You are certainly familiar with the saying “Treat others as you would like to be treated. “We could also add the phrase: “You will be treated in the same way as treating animals. “What does that mean? This means that children, for example, learn not only to do well by observing our relationships with others, but also by observing how we treat animals.
Remember that if someone sees you hitting a dog, will do the same with your brothers or classmates, or if they see you abandoning an animal because you’re old or sick, is it possible that you remember it when you’re old?
- We will talk specifically about pets.
- Called “pets”.
- Because talking about animals in general in an article would be very pretentious.
- So let’s start with the most common pets.
- Dogs.
Dogs give us their unconditional love, they are faithful to us and they protect us from all danger, they would not hesitate to give their lives for you if they think they can save your life.
Do human beings have one? With dogs, and we must give them back the affection they give us selflessly, in the end, if we do not value this debt, we value the smartest behavior: taking care of what is best for us, and, without a doubt, dogs are.
First of all you have to protect them, because they are living beings and when we take them home we take care of them, let us not forget that they have feelings, suffer and appreciate, they need affection as they need food or heat in winter.
You don’t have to put yourself in your pet’s shoes or have the experience of sleeping in a small house and eating food, but you have to understand that a dog or cat is not a teddy bear, which can be left on a shelf to look from afar and that’s it.
The care and care you give this animal will define the state of health and mood it will have, while some people only meet the basic needs of the animal (food, drink and shelter), others offer unconditional love and treat it as if they were more important than humans.
When we understand that they are living beings like us and therefore have feelings, we must already understand how best to treat them. Games, caresses or their little culinary delights? They can be a good way to thank you for your company and His attention.
Your son insisted and insisted, and finally you agreed to give him a dog, you may have bought or adopted a shelter (in the latter case, you will realize how grateful and faithful the animal can be to be saved from there), but the important thing is how you start behaving from that moment on.
As you probably already know, your children copy everything they do, and that includes good and bad things. If you show compassion, affection, and protection toward the newcomer, he will do the same; However, if you mistreat him, if you tied him up in a small space and only discarded a piece of meat when you remember, which one do you think the kids will do with him or other dogs in the future?
Would you like your children to become aggressive with other beings (humans or animals) as they grow up?Of course not. So, to begin with, you have to explain that pets are not a toy that lasts a few weeks and is quickly forgotten in a drawer, animals do not deserve to be forgotten, even because they always remind us that they are there.
Take responsibility for all family members and take care of them as if you were another member. Do not educate a dog with punishments or beatings; He loves him and offers what he needs. If you are not ready to take responsibility for the entire life of the animal, forget about having a pet.
Ignore the needs of animals because they are “inferior” is a way to discriminate and this is another lesson you teach your children. There’s no reason to exclude them from your life or do with them what you never wanted them to do. You.