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Having a pet in the family seems as common in the U.S. as having children. In fact there are more homes with pets than there are with children in this country because of the number of people that keep animals once they are done raising children and because of the number of young single people that adopt pets. We
spend millions of dollars annually to care for our furry friends. There are many exotic pets that people have tried to keep, but by far the most popular pets continue to be the dog and cat.
The argument over which of these animals makes the best pet has been debated since both were domesticated. As long as a dog lover and cat lover are alive the argument will not be settled. One major issue of having a pet is taking care of them during vacation. This is where the argument of owning a cat or dog gives the advantage point to cats. If you have a clean litter box, an auto pet feeder, and a large bowl of water a cat can be left for several days by themselves. They may not be very happy when you get home and may shun you in the way that cats have perfected through the years, but their basic care needs will have been taken care of. Unfortunately with a dog they need to be taken outdoors on a regular basis to urinate and defecate. This means you have to hire someone to come to your house to walk the dog twice a day or board the dog at a kennel. We had a neighbor that was willing to come over and take our dogs for a run in the woods in the mornings and evenings; but we thought it would be easier if we bought the auto pet feeder so he would not have to deal with feeding them. We have a water spigot on the outside of the house so he can bring fresh water daily. So we figured that if we filled the auto pet feeder he would be able to come over and take care of the dogs quickly and easily.
We learned that we should have taught the dogs how to properly manage the auto pet feeder prior to leaving on vacation. Our dogs are used to getting fed twice daily. They are fed at the same time and quickly eat their food. They aren't used to having a supply of food available to them. Our neighbor told us that they ate all the food we left on the first day they were left alone. Both dogs were feeling sick from overeating and our neighbor had to go buy another bag of dog food because we had locked the shed where we keep the food supply. The auto pet feeder is a great device to have, but like anything else your pets need to be taught how to regulate themselves using it.
