I have just finished walking around my local dog park this evening with two of my regular charges, the pugs Angus and Tassie (soon to be 'Pets of the Week'). We go out an average of three times a week together for exercise because their human 'mum' (an ex-vet nurse and now groomer by trade) is pregnant and waiting for bubs to arrive.
Angus and Tassie are well behaved dogs, they love meeting new friends, and at 8 and 5 years old respectively, they've "seen it all before". Often in my area there are families exercising and socialising their new additions, and it is great to see so many people interacting with their dogs. It gives other dog owners (and walkers like myself) the opportunity to speak to these people about their dogs and find out a bit about that breed, their dog's behaviour, good habits, bad habits, and you can share ideas and information on pet care. I really love it how dogs are such excellent ice breakers when it comes to other dog owners or people who just want to pat or touch your pet.
There are often stories in the media portraying vicious, aggressive dogs, and unfortunately often these stories centre around maulings and even deaths that people have suffered at the hands of someone else's, and in some cases, even their own dog. Luckily these stories are very few, as the dog owners in NZ are excellent examples of animal carers. Their dogs are for the most part, well behaved, well socialised, healthy and happy dogs. And I'm in a privileged position in that I am welcomed into their families through the work that I do by being an 'aunty' to their beloved pets.
So I think we, as animal lovers, should show our love to our pets - cats, rabbits, mice, rats, guinea pigs, turtles, lizards, chinchillas, and everything else not mentioned (as well as our dogs of course!) - by giving them a big hug and just spending as much time with them as we can.
Tell us about your dog and where you like to walk with them in the comments.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Welcome!
Welcome to The Pet Hub blog! We feel that it is important for businesses and websites to have a more "informal" presence on the web, and this is what we hope to achieve. Both Francesca and myself love interacting with 'pet people' (pet owners) - how could we not in our lines of work?! So we've created this blog to provide opinion and views on topical subjects relating to pets and animals. We hope you enjoy our posts and we look forward to reading your comments and opinions!Francesca and Rochelle
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