CoCo Is Still With Me…Afterall

There seems to be an unrest topic surrounding pets especially dogs lately.  People abandoning their pets due to economic downturns?  Dogs bite? Well i feel if one wants to abandon his pets, there can easily be more than a reason / an excuse even.

I have been through that…I had promised that i will share more on my affair with CoCo when i am ready and i think this is the time.

Looking back, I bought CoCo on impulse, i must admit.  For some wrong reasons maybe even – to just proved that i can manage a dog, and i seriously think i love dogs and could live with one – afterall i grow up with dogs ; )  But friends – an advice, growing up with dogs is different from taking care of dog.

To make the decision even more wrong, pet shop owners i must say, some, are with little or no ethics.  They shoved the pet to you even though u showed signs of unreadiness.  Before i could consider further, one of the pet shop already took out the dog’s cert, and scan the micro chip etc, all ready to sell.  I could not agree more that pet-owners-wanna-be need to be counselled and ready before getting a pet.  Well, while we do understand the other side of the story where pet owners need to “rid stock” asap having invested sums in them – then why don’t we make buying pet a similar a order-to-import / produce?

Pets have lives, we need to respect that.  Well i have to admit that i had habour thoughts of giving CoCo away cos i could not cope with the responsibility and i do miss my freedom at times.  But I don’t think i will ever give her away to any pet shelter at any point.  If i were to give CoCo away that person must be a trusted pet lover, whom i know can shower more love to coco more than i do.

CoCo is getting better by the day.  She seems to be better behaved these days.  I am learning to love her more as the days passed.  She is too adorable not to be love.  

Love your pets.  If you are not ready, never buy them.  Don’t self deceive into that you will grow to love and that you are be able to take care of the pet for life.  For even up to today i am not sure.