Your story is actually very similar to mine. The girl I own is the first intact dog I've ever been with, but for the longest time (around 15-20 years, if not longer) I felt like I loved dogs differently from everyone else. Everything about them is beautiful, from their faces and body shape to their genitalia and everything in between. My last family dog was spayed so I couldn't do much but through experimentation I realized my real intimate attractions. I hadn't really discovered that part of the internet at the time, and any videos I had seen were the production-value crap and not true love (or videos that were obviously fake). I wish people would see the real zoo community out there and not those who abuse animals to get their rocks off when that's what fleshlights are for. Maybe if they did, their outlook on us would be different. I am happy to have been able to find this community, and I've even made some friends along the way who have been able to help me with this part of my life. Even then, I still feel like an outcast who is trying to find and develop their sexuality, but now maybe I won't have to do it alone.