Comments on: Pet Owner in Training

By: gabby - dog mange

gabby - dog mange — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:53:47 +0000

that is so cute! my son is acting that away too. I can see that he is an animal lover too. he likes dogs and when he sees the cat he calls it CAT even if he can’t speak clearly because he is just a 1 year old boy. thanks for sharing
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By: Care of Goldfish

Care of Goldfish — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:49:43 +0000

Be careful of tropical orange fish which looked similar like goldfish. They can be very rude and may attack your goldfish.

By: Frank Azzurro

Frank Azzurro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:52:31 +0000

This was not only a great way to teach your child about life & death (limited space, reproduction, some die, some live, the strong survive, etc. etc.) but was also a good way for you to be unintrusive about your desire for your child to hang onto their own hobbies. You don’t want to shove it in his face, of course, that you figured this would happen, but you were a willing parent who did as his child asked, and watched as that child eventually made the decision on his OWN to abandon it. Some children, if pushed, will stubbornly hang onto the hobby in half-assed approach, but in this case it worked out beautifully and you handled it great!

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By: SDMktg

SDMktg — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:50:33 +0000

I have a fish. My daughter had a beta but it jumped out of the tank and I have a 2 gallon aquarium with a plecostomus that is huge. I started with a few tetras and the pleco but as he got bigger the chemistry of the tank changed and the other fish died. The cool thing is I hardly ever need to feed him and the tank is always clean.

The kids keep saying their mom is going to get them a rabbit and I just know it will end with me having to take care of it. I would like a dog someday when I have a yard big enough for it. I’ve never had a squirrel or a turtle.

By: badmuthablogger

badmuthablogger — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:47:03 +0000

YIKES!!! PETA isn't watching but I am. FYI I'm a long-time animal rights activist / protestor, and an ecologist! I can't BELIEVE you buried those fish alive. I know you learned a lesson, Dads, so I'm not gonna get on your case. Plus, I like you, even if you are a heartless fish-killer. But for the record, releasing species into the wild is NOT a solution. It's irresponsible, and can be potentially disastrous for local ecosystems. It can also be a good way to kill your unwanted pet friends, and that really isn't any more humane than burying them alive, flushing them down the toilet, or locking them in a cold garage. Giving them away to friends or back to the pet store (some pet stores will actually buy your unwanted guppies) is the most ethical and humane option. badmuthablogger´s last blog post..Flying with a 1 year old baby

By: dadshouse

dadshouse — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:15:20 +0000

You guys crack me up! Between leaving a blind squirrel to freeze in a cold garage, and letting frogs dry up until they looked like old leather, me burying the fish was downright humane! (Haha. I’m teasing…)

My son and I have both learned a lesson here. Next time we will give unwanted pets away to friends, or let them go in the wild.

Meanwhile, I hope PETA isn’t watching this blog. I don’t need protestors.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:54:41 +0000

You thought being buried alive in dirt was more humane? Geez! I agree the pond would’ve been a more humane way of getting rid of them. We got rid of a turtle that way…just letting you know, because one day you might be getting rid of that turtle too.
My son would bring home tons of frogs. Problem was, he couldn’t keep them alive and I’d find dried up frogs that looked like pieces of old leather. So now I tell him to play with the frogs, then do the right thing and let them go.
We have a dog, and yes its a pain when we want to take a trip but she’s a sweetie, and I wouldn’t trade her for anything. She was bought for the kids, but she’s turned out to be my little shadow.