So you want a pet or at least their children want a pet, so there is nothing unnatural about it, the idea would be a great voice … but wait a minute, stop and think …. There are some positive aspects of this great idea …. There are also some important reality check you need to think …. read quickly through the checklist below will help you make realistic decisions.
Remember the old saying “A pet is not just for Christmas.” Someone will have to remove the ‘Pooh’ at the end of it …. all.

Essential Reality Check No. 1 —
Pet Type

Types of pets for your kids at home you can depend on many things like this:

Age of their children – toddlers may not be able to handle pets gently and would not be able to take care of animals …..

How much does it cost for the company – not just to buy – but every day?

What size your child wants a pet? – What do you want? A hamster does not occupy much space, but guinea pigs, ferrets and mice cages need much greater.

How much time for their children and the family must give your pet?

Does your family safe with a pet? Is it safe for the family pet with you?

If you have larger pets such as dogs, cats, goats or What would have an effect on family, friends and neighbors?

How do your pets cared for during their holiday.

And your family can cope with the death of pets end?

Some animals sleep all day and awake at night. Hamsters can be very noisy at night!

If you want a puppy that will have to see the type, size and exercise needs of dogs.

Do you already have other pets, what will have an effect on PET. For example, you could be a dog with a cat or a rabbit or a bird?

Essential Reality Check # 2 —
The age of your children

You must decide on a suitable pet to the age of their children.

For example, in many cases would not be wise to buy a hamster for a toddler who is still adapting to the world around them and may not know or be able to handle soft hamsters.

Want to give your children responsibility in caring for animals. Some children are very responsible and able to handle this. Other children, and saw the baby animals too interesting, after all who can resist a puppy or kitten or baby hamsters cute?

At first you may need to help them take care of children as pets is a job very responsible. As parents or caregivers should always supervise a pet care.

As a parent or caregiver must decide whether your child is old enough to handle and care for pets. How many times have parents heard the cries of “Oh, but we promise that we take a walk every day”
Or “we will solve the problem of the mother, we are committed.” How do you feel during the years when you are caring for a pet for the kids busy with friends or at school or work travel flooded house or just tired of the poor.

Essential Reality Check # 3 —
The actual cost of animals for the kids

Domestic animals is very cheap to buy as hamsters, guinea pigs, goldfish. gerbils, fancy mice, rats and rabbits and even ferrets imagination.

You still have to consider:
Establishing stable (this can be very expensive when you see the size of the pet cage most necessary) the fact that they need the most stable that can manage

Cost of food a week
Bedding
Veterinary bills if your pet sick.
eg Ferrets need annual injections dog distemper.
Vacation care – you’ll pay for this, of course, if you can not trust their friends and family.

Pets for older children, such as goats and pedigree dogs and cats are far more expensive to buy initially, some cost hundreds of pounds.
You will need to consider:
Bedding and cage (if you buy one for a dog or cat)
Lead and collar.
Food account
Veterinary bills (dog must have an annual checkup with the vet)
Toys
Treatment holidays (kennels can be very expensive)
Flea Treatment
Sustainable Veterinary costs if your pet becomes a chronic disease.

Essential Reality Check # 4 —
Space required

Even pets for small children as guinea pigs, mice and ferrets need lots of room luxury cages for a happy life. Will take the most stable can find room for. These pets also need space to exercise cage.

Cat ate very little space, like a small dog.
Dogs need a decent size garden and run well so that they remain to be done.

Essential Reality Check # 5 —
Time for pets

Are you and your family have time for pets.

Small pets will have to take them out of the cage and handled every day for at least 2 hours a day.

Do you have time to clean up your pet at least once or twice a week or even every day!

Some pets will need a bathroom corner of the cage more frequently cleaned to avoid the smell of pet cages.

Water bottles and food containers must be cleaned and filled every day.

Would you be able to walk your dog at least once a day? – Depending on the particular type require more!

Are you willing to care for their pets for children over the years that few can live?
(From 18 months to 2 years for rats and 15 years for dogs)

If you work outside the home all day and the kids at school all day for their pets need and demand attention when I get home

Essential Reality Check No. 6 —
Your pet and family safety

You should always ensure the safety of their children when they spend time with their pets.
Even small pets can bite and leave scars.

Dogs should not be stored with their children because they are unpredictable. Even a loyal dog bite or even attack a child if they are in pain or fear. This rarely happens – but it happened.

They will also ensure the safety of their pets: Is able to handle pets safely without hurting.

Your pet is safe with other pets in the house? – If you have small children and a dog …. You should make sure the dog can not escape because the door from accidentally opening.

If you have a dog you need to ensure the safety of visitors as you can be prosecuted if your dog bites someone on your property (or even outside the building)

Make sure that when the pet for the children to have free time outside the cage:
Other pets may not hurt
They can not chew electrical wires
They can fall into the toilet or shower.
They can not escape through the hole in the wall or floor
They could not go out without supervision

Essential Reality Check # 7 —
The effect on families and neighbors

The whole family must agree, if your pet. Pets can be noisy and dirty have an effect on family life.

What effect will the pet like a dog took my grandmother suffered with allergies – which means you can not come to see more?

If you get a dog will bark and howl when you leave for this period and interfere with their neighbors.
Are dogs bark when your neighbors are in their own backyard.
How did he bring their neighbors with their noise a cat in your garden?

You should keep your page free of dog mess to make sure does not smell, especially in the months of summer.

Essential Reality Check No. 8 —

Vacations and pet care for children

If you have a pet for the kids what will happen to them during their vacation time.

Do you have family or friends who can care for your pets while you are away.

If not, you will pay for the treatment of your pet.

This will be costly for dogs, cats and larger animals.

Even for small pets, holidays can be expensive treatment.

Essential Reality Check No. 9 —
Lost pets and Pain

Some children are very sensitive and disappointed when the beloved pet time, or somehow lost.

This is very disturbing if the animal had died from accidents or illness.

How would you handle this?

Children must make grieving, suffering is part of a healthy reaction to loss. We may suffer losses every day in simple ways, like not getting what we want, this causes a reaction and the loss of part of the healing of this illness. If your child or other family struggles with the mourning and then look at the next and see if it applies. The grieving process has seven steps through which people move. Family members can not be through them in order or pass on one.

The steps are:
Shock, denial, guilt, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance
Your child may want another pet is called negotiation and is one of the landmarks through the grieving process.
If your child can not have other pets, hide the death against losses incurred pets.
There could lose your child’s self-esteem or self-esteem.
Are they just lost a friend.
Is your child losing the only one who listened.
Chatting trying to find out how your child’s feelings and help them cope with their loss and then work through the reception by making some healthy trade.
Let your child will be able to restore self-esteem or vice versa? Perhaps helping pets with friends, for example.

For some children may be useful to have a funeral service, so they can say goodbye properly.

(My son saved a little hair of the dog lover)

Our children have led to the death of their pets very well and has gone to other pets, other children if you have more than its effect will have to decide when or whether to replace your beloved son.

Essential Reality Check # 10 —
Pets for kids great!

For most pets for children very pleasant. Enterprises which are often good for their children, especially if children are not alone.

Our autistic children have changed a lot since we got a guinea pig for care. He has obtained some imaginative play, we believe this is because he speaks to the guinea pig.
We have to monitor them though.

Children can learn a lot of pet care for the children and have a pet, even when naturally lost.

Dogs can encourage families to exercise such as walking the dog.