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Old 07-13-2010, 08:10 AM   #19 (permalink)
LaRen616
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I am all of the above.

I am a "Pet Parent" because I love my animals to death, I do not want "real" children therefore my animals are my children, there is nothing that I wont do for them. I make sure they eat better than me, I buy them toys instead of buying myself things, I take them to the Vet more than I take myself to the doctor. My life revolves around them, I take my dog everywhere with me.

I am a "Pet Guardian" because I would protect them from anything, I would risk my life to keep them safe. I have a back up plan in case something were to happen to me, I know where all of them would end up and I know those people would take great care of them for me.

I am a "Pet Owner" because it is my job and my responsibility to train them and keep them from creating chaos in the world. I make sure they can function in public without creating a disturbance. I make sure they are "model citizens"
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