Man's best friend, a puppy or dog will soon be another member of the family. One of my son's favourite memories of his childhood so far is getting "Corky" his puppy when he was four. He was cute and fun, soft to touch and happy to play as a puppy and he's pretty much still all those things! We played safe with a black Lab, and they do make a perfect family pet, trustworthy and loyal a Labrador is easily trained too which helps busy parents! Having a dog gets you out and about as a family - the children may moan about another walk but 9 times out of 10 they enjoy it once they are racing around the countryside!
Our next pet was a cat for our daughter's fifth birthday - a cute bundle of tabby fun "Twinkle" was a hit straight away! We now also have "Bob" one of her kittens - so watch out if you have a female and don't want kittens you need to act soon! In March this year Twinkle had 3 little kittens one morning in the kitchen - what a wonderful thing for the children to see! Not as loyal as Corky the dog, cats are happy to spend time doing their own thing (and we know what twinkle likes to do!) but they are creatures of habit and will normally be waiting to wake up the children with a soft purr and nuzzle in the mornings! Watching the mother kitten relationship the children were able to look at how you raise your young from a different perspective - where playing is teaching. Hopefully this is not so far from what we do for them - the value of play is not to be underestimated - remember that next time you're stressing about homework!
Ptolemy Toys have one of the largest stocked ranges of Holztiger toy animals available online and in the Brackley Toy shop. For the full range click this link Wooden Toy Animals to browse all our animals from cats and dogs to zebras and lions!
