BEST PET PALS

—Nominated by REMY JANKOWSKI

Take the bull by the horns. Submit your story and see terms at rd.com/petpals. Otis the Highland Steer WESTBY, WI I was a LIFELONG city girl when I bought a small farm in Wisconsin. I'd posted on Facebook that I wanted some animals, and another farmer offered to sell me a Highland calf. When Otis stepped off the trailer, he trotted right over to lean against me—and nearly sent both of us to the ground. He's 700 pounds of pure pizazz, spunk and fluff. He sprints laps around his pasture, getting so riled up that he kicks his legs out mid-gallop and he tries to get me to chase him. Every holiday, he lets me dress him up—as a reindeer, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or anything I can imagine. When the camera comes out, he'll…

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