Some of my friends have dogs, some have cats, some have fish, some have rabbits and one of my friends even has an Iguana. All have one thing in common – They make the owners happy. Most people work so do not have the time to properly look after their animal but in the mornings, evenings and weekends you always see these animals out in the sunshine – whether it be on a walk or just simply playing in a garden. I personally think that fish are the easiest animals to look after. You feed them a few crumbs of fish food a couple of times a day, change their water once in a blue moon and it is just so calming and relaxing when you see them swimming around their home. People say a dog is a man’s best friend – I disagree, I think fish are. Cats are always causing problems and are a very selfish creatures. Fish never bark when they want/need something, fish never get upset when you don’t give them enough attention and fish are cheap as chips – no pun intended. I think everybody from small boy/girl to an old couple should own a fish or two. They are the greatest animal ever!!
My friend has a rabbit called Fergie – named after the greatest manager in modern football (Sir Alex Ferguson).
He is grey & has a black mark on his chest & is a very intelligent rabbit by all accounts. He also likes to play football – something I am sure my friend hasn’t taught him – as he is rubbish at Football.
A funny thing happened last year when I was round at my friends house and Fergie was playing outside of his hutch, he had found a few leaves and couldn’t quite get at them to eat, the leaves were on top of a football in the corner of the garden & every time Fergie tried to get the leaves, all he would do is head the football.
The leaves never did come down off that football – probably because my friend had glued them on to the ball, in the hope that Fergie would head the ball & cause much amusement for friends and family.
Now that the summer is here I have noticed than when I go round to my friends, not only are the leaves STILL on the football….. but Fergie is always hanging around it and kicking at the ball with his back legs. And I thought Rabbits were intelligent.
I have 2 fish called Rocky & Apollo & believe me they are fighters.
I love my 2 fish & every time I walk through my door they’re they are swimming about without a care in the word. Now surely that is the perfect pet to have for a bloke. Low maintenance, relaxing to watch & doesn’t ever want for anything.
Cats demand food by miow-ing & never stopping until their food is ready to be eaten, dogs bark their head off at the slightest change in the temperature & don’t get me started on rabbits or hamsters. Surely it would be more fun to keep a rat in a box than to have a rabbit.
I wouldn’t change my fish for the world and when the time comes & they end up kicking the bucket and ultimately lying on top of the water, I simply flush them down the toilet, get in the car, nip to my local aquarium and choose another one.
Simples!!
My dog is called Miko (prounced Meeko).
He is named after a Swedish chap that my aunty Hillary met in Majorca. He is a yellow Labrador (please note that retrievers are golden & Labradors are yellow) He has a white mark on his chest & is a very intelligent dog – as all Labradors are.
A funny thing happened last year when Miko was playing outside, he had found a cat called Mac (the neighbours black & white cat), Mac was on top of the changing room next to the swimming pool & Miko was barking furiously at him.
Mac jumped down and as he landed Miko went for him, skidded and they both fell into the swimming pool. Labradors are good swimmers, cats not so good.
Luckily I was there with my fishing rod & I put some tuna on the end of my hook and Mac swam towards it & they both got dried off near the roaring fireplace in the lounge.
Now that the summer is here I have noticed a log more cats hanging around & Miko loves to protect the homestead and bark until they all run off home.
I have a dog called Baxter and my dad’s fiancée (hazel) has a cat called baloo.
I love my dog and every time I walk through my door he runs down the stairs, barks his head off & wags his tail. Now surely that is a welcome that any man, woman or child would want?
Hazel’s Cat is nowhere to be seen when she comes home from a hard day at work, the majority of the time he is up to know good and playing inside his cardboard box – where he thinks he can hide without anybody seeing him.
Cats demand food by meowing & never stopping until their food is ready to be eaten.
Dogs are happy to be fed & afterwards they just become affectionate & cuddle up in the lounge.
A man is the pack leader for the dog he has under control, otherwise the dog will run riot.
A cat is a totally different animal and owes the owner, it does not respond to being disciplined (as a dog would do) and tends to do exactly what is wants to do and when it wants to do.
I used to go out with a guy who had a strange phobia of fish. Not sharks or jellyfish or anything dangerous attacking him. He would be quite willing to go into the sea on holiday and he would eat all kinds of fish. The phobia was a weird one where if he was eating at home (or anywhere else), we would have to remove the goldfish and its bowl from the room because he thought the fish was watching him eat and he couldn’t concentrate. This is the funniest thing i remember about this ex boyfriend and it makes me smile whenever I see a goldfish in a bowl. To have a phobia of one of the most un-scary animals is just hilarious.
When I was a little girl, I used to dress my cat up in my dolls dresses, put him in my dolls pram and push him up and down the road I lived on. There are many pictures of me dressing up the cat, playing with him in front of the fire and even colouring his nose in with a purple felt tip pen. I was a terror to that cat and he never lashed out once. Bless his little cotton socks. Yes, I did used to put socks on him too. It is strange how many stories I hear about pets lashing out at people and each other considering my pets have been completely lovely. I did get bitten on the thigh by a dog when I was 11 and still have the scar to prove it. Vicious beast. It just goes to show that animals have personalities of their own and just like people, some animals are lovely and some need help!
It is so strange for me to think that my best friend would sacrifice her beach holiday this year because she has a new dog. She is so completely in love with this new pet that she is now refusing to leave it for two weeks and therefore we now have to go on holiday in the UK so it can come with us! I’ve never experienced this before, however when my cousin emigrated to Australia, they had to have their dog put in quarantine for a month when they got over there and they went to visit it for an hour each day, even though the quarantine was an hour away from the house they were living in! Pets equal responsibility and for now, I very much prefer my pet free lifestyle!
This weekend was lovely. Really really lovely. And I have been ill in bed with a massive cold. The only thing I have done is watch DVD’s, watch the Grand National and watch people walking their dogs past my house in shorts and vest tops, soaking up every second of the shining rays. I don’t think i’ve ever seen so many dogs being walked in the space of a couple of hours, it was like a parade! It makes you think, where are all these people who were out walking their dogs at the weekend when it is not sunny? And are these dogs just being walked properly when there is a lovely day to walk them in?! Or is it the case that people are borrowing other people’s dogs just so they have an excuse to go for a walk in the sun!?
One of my friends was telling me recently that they have a work associate who has a dog in their office and posts pictures of the dog on their website! I think it would be very strange to have an animal wondering around in the office but I guess it is different in different environments. It would be very odd to see a cat wondering around an office block in the centre of a city; however it is common to have a dog in a country pub or local village shop as far as i’m aware. Does anyone have an instances to tell me about where you have an animal in your workplace or have seen this and been confused by the presence of an animal when you’ve been to anyone else’s workplace?