How you treat animals they will treat you

You probably already know the saying: “Treat others how you want them to treat you.” We could also add the expression: “How you behave with animals, they will behave with you”. What does this mean? That, for example, children not only learn to give good treatment by observing the way we relate to others, but they also learn by observing the way we do it with animals.

Don’t forget that if they see you hit a dog they will do the same with their siblings or schoolmates or if they see you abandon an animal because it is old and sick, perhaps they will remember it when you reach old age…

How to treat animals?

We will talk specifically about companion animals, known as “pets”, since making it more general in just one article would be pretentious. So, let’s start with the most common pets, dogs.

Dogs give us their unconditional love, they are faithful to us and protect us from any danger. They would not think twice before giving their lives for you if they understood that by doing so they could save yours.

People have an “ethical obligation” to dogs and we must return the love they give us in a selfless way.. Ultimately, if we do not value this debt, let us value the most intelligent behavior: taking care of what is best for us and, without a doubt, dogs are.

First of all, we must protect them because they are living beings and When we take them into our home we acquire a responsibility with them. Let’s not forget that they have feelings, they suffer and enjoy, and they need affection, just as much as food or warmth in winter.

Treat animals how you want to be treated

You don’t need to put yourself in your pet’s place or have the experience of sleeping in a kennel and eating feed, but rather understand that a dog or a cat is not a stuffed animal that is left on a shelf and it can only be seen from afar.

The attention and care you offer to that animal will define its state of health and mood. While some people only meet the basic needs (food, drink, and shelter), others give their pets great unconditional love and choose them over people.

By understanding that these are living beings just like us and therefore have feelings, we should already understand what is the best way to treat them. Play, caressing or their “little culinary delights” can be a good way to thank them for their company and care.

The teaching we give when caring for animals

Your son has insisted and insisted and you have finally agreed to give him a dog. You may have bought him or adopted him from a shelter (in the latter case you will realize how grateful and faithful he can be when you rescue him from there), but The important thing is how you start treating it from this moment on.

As you probably already know, everything you do is copied by your little ones. The good and bad. If you show compassion, affection and protection towards the newcomer, they will do the same. If, on the other hand, you mistreat him, you have him tied up in a small space and you barely throw him a piece of meat when you remember… What do you think your children will do with him or with the other dogs?

Would you like it if your children grow up to become aggressive people towards other beings (humans and animals)? Of course not. So, to begin with, you must explain to them that pets are not a toy that lasts a few weeks and then is forgotten in a drawer. Animals do not deserve to be forgotten, if only because they always remember us.

Assume responsibility among all family members and take care of him as if he were another member. Do not educate a dog with punishments or beatings, love him and offer him what he needs. If you are not willing to have that responsibility throughout the animal’s life, forget the idea of ​​having a pet.

Ignore the needs of pets because “they are inferior” It’s a way to discriminate and it constitutes another of the lessons that you will be imparting to your children. There is no reason to exclude them from your life or do to them what you would never want them to do to you.

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