Moms, do you want your kids to grow up into well adjusted, happy adults? Well, research shows the best you can do as a parent is prepare your little ones to cope in the big, old, bad world out there! Spoiling your kids with everything they desire, overprotecting them and raising them with false values is listed as tantamount to child abuse.
So bearing those scary facts in mind, I know no better way of teaching kids about life and it’s realities than caring for a helpless animal. The spin off is companionship and a trustworthy friend who’ll love them unconditionally and without judgment. Wow!
But Moms and Dads, you also have a role to play which is to oversee and guide your child in the raising of their pet. No better lessons can be learned than responsibility and respect for a living, breathing, sentinel creature, which is why the experience so powerful. Here are some Q&A’s about kids and pets:
I was having lunch yesterday with a friend who related a telephone conversation she’d recently had with her animal crazy daughter, Shalene who works on a ranch in California, USA. Now bear in mind it was long distance, Jill is a real softy, and as she told the tale, tears ran down her cheeks which set the stage for suspense! 
Yesterday I saw an angel. I was watching a talk show about individuals who had shown great courage in the face of adversity and had survived against all odds. The first guest appeared unexpectedly from the wings and danced joyfully up to the hostess, who was temporarily lost for words…the identity of this special guest had been kept as a surprise for everyone.
There are a few reasons why I’m still a practicing pet shrink. But it’s mainly because I‘m extremely respectful of dogs, I can read their body language, and my reflexes are lightning fast! I was bitten only once, by a Ridgeback who I misread … it turned out he was gay. 
We animal loving folk all have a special vet who we would secretly rather consult for our own ailments, but of course that’s out of the question … because I’ve already sussed it out! And like human doctors, our vets also specialise in specific fields of medicine like ophthalmology and orthopedics, which is great for our beloved fur or feathered kids because of a wider expertise being offered. 
This is for all you dog tired folk out there … you law-abiding citizens who love dogs, but are beginning to despair about your neighbours’ four-legged-Frankensteins which roam the streets ambushing cars, mugging pedestrians, polluting the peace and generally causing havoc in your area. Yes, it’s for all you hapless chaps, who have hounded the authorities time and again with your complaints, and have so far got about as much satisfaction as a flea on a Chinese Crested. 
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