All the Creatures

It is time for their annual vaccines and I had to pile my dogs into the car for their trip to the vets office. They are pretty good about the visit, the dogs that is. They never seem to realize that they only take a trip in the car to see the vet, although they do go in the car for trips to the coast.

At the vets office they never seem to be bothered by the shots. I guess that is because the vet tech gives them lots of treats before and after the event. The vet tech I had last time we were there had on a pretty scrub top with horses all over it. I asked her where she got it and told me of a discount scrubs place in town. I made a mental note to check the place out, but never did, maybe one day……..

After we got back home, it was a day of fetch and fun in the backyard.

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Is It just me or are today’s kids not interested in animals as much as we were when we were kids? Instead of kids asking their parents for a puppy or kitten, they are wanting a new Xbox or cell phone. Everything seems to be related to entertainment or electronics in some way. Parents are much more likely to give an electronic device to a child than a pet because that device does not need attention in the same way a living being does.

I bet you thought that I was going to say that electronic toys are not as expensive as pets since they don’t need to be fed. You are wrong on that account. Have you priced the cost of a cell phone service account, or looked at the price of Cell phone accessories? Video games are not cheap either. So long range cost does not factor into the decision but time and energy do.

I think if more children had the full, and I do mean “full” responsibility of having and caring for a pet then they might be more prepared for life after they leave school and are out on their own.  By “full” responsibility I mean that mom and dad don’t step in to help with potty training, feeding and clean up after the pet. If the child is old enough, and have an allowance from doing chores, they should also put in some money towards the pet food or vet visits.

So what do you think? Are we short changing todays youth by only getting them the latest electronic gizmo on the market? Or have we become a nation of pets only for adults?

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Today we have a guest blogger

The article written by Alonso Kramer

I had a lot to think about when I moved into my new farmhouse but I think what I was most worried about was the dogs. I’d gotten satellite internet Jennings Kansas service and arranged for the trash to be picked up and the movers got here without a hitch. Anyway, what I was worried about was that the dogs wouldn’t stay within the confines of the yard and since the property is just entirely too big to put a fence around I didn’t know what I was going to do. I had visions of them running off into the woods to chase bugs and birds and us never seeing them again, you know? But low and behold, when I took them out of the car they were actually terrified to have so much room! They stuck close to the house and though they’ve loosened up since we’ve moved in they still don’t like to go too far. Who would have thought they’d self-contain themselves after so many years of chasing them up and down the block?

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