To each his own I guess, I know truckers who travel with their dog or in some instances a few dogs and some with a cat or two. I don't think my company would allow me to haul a chicken around in the cab of my rig though hahahaha. Never met one with a goat for company though, not yet any way.Not...
Every one should have a pet rock or two, they don't eat much and rarely make a mess. Actually they don't do anything at all come to think of it. No food bills, no mess to clean up! Best pet ever! (Edited)
I have a pet rock named 'Owen'. I like him a lot but he never smiles and doesn't say anything, just looks at me with a deadpan cold stoney stare. He is pretty harmless (silent 'h'). One time I dropped him, lucky for Owen, he landed on my big toe saving himself from serious injury, not so luck...
A great natural sealer is a soil with a high clay content. Ask at your local landscape supplier, depending on how much you want to throw into it. Maybe lay some hessian down for the clay to bind too then lay the clay soil about 2 inches (50mm) thick, you'll need to make it thicker in some place...