Pets Design

Archive for April, 2009

Children love animals. One only has to ask a child what their favorite movie, book or toy is and there is a good chance that it involves an animal. Pets are a wonderful addition to families for many reasons. They are sweet, they are fun and they teach us to love unconditionally. Children will learn to care for pets, they will learn about empathy and about responsibilities and they will find out how much joy a pet can be. Not all pets, however, are appropriate for children. Choose a pet that interests your child, one that is relatively easy to care for and one that gets along with people and other pets.

If you get them young enough, they learn to enjoy cuddling, will eat from your hands and squeak happily at the sound of your voice. They are pretty easy to care for. Feed them daily, clean and refresh their water bottle every other day or so and change their bedding once a week. Other pets include cats and dogs which are the most popular pets in the United States. They also need more care so consider wisely. Rabbits can be taught to play ball and use a litter box, hamsters can be hand-fed and fish are fun to watch. The one thing that all pets have in common is the happiness they can bring into our lives.

If it is a simple case of a caller at the door who has alarmed the animal, or they have been chased or bullied at some point, we are unlikely to spot any difference in their behaviour in a day-to-day situation. The event has been and gone, so it is a case for them of ‘out of sight, out of mind’. If we are used to two-way communication with our animals – by that I mean listening and hearing their messages to us in addition to our talking to them – it is possible to notice that something has occurred out of the norm. However, in the general scheme of things, unless the event was life threatening, extremely scary or recurring, it is best to leave it in the past – dragging it up again would serve no useful purpose.

There are times, however, when an animal is deeply unhappy about something. Due to their general ‘get on with it’ attitude to life and the busy-ness of our own lives, the sadness may go unnoticed. It may be that they are picking up on the human vibrations within the home and taking on the resulting negative energy. When let off the lead, the dog bounds around excitedly, full of energy and rushes off looking for the nearest rabbit. However, the dog understands that her mistress cannot walk briskly and adjusts her energy to match that of the woman while she is walking with her. She really has the sweetest, understanding nature.