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Choosing the right pet for you?

A lot has been written about how to choose the right pet for your lifestyle. While there are many different questions you should ask yourself, the right pet for you may not be a specific breed, sex, size, temperament or from a specific breeder. 

While all of the above items mentioned above are important, what is more important is to look into all of those areas combined with your reasons for wanting a new pet and to truly determine if a new pet fits into your life.

Tips for finding the right pet

If you want a new pet for your children to teach them responsibility, find an easy to care for pet, as you will most likely handle most of the pet’s care.

Don’t purchase pets from unknown breeders without investigating the pet’s family history and the breeders care of the pets.  I have known many people who have purchased a pet that seemed perfectly healthy, only to find that thousands of dollars later, their pet is very sick or in need of long term medical care.

Honestly ask yourself how much time you want to spend with a pet, if a pet truly fits into your lifestyle and whether or not you are ready to take care of a pet for the next 10-15 years.

Make sure you take into account other pets that you have and how they will react to new pets.  If possible bring the pets together (in neutral territory) prior to meeting to see how they react to each other.

Determine what you want out of a pet. If you want a pet that will curl up on your lap, then a German Sheppard might not be the best pet for you.  If you want a pet that is a little more independent then maybe you should look into cats. 

And, finally, make sure that you don’t purchase a pet because it is the pet of the moment or a cute novelty pet (chicks at Easter).  These pets generally end up homeless or neglected after the novelty wears off.

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