headcanons: jarls of skyrim and pets because why not
balgruuf: horse girl. nuff said. i think most animals probably like him and he definitely bought that spoiled daughter of his whatever poor creature took her fancy, kittens, birds, bunny rabbits, ponies, the lot.
igmund: dog guy, but like really willful and independent dogs, so they sleep in his bed whether he's there or not, and wander around understone keep unattended and unbothered, making judgmental faces at those thalmor guys and stealing food
elisif: cats, in a schmoopsy-boopsy baby voice kind of way, has an extremely fluffy creature that was a wedding present from torygg.
laila: also cats but in a 'why did i let this flea-ridden, ornery old thing in my house, i only keep him as a mouser, i can't wait to be rid of him [secretly loves the cat more than her sons]' kind of way. the cat isn't flea-ridden, or ornery, or even a mouser, just a normal cat. a stupid ginger one maybe. jorts from that one post.
idgrod: you know this bitch has a 'pet' raven that comes and goes as it pleases and only idgrod can touch it and the whole of morthal thinks it's spying on them for her and that maybe it is idgrod turned into a raven
ulfric: probably not much of an animal guy, has some admiration for bears and wolves and dragons but mostly in a symbolic, literary kind of way. maybe doesn't mind horses, or dogs, but he's not keeping anything in the palace, the only smelly fur-coated beast in there is galmar
siddgeir: also not much of an animal guy but would really like to be seen as an animal guy because that would give him an air of command that he lacks, likes to tell dogs what to do but they don't listen, thinks he'd look cool on horseback but the horse fidgets and wanders off, wants to have a bird of prey on his arm but they do not trust him one bit. maybe a cat might tolerate him but eh.
korir: idk maybe dogs but like small dogs, terriers that actually are for hunting like rats and mice and stuff, but also because there's no fucking room for anything bigger in winterhold. as a kid he had a pet clam which turned out to be a rock.
skald: a cat also in a 'how dare you suggest i like this creature' way but the cat is mostly feral. actually is a flea-ridden, ornery old thing because no-one can get near it but it does catch mice and rats so everyone just complains behind skald's back.
