monkeys.

I myself have had a growing interest in everything canine, including wolves, coyotes, and foxes, but that is nothing more than a fascination for the animal, realizing their beauty and grace, and respecting them for that. But such exotic creatures remain nothing more than a mere fantasy, and I'm well aware of that, and I'm sure there are plenty of other people who think the same way.

In the ideal world of having access to any animal, it should be worth noting that not all animal species are capable or willing of forming a bond with humans. Base primitive instincts may leave them hostile or afraid. Even animals raised in the presence of humans their entire life will still be at the mercy of their instinctive reactions. A tame, friendly tiger may still lash out violently and maim their caretaker in a freak accident. Just knowing this could subconsciously serve as an effective barrier to prevent any sort of close attraction to any unpredictable animals.

People who refer to themselves as zoophiles commonly share a romantic interest in their animals of choice. In order for this to happen, many of us must experience firsthand a real emotional bond with an animal. If I had never met my old canine friend, would I be a zoo today? Probably not. Sure, I'd probably still wind up with some interest or fascination with bestiality, as I'm sure most normal people have and are too afraid to admit. But if that was the case, I doubt I'd call myself a zoophile.

1 Any animal that do not belong to Class Mammalia
2 Pigs
3 Rodents