Adopting a Pet for Dummies
Chapter One
Exploring the Pet Adoption Option
In This Chapter
* Deciding whether you really want a pet
* Analyzing your lifestyle and personality to determine the perfect kind of pet for you
* Examining the specific commitments, legal implications, and first-year costs of owning
a pet
Adopting a pet is good for everyone. You get that soul mate you've been
pining for, and a pet without a family gets you. But taking on the responsibility
of an adopted pet isn't merely a matter of slapping down the check
card for sundry adoption-related expenses and taking home the pet that
strikes your fancy at the moment. You're bringing home a living, breathing,
conscious being ... and not just any conscious being. This animal already
has lost a home and needs what animal shelters sometimes call a forever
home - a full commitment.
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