share your experience of keeping a pet ?

I have always enjoyed keeping pets, because it is like having a good friend who will never let you down. I would very much like to own a dog, but I know that this is something that I would not be able to do because I cannot give the time that a dog would need so it certainly wouldn't be fair of me to get a dog with this being the case. Now I know that I would like a new pet because I haven't had one for a while, but I have not quite decided what kind of pet that should be, because I have so much that I can choose from.

I think having a pet is like having another kid in the house. Ive had dogs for many years, and they need care just like a kid does. I cant see having a pet if you dont love them well.

Yes, dogs need a lot of attention. As we got older as kids, we got a beagle puppy. Well it was his third home as he had been adopted twice before and returned. The reasons that he got returned were not his fault. The first time it was like the husband got the puppy and the wife was allergic, so he had to go back. The second time a couple adopted them right before having a baby well as the couple was to busy caring for a baby once again they ended up returning him. When we got him, Tucker (beagle puppy) he was very anxious. It actually took a few days before he would eat. It was like he was nervous about being returned. Tucker was a very cute beagle. Something, you have to know about a beagle is that they love food...I am talking people food. Well, I recall the first time we made dinner, and Tucker was in the house. We had made lasagna after serving the meal the dish was left in the center of an aisle counter top. We were eating in the living room, and all of a sudden we hear this noise. We ran into the kitchen to find that Tucker had some how scooted the pan all the edge and most likely about another 30 seconds he would have had the lasagna on the kitchen floor. From that point on, Tucker had two choices to go out on the patio or to the garage when it was dinner time. We did start giving him a small portion of what we made for dinner. Tucker loved to wrestle with the older of my two younger brothers. He especially loved to play with stuffed animal toys. As we were all pretty much grown up, the puppy inherited a lot of old stuffed animal that he loved to play fetch with in the house. He was a great puppy. I recall a time when I had started working that I was working late till like midnight. I came home exhausted, and had to go into work early the next day like in less than 12 hours. There was Tucker waiting for me to get home with quite the little puppy agenda. My mother had said that there was leftovers in the refrigerator that they had made steak. Being that it was midnight, I really did not feel like steak. I just wanted a snack. You should have seen the disappointed look on Tucker's face when I did not have leftovers from dinner. Keep in mind, he already had some steak when the family ate at dinner time around 6pm. He was expecting second helping when I got home that night. He was disappointed that I did not pick steak. Well, keep in mind as someone else put it having a puppy is like have a little kid. They are going to get into mischief. One day the dog got into my room and chewed the toe portion of a brand new pair of heels and ate some makeup. I was not to happy with him. A few jobs later, I was working in a professional type work setting. You know the type skirts, suits, pantyhose. Well, that morning I got dressed Tucker was in the house. He was in a playful mood. The next thing I knew I had a giant paw shaped hole in my panty hose. Well, Tucker had to learn the lesson. From that day forward he would not jump up if you were wearing a skirt or dress. It was kind of funny my older sister was over visiting one day, and she was wearing a dress. She kept trying to get Tucker to put his paws up on her lap (she of course did not have pantyhose on) but Tucker would not put his paws up because she was wearing a dress. When I was working graveyard shifts coming home at 1am, Tucker would always wait for me to get home. He would great me at the door with his stuffed toy in his mouth. It was his way of saying that he wanted to play. Some nights I had more time than others to play. A lot of it depended upon whether or not I had homework to finish before morning college classes the next day. Tucker especially loved those nights that I would come home when I did not have class the next morning because that meant more play time. Here is one more funny story. My brother (the oldest of my two younger brothers) met a girl over the internet. He decided much to my mother's horror that he was going to go back east to meet her. Well, my brother promised that he would bring something speciall back for Tucker. Well as it turned out, he forgot. He did bring home Krispy Kreme doughnuts this was like way before the big crazy hit (like when hardly anyone knew about Krispy Kreme). Well, my brother was sitting there eating doughnuts right in front of Tucker. Then, he got a phone call set down his doughnut (a whole doughnut) on the table next to the computer, and went to take the phone call. Well, Tucker decided that doughnut was his. He jumped up onto the chair and ate the doughnut before my brother got back. We kind of just looked at my brother and laughed you said you were going to bring him something back. Tucker just decided to help himself. If you ask me, I would say pets just become part of the family. A lot of work, but wonderful rewards. You will never know a better best friend. Keep this in mind a dog will never disagree with you or make you cry. Their love is unconditional, all they ask from us is to care for them, play with them, and give them tons of affection. I wish I could have a puppy, but seeing as I live in an apartment it just would not work that well. I am waiting to get a puppy until there is a yard for the puppy to play. Tigger (the kitty) and I keep talking about it. Someday, we will get a puppy. First, I said when I finished college. Tigger joking thought graduation present. Then, I said we need a yard. Well, I love puppies. Tigger (the kitty) really likes dogs too. It is odd he is completely calm around dogs. He even went right up to a dog, and sniffed noses. He was sitting on top of the table, and the dog's nose came up to the top of the counter (that was a big dog). Yes, I do believe that pets communicate with us all the time in their own non-verbal ways. We just have to interpret what they are saying. Well, Tigger (kitty) is my little baby. Trust me, he would say I am an overprotective mommy.

Since you are considering to have a pet, be sure that you have prepared the enclosure suitable for that desired pet. I do hope that it will not in any manner disturbs the neighborhood. Great tips on pets can be found free in the internet.