I find I always sleep better with a cat nearby, preferably one who is also sleeping. I've often found that touching a small furry creature is much more reassuring than sleeping with a human. Is that odd?
There's something primal about animal companions. The soft touch of a warm, fuzzy pelt under your fingers as you sleep or even just sit and work on other things. Animals and humans have been close for ages, even though most people don't really appreciate animals. Generally, they are seen as things. Objects designed for work or entertainment.
I think if given a choice between sleeping with a person or some kind of animal, I'd pick the animal every time. Of course, humans are strangely much more needy (provided you think that's strange; I do). They seem to want to take up space, feel more secure, and so on. Animals usually just seek comfort and warm bodies, with fewer psychological motives (or at least less severe ones).
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