Creatures great and small

Finn loves animals. He is fascinated by the sounds they make, they way they move and how they react to him. He also loves to look at his animal picture books. Whenever our poor cat is in the house Finn is pestering her. I have to watch closely, because one of these days her patience might wear thin. The neighbours have a new kitten, Camillo, a real playful little guy. Neil made the mistake of letting him into our house, so he is trying to come in all the time now. He will also jump in the car when I put Finn in his carseat.
We are lucky to live in a small town with pastures all around. We can easily go see horses and cows. Just a couple steps from our house is a field with sheep and there is a small enclosure with goats right on "main street". But I guess Finn's favourite animal would be Jimmy, the big black dog who lives down the street. Jimmy is guarding the property gate most of the time and barks often. Finn LOVES to imitate that sound. Whenever he hears Jimmy, Finn will go "woo woo" as well. We often walk up to Jimmy and pet him (he is friendly). Finn also imitates the sheep and has added a rather shrill, high-pitched "ow ow" to his repertoire. He must have picked that up from Camillo, the kitten, who often circles our house meowing, looking for a way in.