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Adopting a pet should be one of the happiest moments in a family’s life, but there are sometimes unforeseen events that can bring tears, disappointment and even heartbreak. Knowing a few key safety tips can lessen any problems or danger and make finding your new best friend fun, exciting and unendingly rewarding.

1. Adopting a pet should not be a spur of the moment decision. A pet is not just an accessory that you pick up because you considered him a “bargain” or because he just struck your heart chords just the right way. This is a commitment to a living being, one that will need love, food and shelter for many years to come. Make sure you and your entire family is fully committed to that concept before bringing a pet home.

2. Shelter pets are not always lost doggies that cannot find their way home. Sometimes pets have severe behavioral or emotional problems that their owners cannot handle. While not every pet at the shelter is a reject, there are bound to be a few, so make sure that you ask questions.

3. Sometimes shelter staff can miss serious health or behavior problems. Before you bring your adopted pet home, make sure that he gets a thorough vet exam, including all immunizations. This is especially important if there are small children or other pets in your home.

4. Do not just bring an adopted pet into your home and give him free reign of the place. Allow your new pet to explore from room to room, while on a leash. Consider crate training while you are not directly at hand, and only allow interaction between the new pet and children and other pets while you are there. Eventually, your adopted pet will settle in and blend into the family, but it will take some time and patience.

5. Do not hesitate to bring any pet that develops signs of aggression back to the shelter. Saving an animal’s life is not worth risking your family’s safety for. And, if that does become the case, make sure that shelter staff is aware of the exact problem. Perhaps the dog does not like children, but is fine with adults. Maybe the new pet was snappy with other animals, or one gender. Allow staff to know so that they can help match the pet with the right family on his next try.

Affordable air travel has made travelling commonplace today. Especially for pet owners who can now travel with their pets without burning a hole in their pocket. A pet owner need not go through moments of anxiety by leaving his beloved pet behind with a sitter. Travelling with your pet means you need to procure travel insurance for it just like you do for yourself.

The Top 5 reasons you should insure your pet when you travel are:

1. Taking care of unforeseen medical uncertainties – A new place means your pet becomes vulnerable to a lot more diseases and problems. On the other hand, if you intend staying for a long period your pet may not adjust easily, and may require routine visits to the vet. All of these expenses will be taken care of by the insurance firm.

2. Covering cost of damages and entry to tourist places –If your pet causes damage to the hotel or outside property during the course of your travel you will have to pay up initially. The amount paid can then be presented to the insurance company who will make good your loss on verification. Some tourist destinations charge exorbitant sums to allow entry to your pet. Insurance means, these costs are taken care of by the insurance company and you need not foot expensive bills.

3.  Covering costs of a sitter – When you travel it may not be possible for you to take your pet along with you everyplace you visit. In such an instance the cost that you incur to search for and hire a sitter are reimbursed by the insurance firm.

4.  Extra coverage –If you’re pet is involved in an accident and suffers major injuries, during the course of travel you may have to pay thousands of dollars for treatment. Travel insurance gives you the benefit of claiming this money from the insurance firm. If you a person who relies on your pets skills to perform your tasks any damage suffered by your pet will be paid by insurance. Insurance will also cover all expenses you incur to employ someone else to do your work until your pet is well again.

5.  Introduction of Pet passports – These passports contain all the relevant details about your pet and save your pet from the hassles of undergoing a battery of tests to prove its good health each time you travel.  So this means you save time on vet visits and the only thing you need to do is book tickets for you and your pet when you travel.  Easy travel has made pet travel insurance popular.

Pet travel insurance is a great concept for those of you who are constantly on the move due to business reasons or otherwise and would love to take your pet along. There are plenty of pet travel insurance policies available on the market. They cover things like hotel expenses and the premiums are generally high. You have to scrutinize many policies before you find one that suits your travel plans the best. Travel insurance is the best way to safeguard the health and wellbeing of your pet during travel. Needless to say, you are also ensured a hassle free travel as all expenses relating to your pet will be borne by the insurance company.

Buying pet travel insurance is also a pre requisite for travelling to many countries with your pets. This shows that you really care about your pets and will not abandon them if they fall sick.

So the next time you travel, you can take your pets along. Travel insurance will take care of all their expenses and let you have a relaxed holiday.

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After perusing the internet, I have found a few nice forums for pet lovers and decided to share it with you. http://www.lovemypets.com/Forum/forumPage.aspx

It is my goal to exceed all the other membership numbers that these other forums have (which is a mighty big goal).  However, I think I will just take it one day at a time and have a fun time with it.

Usually people think of pet owners as having a dog, cat, or even a fish.  But I am going to open this forum up for all pet owners!  Maybe you have a snake (which isn’t a furry friend) or you might have a pet goat!!!  Whatever type of pet you have, this forum is for you!

I’m writing this for pet lovers every where , which like myself, there are many out there who are very close to their pets. They will always be there for you, good companions, and rarely complain. However they do in fact need our help through their journey in life.

Over the years I’ve traveled the world, visiting many countries, where ever my work would take me, primarily throughout Asia. I’ve learned and experienced many cultures, and now live in Northern Thailand , surrounded by jungle, but not too remote.

The other day, I was looking across the jungle view, thinking back on all the pets I’ve experienced, and who have come and gone with time. I really have enjoyed to the fullest many Dogs, Cats, Birds through the years.

One thing really struck me though, being a pet lover. I realized a disturbing pattern of most of my pets which, well enlightened me to share my experiences, and hopefully offer some good common sense, preventive steps to protect your pets, as they can and do follow similar heath problems as people.

Preventive, is certainly the right word to use towards your pets life and well being.

I’m going to share an experience with my pets, and these aren’t what you might think, shots, vaccines, give a pet a bath topics, but unique true experience, where many of my pets could have lived a much longer and healthier life, if I would have known these problems before hand.

It started with my favorite dog, a golden Lab-Retriever name Kruger, yes named after the Australian gold coin, do to his short hair and very gold color. He traveled almost everywhere with me, within the states.

I gave him extremely rich canned food, mixed with rich dry food. You see those cans all the time, the picture with rich meat and gravy look on the label.

So the lesson is simple preventive understanding on nutritional guidelines for your pets. If I had picked up a book, and educated myself, he may have lived a much longer life.

Think about this simple preventive, common sense approach as a pet lover, and this certainly applies to more than just dogs.

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