Having a pet is a normal tradition among humans, we all keep pet for different reasons. Some for security purpose, which used to be one of the major reasons why people keep pet in those days. When I say for security, it is not just about protecting our lives and property from thieves, there are other things that endanger humans, especially those that live so close to wildlife. The most evolving of all reasons for keeping pet is for companionship.
People keep all kinds of animals as pet these days, even venomous snakes have also made the list of the kind pet people prefer. I'm not a fan of such things, I'm too terrified to get close to a worm or centipede, not to talk of something that can actually do me serious harm, either intentionally or not.
So if I were to keep a pet, which one will it be? I must emphasize on the fact that I don't have any pet presently, for personal reasons but I have always wanted one. I have always wanted a dog but I still can't conclude on the breed I prefer, there are lot of amazing look breeds these days. In as much as I want a pet, I don't want my environment to become a zoo, which is one of the reasons why I need to figure out which one it will be. If it is going to be a dog, it will be just a dog and nothing else.
The second on the list used to be a cat, I used to admire those creatures but there are some kind of issues attached to it. While a dog can still stick with staying in the dog house, cats are like house furnitures. They stay within the house and ever since one of my friends complained about his cat killing rats and bringing it to his bed, from that moment I was sure a cat is definitely a no for me. What about triming their nails regularly to avoid getting scratched by their paws.
Apart from all these, keeping cat is kind of amazing, they look cute and all but I'm still a dog person. A dog just have lot of use cases compared to a cat, this is just my own preference. I can't really say for sure what I would consider as the hardest part of taking care of a pet, I have never had one before but probably the training I guess. I see some pets doing some amazing stuff and I'm like, who schooled this pet? someone most have invested a lot of money, time and effort to make sure their pet is well educated.
This write-up was inspired by Indiaunited contest titled "What is it like to have a pet" in indiaunited community.
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