Pets

I got four ducklings recently. This would be my second time getting ducks, so I already know a little about them. I already knew that they didn’t really like humans.

My house is so silent that pin drop could be heard. There is no one screaming at my dog to stop barking, no one is screaming at me to give him water or walk him etc. No. My house is silent.

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He was lost until he found us. My mom opened her car door one night in 1995 and he hopped in, ready to go for a ride. He was floppy and gray, and super psyched about car rides. There was no owner in sight. Mom drove around slowly looking for someone who might be looking. Emmett, as he came to be known, hung his head out the window, and his tongue out of his mouth. The next day, she put postings up at the Humane Society, vets, groomers, and pet stores. He was such a nice dog! Someone must have been missing him. But no one was, until today. Today we are missing him very, very much.

I had quite a scare this morning. My father called me and told me my dog wasn't doing so well. He said he was going to take her to the vet as soon as they opened and she might have to be put down. I, of course, was devastated. Mostly because I would not get the chance to say my goodbyes.

No, not to Abu Dhabi. But yes, that's right my friends, I'm potentially going to pay several hundred dollars to do it too. So, right now I sound crazy. Let me explain and hear me out.

I believe owning a pet can teach a child responsibility, commitment and empathy. Responsibility is required to take care of the pet, while commitment is shown through the continuance of responsibility. Why empathy, you ask?