Ryan hates bunnies

Despite what I had previously believed about Ryan loving all animals, and most notably bunnies, he does not. You see, I really want to get a pet and when the subject came up the conversation went something as such:

(please note that we have mutually agreed that although we both desperately want a dog, neither of us has the time to devote to it and thusly, it would be unfair to the dog if we were to own one)

Robyn: "I think we should get a pet"
Ryan: "Yes, I like pets."
Robyn: "Can we get a bunny?"
Ryan: "No, they smell"
Robyn: "How about a guinie pig"
Ryan: "No, they smell"
Robyn: "A hamster?"
Ryan: "No, they smell too. In fact, no rodents because they all smell and you will never clean their cage" (this coming from a man who has has not cleaned the bathroom once in the one year that we have been married)
Robyn: "How about a turtle?"
Ryan: "No, they smell"
Robyn: "How about a bird!?!"
Ryan: "No, they're too loud. And they smell."
Robyn: "Well, you smell too and I've had to put up with it"
Ryan: "You smell."

And that was about as far as we got. So apparantly all animals either smell (rodents and amphibians), are too loud (birds), I am allergic to (cats), or require too much time (dogs). Will I ever have a pet to love?

Don't worry friends, the story does not end badly. We finally agreed that a hedgehog may be an appropriate pet because a) their really cute, b) apparantly Ryan thinks they wont smell so bad, and c) how unique of us, cuz who has a hedgehog!?

I will be taking suggestions for the name of said hedgehog. Please note that 'Sonic' will not be accepted... be creative people, think outside the box!!!