A veterinarian, Sheri, attempts to match people with their pets solely based on appearance and first impressions. She meets six individuals with unique pets, including a bunny, a gecko, a dove, a cockroach colony, a cat, and a duck. After interacting with each person and their pets, Sheri makes her matches. However, when the true owners are revealed, Sheri realizes she only got one match correct, the duck owner. Despite her low success rate, Sheri learns more about each pet and owner, and the connections between them make sense in hindsight.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker is a veterinarian with 22 years of experience.
2. The veterinarian is allergic to most pets.
3. The veterinarian is trying to match people with their pets based on their personalities and characteristics.
4. The first person is matched with a bunny.
5. The second person is matched with a gecko.
6. The third person is matched with a dove.
7. The fourth person is matched with a cockroach.
8. The fifth person is matched with a cat.
9. The sixth person is matched with a duck.
10. The veterinarian correctly matches only one person with their pet.
11. The person with the duck has a large yard with a pond and a river.
12. The person with the cockroach has a colony of 300 cockroaches.
13. The person with the dove, Queenie, is a gray ring neck dove that mates for life.
14. The dove lays two eggs a month, but they are not fertilized and will not hatch.