Our four-legged friends
Domestic animals and preferences for pets
Animals are in the planet Earth since relative long time ago. Humans are animals too, but they domesticated other animals and also used some for different goals.The animals have diverse purposes for humans, such as affection, fun, therapy, remedies, alimentation, transport, studies, researches and other finalities. Depending on the species, some of those purposes may be more common than others.
However, sometimes, due the culture, tradition, religion, politics of protection, or other rasons, some of those finalities are refused to be applied to determined species or all in general by some people. For example, it happens when someone loves animals and so becomes a vegetarian or a vegan, trying to avoid the death of more of them destined to the feed.
That affection between humans and animals is still present around the world. Several animals can be our friends. Many of them are four-legged. For example, the dog is popularly known as man's best friend. So, some people care for pets and raise them.
Say which are your preferences for pets, which kinds of domestic animals you have or had, mainly the ones with four legs, describing them, their possible interactions with you, the care, or anything related to them. You can upload a photo of your four legged friend too.
Several animals were already raised with my family, principally cats.
We had many cats, as my family received some and also took abandoned ones, plus the fact that they were reproducing. Some cat breeds were present too. Once, 16 cats in total were living at home at the same moment. So, sometimes, my parents and my brothers gave some cats and kittens in the neighborhood or to other people. Also, we shared between us in some occasions. A relative cute occurrence to exemplify that happened on my birthday of 9 years old, the same date when a cat, whose owner was a brother of mine, gave birth to four kitties. He allowed me to choose one of those kittens as gift of anniversary. Then, I got one and named him as Beethoven, in homage to a dog of a film with the same name. While some of those feline animals had specific owner, others belonged to everyone where I lived. Few of the cats died for natural reason and lived relative long time. Being many cats involved, their deaths happened for diverse motives. They all were regular with vaccination, but some just got sick and died. There were deaths kinda traggic too, such as poisoning, accident with vehicle, etc. Others were killed by people for barbecue or food. However, most of the cats disappeared or was given.
There was other kind of domestic animal with four legs living with them too. When I was a kid, my parents took two puppies, which grew up with me. They were two bitches, one of breed Cocker Spaniel and another Poodle, named Tábata and Carol, respectively. The first was more energetic and liked to swim. She became blind after some years and died in the adulthood, when I was still a kid. On the other hand, the second lived longer time and died old, when I was a teenager. Both felt jealously of one another. For example, it was common one begin to growl after to see another being patted or feeding herself, what caused some fights between them. But they were together usually and protected each other. After Tabata's death, Carol began to become closer to me gradually along the time, until the point when she began to follow me constantly when she could, as she was treated well by me. Once, when she was pregnant and almost giving birth to puppies, she climbed on my bed and then I awoke up. Despite I liked that canine animal, I did not leave her to stay there and she gave birth in another place. Also, she developed a way to try communication herself, keeping looking at the eyes of the person and then in the direction or thing in question, indicating something to do.
Besides cats and bitches, my family used to have other pets at home while I was alive, such as one bunny, one tortoise, chickens and two fishes.
I do not have domestic animals now, but I recognize that they may be a good companion.
Billy
In the domestic variety, only ever had dogs, will always have dogs. Greatest pets on the planet. I've had a few thru the years. The rotti was my baby, she passed of cancer 2 years ago and I miss her everyday. The saint is my current sweetheart, one is her as a pup and the other as she's growing into her cuteness. I'm not a cat person at all unless we're talking giant cats, lions, tigers are magnificent.
I like dogs. All dogs as a kind, but prefer big dogs, usually they are cleverer.
I had a dog since I was 6 years old.
I don`t have any of his photos with me, but anyway I have only paper photos in the other town.
Well, I wasn`t his owner. I think he thought I was another dog, so he bit me, after it took some months to stop being afraid of him.
He was very smart. Knew how to open the door, what to do to make people feel guilty and to feed him or to let him doing forbidden things))))
I know the owners would say that their pets are the most smart and are the best, but I had a lot of friends who had dogs, they also admitted he was really clever
I`m not a vegan and never be. I'm a predator and I need meat.
But there might be another opinions.
Galina
У меня кошка . Но эта кошка , как собака , охраняет наш дом и ревностно следит за тем , чтоб никто не обидел моих детей . Если ей кажется , что мою дочь обижают - она самоотверженно готова броситься на её защиту . Ради смеха проверять не рекомендую - кошка может серьёзно поранить обидчика моей дочки . Фото кошки есть в моей анкете ))
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