They will crowd around the sources of radiant heat like their lives depend on it
My first pet when I was in elementary school was a goldfish. My parents took my siblings and I to the local fair and I managed to win the fish in a game that is designed to make you lose more often than not. They were impressed by my good luck and did their best to help me find a bowl and get me the supplies I needed to care for the little fish. While that fish only lived for a month, I was so excited by the experience that my parents eventually bought me a bigger fish tank and got me a number of freshwater fish to care for. It taught me responsibility at an early age because I was the only person responsible for feeding the fish and cleaning their tank. While I no longer have fish at this point, I live with the important lessons I learned during the time when I still had them as pets. Currently I have two cats and two dogs. All four of my pets seem to get along, which is often a rarity among both canines and felines. This is particularly true if you mix the two species in the same living space. They all get really slow and docile in the winter because the colder temperatures slow their heart rate down like they do for so many other animals. The four of them really appreciate it when the heating system is running because they try to hog the spaces near the radiators in our home. They will crowd around the sources of radiant heat like their lives depend on it. Since they don’t have clothing to put on to stay warm, I understand why they do it. I would stay near the radiator as well if I was a dog or a cat.