selecting a pet

I think that the first issue that we should discuss here is whether you should get a pet at all and if soo whether that should be a dog, cat, pocket pet (hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, etc.), fish, etc. There are lots of factors involved in that decision including who is in your household, activity level, how much time you can devote to your new friend, etc., etc.

After that decision is made then you can think about whether you want a specific breed of dog or cat (or other) or whether you should adopt a homeless pet from a shelter.

This article may help as well:http://www.homevet.com/petcare/select.html

There are *many* related issues so let's get started.

Dr. Jeff

Thanks for your post. Although you are advertising dog collars, you bring up a good point. There do seem to be dog people and cat people. My belief however is that these people have just not me the right cat (or dog).

I will personally always have both dogs and cats (and outside birds, squirrels, chipmunks, etc.). In fact, we just adopted a new kitty a few days ago and we are working with Poodle rescue.