by Jaye Lynne

Created on: November 27, 2008   Last Updated: January 13, 2009

It's estimated that 69 million households in the U.S.
alone are homes with pets and a good portion of these have more than one pet. From first lessons in responsibility to watching the birth of a litter of kittens, pet owners share a bond with their animals that is both real and magical, challenging and rewarding. To help with the challenges and add to the joys of being a pet lover, here are some helpful and fun websites to check out, and you don't have to own a pet to enjoy many of them.

If you are considering bringing a pet into your life, there are many sites offering purchase or adoption and the types of critters are as varied as the site.

BreedersClub.com connects buyers with breeders of puppies, cats and other pets. It offers articles on how to choose a pet, kid safety considerations, and naming suggestions as well as an extensive cat & dog breed directory.
BreedersClub.com is opposed to advertising for pet mills and has a No Puppy Mills page. Also offers a stud service forum. http://www.breedersclub.com/

To adopt you can google search and find a local shelter or hop on to petfinder.com. Petfinder.com links you to 12,000+ adoption groups and includes stories of pet rescues and adoptions, many with photos. A cute feature, free e-cards It's A Boy / It's A Girl announcing your pet adoption to friends and family. I suggest having a box of tissues close by if you spend any time reading the adoption success stories. Petfinder.com is asponsor of the Humane Farm Animal Care program, another tug at the heart benefit of this site. http://www.petfinder.com/

There's more to pet life than cats and dogs and for the exotic pets your one stop site is exoticpets.com. It's user friendly setup is refreshing and everything you need to get and keep your chosen pet healthy and happy can be accessed from this site. This includes the pet, from sugar gliders to ferrets, reptiles, turtles, exotic birds and more, housing such as removing pet odors. It is a full service site with links to pet insurance and pet loss & bereavement, all handled in a caring and professional manner. http://www.exoticpets.com/exitcolor.php

If you're flush in pets already or just want to see what's going on in the world of pet friends, there are some great sites available.

The Puppy Network could be the single resource site for dog lovers. Well laid out, easy to use with links and resources to everything having to do with puppies and dogs. Some of the features that help to list this site on top ten best

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