Real Simple Staffers Love Their Pets

Maya, Owned by Al Young, Assistant Editorial Production Manager

We saw Maya at the pet store and the reason we fell in love with her was that she was dragging her right hind leg―something my wife does because of an auto accident that happened when she was 14. (My wife was thrown from the back of a pickup truck and hit her head and needed brain surgery. She basically spent a year in the hospital and another learning to walk again, but she still drags her right leg every now and then.)
 
Maya loves vegetables. If you place a bowl of peas, green beans, or romaine lettuce next to a bowl of any meat, she will always go for the veggies.
 
My wife and I both have seasonal allergies, and for whatever reason, Maya began developing them, too. It’s hilarious watching the three of us sneezing together and taking our medicine together. Maya has her own prescription from the vet.