Domesticated Rats! these little guys are adorable, although they have one problem: Their Lifespan is really short, about 2 years, and the rat is no more...

My sister had three male rats, bless their little rodent souls. Now we have a dog, her name is Zuzia (polish for Suzie), and she's a Lhasa Apso (Tibetan race of sheepdogs).

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium!
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum!
Deine zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein saftner Flügel weilt!