CONTENTS We Love Our Pets 4 Walking the Dog 6 The Scoop on Poop 10 Weird Walks 12 Bath Time 14 What’s That Boy 16 From Barks to Tweets 18 Keeping Your Pet Close 20 Running on Hamsters 22 Need a Hand 24 Raining Cats and Dogs 26 What's Next 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 Words in the glossary appear in bold type the first time they are used in the text
We Love Our Pets Do you have a pet Is it a dog or a cat Maybe it’s a goldfish turtle or hamster Pets can be an important part of your family There’s a reason that dogs have been called man’s best friend Having a pet is a huge responsibility Pet owners need to make sure their pets get plenty of food and water Keeping your pet clean is also important as is making sure your pet gets enough exercise All of this hard work will make sure your pet is healthy and happy Over the years there have been some truly inventive ideas of how to take care of your pet If there’s one thing people may love more than pets it’s coming up with crazy inventions to care for them Wacky Wonders Today pet collars range from extravagant to practical Some are made with fancy crystals while others have tracking devices that could help owners find a lost pet 4
Our pets are an important part of our lives It’s no surprise that we want to find ways to make their lives easier and more comfortable DOG COLLARS Some of the earliest inventions for pets were the collar and the leash Dogs in ancient Egypt wore fancy decorative collars Sheepdogs in ancient Greece wore special leather collars with nails in them These would protect the dog’s neck if a wolf tried to attack it By the Middle Ages dog collars were simpler than the ones used in ancient Egypt and Greece Shepherd dogs however still wore spiked collars to keep them protected from wolves Around the 1940s the dog restraint was invented It went around the dog’s midsection and had handles designed to keep the dog still 5
