Dog Park Tails

Hey Ho, Teddy here!  Dog pals, have you noticed that I’ve been adding a lot to this blog lately?  Pretty neat, huh.  I might even have to change the title of my posts, cuz I’m writing about more than going to our dog park!  HA!  But I have important things to say, and I’m asking you dog pals to bark this message to your humans!

Dog pals, I know all us animals are cute and cuddly and adorable, but you know what? The holidays are coming up and sometimes people want to give other people pets for gifts!

You know what, dog pals?  Pets and gifts are not synonymous.  HA!  That’s a really big word I just learned, so I’m using it on all you dog pals.  You can use it too, I’ll let you.  Anyway, that’s just a fancy way of saying we pets are not the same as gifts.  And it’s not a good idea to give pets as gifts.  Here’s why, dog pals, I’ll tell ya:

• We pets take a lot of care because we deserve the very best!  HA!  The person may not be ready for or up to taking care of us the way we need to be taken care of.
• We pets can live a long time.  Look at me, dog pals.  Would you believe I’m fifteen years old?  And I got some good years left, let me tell you.  HA!  So we can cost a lot, what with treats and food and training and vet bills and toys and did I say treats?  We can be pretty spendy and not everyone can afford us, especially if they’re on something called a fixed income.
• And dog pals, don’t you think that humans might prefer to pick out their own pet?  I mean, what if one human gave another human a dog pal, and the human receiving the dog pal actually wanted a bird or a fish?  That wouldn’t be good dog pals, not good at all.
• Here’s another thing, dog pals.  Sometimes human parents give their kids cute little puppies, cuz the puppies are cute!  But you know, dog pals, that cuteness changes and when we dog pals get older–we’re cute in a different way!  What I’m saying, dog pals, is that the cuteness can wear off when the kids realize how much work we can be!  Like taking us for walks, and letting us go outside when we need to, and remembering to keep our water bowl filled with fresh water and feeding us and training us.  You know, dog pals, all that A+ good service that we need and deserve and expect!  HA!
• Besides all of that stuff, dog pals, bringing a pet into a family works best if it is a family decision, and a lot of thought and planning is given as to what kind of pet would make that family complete!  And who’s going to do the training, and the feeding, and the treats.  Don’t forget the treats!  HA!

So dog pals, long story short, bark it out to everyone you know, yes even cats, to tell all the humans they know not to give us pets as gifts.  If they want their human friend to have a pet, tell ‘em to give that person a gift certificate to a humane society or a rescue organization.  That’ll help everybody!

See ya, dog pals.  Good talking with ya, as always!

Over & Out,

Teddy

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