Pets, when we come to think about it, are pretty strange things to have.Whether they’re hamsters, sea monkeys, cats or dogs - pets are essentially wild animals that we’ve chosen to bring into our homes and treat like members of our families.Still, there are some animals that we consider “normal” to have as pets, and others that we consider… less so. In Maria and Aleksandr Dmitriev’s case, though, even the most ardent wildlife lover would have to concede that their choice of an animal companion is a strange one. That’s because they’ve adopted Messi – a wild puma. So how did the Dmitrievs come to adopt a puma? And how has that puma changed their lives?Read on to find out.