Write@Home
Winter 2015

Pets

dog is a dog poking his nose through a fence

It’s important for everyone to know many things about pets before getting one. My first advice to you about getting a pet is to ask yourself whether you have the time to share with it. A pet is like a child, they need our love and our attention every day.

In your mind you need to determine: why are you thinking of getting a dog? If you are thinking of getting a dog just to have it take care of your house like a guard, it’s not the right thing for you. If you want a pet for that, you should go to the store and buy an alarm system and install it by yourself.

You should get a pet only if you like and love animals. Not everyone is ready and capable of taking care of a pet for many reasons.Those reasons can be: a small house, no time to spend with pets, or maybe allergies.

You need to have enough space where the dog can play and another where they can do their necessities. It’s important to have a good budget because dogs and some different pets require special care. They need to eat quality food every day. They need to go to the vet for a basic check up or a routine examination once or twice a year. They need vaccines to prevent some illnesses and many more things. You need to think about it. The last thing to do before owning a pet is, please, ask your friends how their life is with those amazing creatures.

After you get all of those recommendations, you will be able to decide whether you want to own a pet or not. In my experience, owning a pet is the most amazing thing and the best decision I made in my life. They are changing my life and they deserve a good life. Rufito and Mokita are the most important things in my family. We love them a lot. They came to this world to be happy.

In this country, you will find many places where you can adopt some different types of pets. Go for it, and change the life of a beautiful dog or cat. I’m sure that after that, your life will be so different too.

They are waiting for you!