ha, that's essentially the same dialogue my boyfriend and I have. When we live in an acreage, I've told him I want a rescue donkey and he says they're mean and horrible and no way will we have one.

I saw one episode of Animal Miracles (that show always made me cry, is it even still made?). It was a donkey that this man rescued. They had made leaps and bounds in getting the wounded soul to trust people again, and during one of their walks in the hills, a pack of wolves came out and circled them. The donkey went and chased the wolves away but in the process they became separated. The man was frantic to find the donkey and he finally did find him.

It was quite moving how the donkey protected the man, even if it meant he was to be killed doing so. *sniff*