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Pet Mania

Most people you will agree, like keeping pets. Pets are the nicest things in the world. They don’t disobey, they don’t hit you back and they don’t complain either. This reminds me that I ought to stop referring to my fiancee as ‘Pet’.

pet felix

Pets can be wonderful playmates. They will protect you from dangers. They can entertain children without frightening them. They can even drive away unintended guests, without you saying so.

I have realized that a lot of pets sooner or later begin to look like their owners. Which is why, you will notice that a bulldog is sometimes more tame than his master. Sometimes, you will notice that it is difficult to differentiate an owner from his pet monkey. Which is why we sometimes call people monkeys. It is probably these similarities that has given inspiration to countless animated movies where you have four-legged animals running around on two legs as they behave and talk like your average comedian.

Pets come in different shapes and sizes. Some have pet-elephants they can ride on, while others keep pet-snakes they can wear around as ornaments. Pets are fashionable too. They look good without any clothes on. Infact, I think they look a little silly when you dress
them up.

Most pet-owners will allow their animals to hop into bed, out of an affection they grow up with. This also includes pigs. The confusion now begins over which pig is which? I love my pet and let it sneak into my bed as well. So, I woke up the previous day and discovered my toe missing. This morning the whole foot had gone… I think I should stop being affectionate and hand over my pet-lion to the zoo!

— Felix Martires


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