I was a late bloomer when it came to dogs.
My mother had a dog when she was single, but she would not let her daughters have dogs, so I never experienced the joys of a dog's companionship as a child. However, I made up for it as an adult, first with my daughters' dearly departed dog and now with my own dog.
It is interesting how the dogs get/got along with me en femme.
My daughter's dog was my best buddy and acted the same with me no matter how I was dressed. I figure that he did not notice the difference or did not care.
My own dog notices the difference.
Whereas she is my best friend when I am in boy mode, she will have nothing to do with me in girl mode.
Most of the time, she is my shadow and follows me wherever I go. For example, she lays on the bed watching me when I get dressed in the morning or when I change clothes after work. If I dress in boy mode, she sticks around and waits for me to finish, however, if I dress in girl mode, she gets out of Dodge as soon as she senses that I am dressing pretty.
She is very intelligent and I figure that when she realizes I am dressing in girl mode, she knows I am going out without her, so she looks for someone else for companionship.
On the other hand, our cats do not give a damn!
Wearing French Connection.
Early 20th Century professional femulator Fritz Maxfeld.