19. Domestic Dog and Rabbit

Weird Animal Facts: Explicit

HAPPY RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP MONTH!!
February is responsible pet ownership month; that means this week we will be looking at two of our domestic friends (we'll look at exotic pet ownership during the last week of this month)! The domestic dog and domestic rabbit.
What's the best breed of dog? Well, that's a matter of opinion. My opinion is my dog, Dolly, who just happens to be a mutt (half amazing, half terrific). If you are considering bringing a dog in to her home then consider what breed is best for you, not just activity wise but also finically. Some of those pure-breeds cost a pretty penny. Not to mention all the DNA manipulation we humans did. Started back in the time when dogs were simply wolves humans have been fine tuning man's best friend into our deep desires. Do you want a dog that wheezes after a flight a stairs? What about a dog that looks like a dirty q-tip? Why would people want that? Who knows. What I know is that my dog is perfect and chances are whatever dog you have at home or are wanting to make part of your family, it too is perfect.
As for domestic rabbits. I'm not sure you'll want one of these cuties as a pet. Although some scientist say that rabbits have been domesticated for as long as dogs, they have not been domesticated for the same purpose. Did you know that some countries eat rabbits? They take the fur off first. If you plan on bringing a rabbit in to the home, don't do it just because its Easter. Rabbits can be more work than dogs. Yes rabbits will eat their own poop, like dogs, but as herbivores rabbits have sensitive stomachs and real tough teeth like a rodent. BUT THEY ARE NOT A RODENT!! They're lagomorphs (just like all rabbits, hares and pikas). And what is up with rabbit teeth? They aren't orange like rodents, they're white and those upper incisors have little mini teeth called peg teeth that are hanging out just out of sight.
Ultimately if you want to bring in any animal into your home do some research first and make sure you have the time, patients, and money to give that animal the best life it could ever imagine. If not, then why even bring an animal into your family. After all that's what that new pet will wind up being: a member of your weird, goofy family.
Here are the scientific names:
Domestic Dog: Canis lupus familiaris
Domestic Rabbit: Oryctolagus cuniculus
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