Name your pet

Name your pet with you favorite name and always call him by his name. Right from the puppy times, if you start calling him by his name he will get used to it soon. Treat him with all love and care that he deserves.

Life span of your pets

Dogs' life span varies between 8 to 20 years, depending upon the size of your pet. In general, bigger and heavier the dogs/breeds shorter the life is, when compared to the smaller and medium sized dogs, when all of them are reared under standard management practices.

In my opinion, the life span of your dog is also determined by how healthier and happier he is with you. That is another main criteria for long life span of your pets.

Adopting pets

Having pets is not an easy task. You can pay millions to buy a dog but he needs lot of care, love and affection from you. He needs to be treated as one among your family members. So, before buying a pet for your home, think a million times and then decide whether you can giving him all the care and love he needs and deserves.

Repenting later will be very tough for you and for your pet too. Dogs are the most faithful creatures in the whole universe that god has created. Once they think that you are the master, they will do anything for you. So, giving away your pet later on may not mean much to you but for the dog it means everything. Due to depression and sadness many dogs who have left their home and gone to a new owner have infact died very soon.

So before owning a pet think of few things.

1. What type of dog breed you plan to have?

2. Is the house that I dwell in big-enough to have a pet? You will have a tough time having a St.Bernard in a 3 room apartment because he will be huge. So for flats, you can think of having miniature dogs like chihuahua. This factor is most important for you and your pet.

3. Will I be able to spend enough on my pet every month? For example, for my dog, I spend atleast 4000 to 5000 INR apart from doctor check ups. Am sure in countries like the US, Singapore and other countries, having pets are more expensive.

4. Will I have him with me all his life?

If your answers to the above questions are a BIG YES then you go ahead with it :)

Health booklet for your pets

Like you have health booklet for your babies, we also have health booklet for pets. It will describe the feeding schedule, vaccination schedule and other useful information. You need to maintain this booklet regularly and call the vet whenever required as per the booklet. You may also need the vet in any case of emergency which is a non-regular visit. Just stick to the booklet and it will tell you the current health details for your pet.