| Animals as pets, seems a silly notion to me. The only | | | | of keeping an animal in the house. Taking them out for |
| animals I've really kept as pets would be fish. And | | | | walks, playing catch, and bending over to pick up dogie |
| many animal lovers who have pets, would probably | | | | poo all seem wonderful. Really? I tend to like my |
| disagree with me as to the classification of fish as | | | | exercise to be more of the competitive variety. Any |
| pets. Whatever. While I enjoy other peoples animal | | | | chance rover can learn to pick up a tennis racquet? |
| pets, I'm sure none of them would classify me as an | | | | Animals playing sports? Now that's got potential. |
| animal lover. A recent turn of events may however | | | | Animals As People Magnets |
| have a long term effect on my relationship with | | | | Need to find some new friends? Get an animal. Your |
| animals. Having recently caved to our children's long | | | | guaranteed to meet other animal lovers, as they all |
| term lobbying efforts to have a family dog as a pet, it | | | | walk their dogs / cats / hamsters through the park. Not |
| appears that I will be sharing my home with an animal | | | | so sure these are the best kind of people for me to |
| of the non-aquatic variety very soon. | | | | meet though. Never have been much of an animal |
| Stress Out The Dogs | | | | lover, so I'm not to sure how I'd fit in with this group. |
| The thought of sharing my domicile with an animal has | | | | Those people with the big nasty attack dogs always |
| me a little stressed out. However, that should be short | | | | scare me a little. It's not so much the animal I worry |
| lived, as according to many experts living with an | | | | about however, it's really the owners that concern me. |
| animal is supposed to help relieve stress in humans. | | | | What would posses someone to want to own an |
| Not exactly sure why that is. Perhaps having a | | | | animal that could kill you while you sleep is truly beyond |
| creature you can speak your mind to, that has no | | | | me. |
| recourse but to agree with you? Sometimes us human | | | | Animal Therapist |
| animals just need someone to listen, and agree with | | | | Apparently animals make great therapists. Hmm, |
| everything we say. Maybe the constant reminder of | | | | maybe they meant animals are good therapy. That |
| an animal who has no control over what they eat, | | | | whole unconditional love and admiration thing. Not like |
| where they sleep, how they play, and what goofy | | | | the animals have much choice. Seems like a pretty |
| clothes they wear, makes people realize that maybe | | | | one sided relationship to me. Well hopefully all the |
| things aren't so bad for them. Could be worse, you | | | | animal experts are right and there is some good |
| could be a dog. | | | | (therapeutic or otherwise) to living with animals. I hope |
| First Puppy Wins US Open | | | | so, otherwise I may soon be the one in need of a |
| Apparently exercise is supposed to be another benefit | | | | therapist. Preferably a human one. |