It's a wolf but big

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what mythical beast I would want as a pet but I couldn't think of one so I think I made one up, it may actually be mythical but I'm not sure. I would like a giant wolf, the kind that would be as tall as me or maybe taller than that.

I think it would be like having a pet dog but only bigger. I could rid on his back and we could run through fields. In the winter we could cuddle up together and keep me warm. He'd keep weirdos away from me. I'd imagine it would make getting to and from college more enjoyable and a lot quicker.

Although that said trying to train a giant wolf will probably be pretty difficult and pretty problematic. It's like a dog only bigger... but maybe it would be smarter. And where would you keep a giant wolf, you'd either need a really big house or keep it outside and that doesn't seem fair. Plus how would you feed a giant wolf!? Where would you get enough food for it, it wouldn't be good if the local farmers came with flaming torches and pitch forks because it ate their cows and sheep.

Regardless of the cons, I would still really love to have a giant wolf. I think, the idea may of come from Princess Mononoke. There was some pretty big wolves in that wasn't there?

Pegasus! Pegasus!

My mythical pet would definitely be a pegasus.

I've always really liked horses, and I took riding lessons for a few years when I was in junior high and I loved it.  And pegasi are just like horses except cooler.  They have wings.  They can fly.  I think having a horse that you could ride but it could fly would be just the most amazing thing.

The difficulties of caring for a pegasus would mostly depend on how smart it was.  I mean, taking care of a regular horse isn't exactly easy; there would still be all the feeding, grooming, stall-mucking, hoof-caring, etc.  Plus I guess I would have to train the pegasus to let me ride it.  But the biggest issue would be whether it was smart enough to stay home, or at least to come back home.  If it was, then it wouldn't really be a big deal, but if it was going to go out and get lost or run away all the time, then you'd have to build some sort of enormous cage/building to keep it in, and that would be a hassle.  Plus you'd have to keep it climate-controlled and everything, and heating/cooling large spaces is expensive.

Overall, though, I think the pros would outweigh the cons, and that a pegasus would make a pretty fantastic pet.