We are all different and not just in our physical appearance but mentally and emotionally but what most of us have in common is that we need or like companionship and love. There are those who don’t but I am guessing they are very much in the minority.

Today we live such chaotic and random lives and it is hard to balance our emotions and share our homes with other human partners. Long and hard work hours lead to stressful relationships where communication can break down and things can become irreparably damaged.

Humans by nature can be selfish, deceitful and controlling and at times we don’t make good companions.

Our pets by contrast seem to be able to put up with our strange habits, mood swings and life baggage and in turn require very little back. Yes they need feeding, shelter and the occasional stroke or clean but on the whole they just are there. They become part of the home and family and can be depended on to give love and comfort whenever we need it.

Some pets are better at this than others and it also depends on who or what we humans find endearing. A dog for one is an abhorrence where as for others the cat is the devil incarnate. Be it feathered, scaled, furred or shelled we all have our preference. Yes again there will be those who find animals an anathema or only have love for them when served with chips but on the whole I am confident that most like pets.

They can make an empty house fun, a lonely person happy, an ill child well.

I have a dog. He is very anti-social, aggressive maybe, and nervous and there are many times I find him too much. However, he is there when I leave the house and always at the door when I return with a wag of the tail and a sniff of my trousers. He sits with me and just wants my happiness (oh and a tin of food and his bonio) and its these small acts that make it all worth while.  Yes he helps me through the rough and the smooth and he has become my little friend in a furry suit.

How anyone can abuse or mistreat an animal is beyond me and they should be exterminated.

So spare a thought for the pets and keep them warm and well. They will give so much more in return.

Woof woof, meow, tweety tweet, oink, moo, barr, neigh, trumpas, chirp, oooh, squark, quack, roar, bleat, ribbit, whoo, tawit-tawoo, growl, boing, screach, pretty-polly, bark, mew, woola-wooola, gobble-gobble.