Pet Etiquette

Normally we might be having pets like cats, dogs, and rabbits etc at home. Pet animals love us. We should not create inconvenience to our pets. This page deals with how to keep our pets happy.

1.Before selecting a pet, we should know their breed,ancestry and their behaviour etc.

2.If we are having a dog at home, this fact should be prominently displayed at a board outside the house.

3.If there are any visitors, we should chain our dog.

4.Pets should be kept clean always. If they are excreting saliva from the mouth, we should take them to vet.

5.All pets should be vaccinated for rabies immediately after birth. Rabies can attack not only from dogbite, but also catbite. If we adopt a pet sometime after it is born, we should get a certification from the breeder that the pet was vaccinated by him.

6.Pets should be cleaned once in two days.

7.We should provide pets with high quality pet food. About which food to provide? we should take vet's opinion about the brands or types of foods available in the market or at home.

8.If our dogs are taking food, our children should not be sent near them under any circumstances.

9.Normally, when children are playing with the pets, adult supervision is required.

10.Children who are hyperactive should be kept clear of pets.

11.If we are chaining dogs, they should not be chained near children.

12.We should not encourage children to kiss, or keep their mouth near the face of pets. Also, we should discourage children from quarreling with pets, especially dogs.

13.We should not make available childrens' toys to pets. If a pet licks any of our childrens' toys, it should be cleaned with a detergent and only after that, it should be given to children.

14.If we are keeping dogs, only one thing is certain that is dogbite. If we suffer a dogbite, we should not ignore only because it is our own pet. We should visit a doctor and get treated for the dogbite.

15.All pets are not alike. Even among dogs, behaviour changes from breed to breed.

16.Pets should be taken out daily twice. Morning and evening. While taking out pets, children should be discouraged from coming. While outside, pets should be discouraged to quarrel with other street animals.

17.Daily pets should be excersised for about twenty minutes. Playing with them should be a sufficient exercise.

18.If a dog has a tendency to bark frequently, discourage the tendency.

19.Periodically pets should be taken to vet.

20.Pets should have their own place to lay down and sleep. Should not be encouraged to sleep on our beds.

21. While taking out pets, some people lock their pet in their car and go shopping. But, if the car is parked in direct sunlight, the pet may suffocate in car. Hence, a small opening in a window is encouraged.

22.If we love our pets, giving them more food is not the way to express our love. Pets can become obese too. So, give them food in required quantities. If a pet becomes obese, we should exercise it to shed its weight.

23. Pets should be sent to a pet school to learn discipline.

24.Pets should be made disciplined in their food habits. We should have a fixed time for their consuming of food. They should be discouraged to consume food during other times. This saves us much hassels because if left undisciplined, pets can eat our own food thereby contaminating it.