chickens.

okay, have you ever seen pet chickens as adorable as these?

or maybe it's more appropriate to ask, have you ever seen pet chickens...period?

in utah, you don't have dogs or cats, you have chickens.

and ya know what? i think they're on to something—they don't need to be walked or potty trained, 

and apparently you can love them just as much as man's best friend. 

done!

every morning, my adorable niece would go out to the chicken coop,

scoop up one of her three chickens named sugar, 

and tote it around the yard in the crook of her arm the rest of the morning.