I wonder if the reason Grigon didn't like having animals/pets at home was because he used to own one as a child but his father didn't approve and then forced him to kill it.
Yes. Except Garraxhar did it to Garrek. Even more heartbreaking: said pet, a beautiful canary-like bird, was a gift from Vinra.
Garrek loved that bird and spent lots of time with the bird, to the point he'd let it out of its cage, and the little bird would perch on his head. But a week after Vinra died, Garraxhar shot it with his hand cannon in a drunken rage. T-T
All in all, pets of any kind remind Grigon of that time, so that's why he didn't let Glordon have any pets. Well, except for the lavamander that one time.

















