Should You Ever Trust Your Pet Completely?

Many pet owners in the United States and other countries love their pets. They pay for their food weekly and take them to the veterinarian when they are sick. Pet owners have the tendency to leave the air conditioner on when they are not home in fear that their pet may get to hot in the house. Americans are in love with their pets and because of a 50% divorce rate, many pet owners are beginning to even sleep with their pets at night. Pets are said to provide a form of protection and love.

Many dog experts believe that dogs do not give you "doggy kisses" because they love you. They are simply doing this because they smell food on your breathe or around you. Many pet owners believe that this is not true and assume that the dog is happy to see them walk into the door every day and that an animal does have feelings to. Do pets have feelings though?

Most pet owners believe that their pets do have feelings. They can usually tell if they are nervous, sad, angry, happy or hungry. Pets can communicate with us through their body language. A dog will wag their tail when they are happy and cats will usually meow when they hear you opening a can of their favorite cat food. Pets have long been known to provide happiness to people from all walks of life.

A lot of pet owners leave their pets home alone trusting that they will not destroy the house. Most pets are trained not to bite the furniture or go to the bathroom in the house. Many pet owners put their trust in their pets without knowing if they are truly ever going to live up to their expectations.

It is important for a pet owner not to trust their pet completely because a pet can sometimes retaliate against its owner. Pit Bull dog owners are known to be the largest owners at risk. Pit Pulls have been known to attack their owners and even bite young children. Pit Bulls cannot be trusted completely because they have the tendency to attack without a moments notice. Most pit bull owners that have been attacked did not even see it coming when their pet attacked them. Take for instance the case of a little 4 year old girl named Emily Stinnett. The website wkly.com reported that the little girl got mauled by her family pet pit-bull. The little girl was just playing on her swing set when the dog viciously attacked her and tore of part of her scalp. Shockingly the little girl did survive the attack. Dogs are not the only animals known to attack owners. Snakes and other reptiles have also been known to turn on their owners from time to time. Are we supposed to ever trust a pet? We should never trust a pet completely. We should always keep an eye out because you never know when you can become a victim.

Although pets can make great companions for us when we are lonely, we must remember that they are not a human being and we cannot physically connect with them all of the time. Whenever you are with your pet, know that you have to be safe. Always use caution when handling any animal.