Haha, that's funny Moe. I never thought I'd actually hear someone confess to that one. My dog stresses me out too, cute as she may be. My husband's dog, well, he's like an extension of the husband so you can figure that one out. But my kitty, he's my best buddy. He doesn't smell funny, he doesn't shed a whole lot (he's a siamese), and he loves to sit peacefully on my lap just as he is doing now. My dog prefers to use my lap as a jungle gym and lick me all over. While this is cute and all, I have to be in the right mood for hyper. Our dogs are fun, they are cute, they motivate us to go on walks, but I dunno if I can ever credit them as stress relievers.