I love all animals, but admittedly, I have a thing for cats :) I am from Cyprus, an island of the Mediterranean. You are a vet, that's great, I will ask you if I have any questions about animals!
What you realize when living with a pet is that animals are much more intelligent than we think! They just have different abilities than us.
I am Italian but living in Uk. I know very well cyprus any way I havent been there yet