Guidelines for Responsible Pet Owners


Sharing your life with a pet can bring you many years of happiness and unconditional love. But taking a pet into your home and making it a healthy and happy member of your family takes a lot of work! Read through the guidelines below for a brief overview of responsible pet care. Find out if you have what it takes to be a responsible pet owner. Your pets will thank you!

Being a responsible pet owner means:

• Thinking about the responsibilities before you adopt a pet.
• Making a lifetime commitment to the needs of your pet, even when your lifestyle changes.
• Providing your pet with nutritious food and an ample supply of fresh water each day.
• Furnishing your pet with both shelter and privacy, to include an appropriately warm and/or cool, quiet, dry place to sleep and to retreat to when desired.
• Placing a collar and an identification tag on your pet that includes a clearly written name, address, and phone number.
• Taking the time and patience to train your pet, by using positive reinforcement, attending dog training classes, and learning about other pet training.
• Ensuring your animal receives proper and prompt health care, including regular checkups, vaccinations, and treatment for diseases or illnesses.
• Getting your pet spayed or neutered.
• Attending to the grooming needs of your pet.
• Spending time with your pet each day exercising and playing.
• Abiding by local pet laws, such as licensing and leash laws, and ensuring your pet is under your supervision, especially around children and new people.
• Providing for your pet's needs when you go on vacation or have to work late.
• Making sure that your pet is a true member of the family by supplying lots of love, attention, and tolerance!
  
  
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  Updated: 3 Mar 02 P.A.W.S.
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