Having a Pet for Kids

You can count on fingertips the number of people who would not like to have pets at home. Those who have grown up with pets will love to have them even when they have grown up and have their own home. If you have moved into your new home and settled down, may be it is time to get a pet home.

Now comes the question as to deciding which pet you would like to bring home. You can choose from between a dog or a cat, a parakeet to love birds, a rabbit to a monkey. But then choose one keeping in mind the following factors.

Having a pet means having to spend time with the animal. They need attention as well as looking after. Who in your family has the time and is able to give attention? This is the first question you should ask yourself. Secondly does your neighborhood support residents having pets? Check it out.

Before you say yes to having a pet, you need to check your budget and financial allocation for household expenses to determine if you can afford to maintain a pet at home. This will call for quite a lot of expense in terms of food, other stuffs like shampoo, flea collar etc besides of course the cost of medical care and visits to the bet.

Depending upon the size of your home and the gardens, you should choose the kind of pet. If you are thinking of a huge dog like a Doberman or Dalmatian, then you should have a huge compound and garden space for it to roam about. If you have a small and cozy home then it is better to go for a poodle or a bulldog which is very happy with small space.

Now you have come to the last part of deciding where you wish to pick up your pet from. You can choose to buy from a pet shop or from the breeder directly. There is yet another alternative that you can buy from the local animal shelter. This has several advantages for you because the animal that comes from the shelter is already used to living with families and hence can adjust better. They are already trained and you can get to know their nature from the care taker. Lastly they would have already been vaccinated and neutered at the shelter.

One final check of your family members is required to ensure that no one has any allergy to pets, in which case you can go ahead and get your pet home right away.

A Pet is a true friend who loves you a lot without expecting anything in return from you.