ZuZu Pets - Why Do Kids Want These Electronic Toys?

ZuZu Pets, or Zhu Zhu Pets, because that is their real name, are electronic toys that provide lots of fun and entertainment to kids that would like to have a real pet.

The fact is that the ZuZu Pets provide all the fun and (almost) none of the responsibility. These adorable and interactive hamsters are equipped with "artificial intelligence" and their own unique personality. These unique personalities, meant to mirror those of real hamsters, allow children to pick the hamster with their favorite personality or they can choose to collect all.

Children are literally begging for ZuZu Pets because these electronic toys are super adorable and very appealing too. They look like real hamsters just larger in size and have all the ingredients that make real hamsters quite appealing to children. The electronic toy may just be another fad but according to many toy enthusiasts, kids these days love electronic toys because they are readily available and they are interactive too.

Many parents ask why electronic toys are so in demand these days that ZuZu Pets and other toys of the same breed rather popular. Electronic toys cover a long list of toys but when it comes to something like ZuZu Pets, parents think it is all about responsibility.

If you have a real pet for example, you would really have to take great care of it i.e. feed it, give it water and give it enough exercise. Older kids can appreciate this kind of thing but younger ones find taking care of pets as an endeavor.

This can be quite frustrating for parents especially when their kids beg for a real hamster and then not take care of them later on. With ZuZu Pets, parents do not need to clean up all that mess anymore; they just can let their children play with their electronic toys alas pets.

Electronic toys can be active or inactive making it possible for kids to play with them when they want to. They can even forget about them for a while and then play with them again when they feel like it. This is what makes the ZuZu Pets a real great toy for both young kids and their parents.

Moreover, because these ZuZu Pets Hamsters are just electronic toys, kids will not suffer the shock associated with the pet's death or illness and parents do need to bury them in the courtyard.

The toys come in an inclusive package that includes tracks where they can run on and balls that they can play with. There are also several play sets and a variety of habitats to make the pets fill "comfortable". Take a look at the different pets, accessories and add-ons at the ZuZu Pets Dojo on the address http://zuzupetsdojo.com.

10 Common Excuses For Giving A Pet Away - How To Re-Think These Excuses

Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I accompanied my mother to take one of our beautiful cats, along with her litter of kittens, to "the pound." I don't know why we didn't simply have the cat spade; but the image of dropping our pets off at the pound and the knowledge that they were very likely "put down" has haunted me my entire life. Fifty years later, people are still taking their beloved family pet to the local shelter or, worse, dumping their pet somewhere to fend for itself. This abandonment always comes with excuses. Shelter workers hear an unending list of reasons why a family needs to give up their family pet.

It doesn't take too much thought to realize that these excuses are indicative of incorrect thinking. As a society, we have been taught to consider a pet as property to be disposed of when we are finished with it. I once read a statistic that the average length of time people keep pets (cats and dogs) is 19 months. I suspect that with the downturn in the economy, that time period is even shorter. However, if we would consider how we deal with problem situations in terms of our children, we could find similar solutions for our pets. A change in societal attitude could make an amazing difference in the number of homeless animals each year.

10 Common Excuses For Dumping a Pet:

(1) The new apartment doesn't allow pets.

(2) We are too busy to give him the time he needs.

(3) He is too active.

(4) I am getting married.

(5) He has become too aggressive.

(6) We can't afford him.

(7) We don't have room.

(8) He isn't house-broken.

(9) He barks too much.

(10) He has medical issues.

Now, let's associate each excuse with a child rather than a pet.

(1) There are many adult-only apartments. When we have children, we simply skip those apartments and look only at ones that accept children. Yes, there are apartments that do not allow pets; but there are apartments that do. Keep looking.

(2) We would never allow "busy" to force us to give up a child. We make time adjustments for our children and we can do the same for our pet.

(3) Just like we deal with active children, we can deal with active pets. Sometimes pairing an active child with an active pet is a solution for both. Consider, too, that a child will be active for many years. A pet will become old and inactive before our child ever leaves home. Persevere.

(4) Any children we already have when we get married become "step-children." We don't eliminate our children, we incorporate them into our new family. We can do likewise with pets.

(5) Aggressive? Welcome to the world with teenagers! In reality, there are training methods and medications that are very effective with pets. While we might WANT to dump an aggressive teen, we know he/she is our responsibility. The same is true for our pet.

(6) Money can certainly become problematic--especially when the economy drops as it has in the past few years. With our families, we seek out help to get us through the rough times. There are, in fact, organizations whose purpose is to help provide financial help with pets. No one wants a flood of homeless pets. Help is available.

(7) When we don't have room for that next baby, we either get a bigger place to live or we make whatever adjustments to our current home we need to make. Our pets deserve no less.

(8) Babies aren't house-broken either; but we don't dump them. We wait for a little maturity and then we train them.

(9) Barking is a behavior which can be extinguished. It might actually be easier to eliminate severe barking that it is to eliminate the tantrums and screaming of many children.

(10) Medical issues? Do I even need to say that we don't give up a child because of medical issues? We treat medical problems. We do not abandon either a child or a pet.

Yes, I know that pets are not children. However, anyone who is not willing to give a pet a lifetime commitment is not ready for a pet. That is OK! It is better to postpone getting a pet, that to abandon one that has done nothing worse than to give love and devotion.

Anyone who does not believe dogs feel sadness and fear needs to walk through an animal shelter and look into the eyes of the dogs there. The pain and fear they have experienced and the hope they feel as you walk by are evident in their eyes.

Just as I know that dogs are not children, I also understand that sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes, we are given no choice but to find a different home for our family pet. I just adopted a Sheltie that came to me from just such a situation. However, it is important to understand that when faced with such a problem, the solution lies with a No Kill shelter or No Kill rescue group. Abandoning a pet where its life is in danger is never acceptable.

Shirley Slick, "The Slick Tips Lady," is a retired high school math teacher and a life-long animal lover. In addition to her goals about mathematics education, she is equally concerned about puppy-mills, the dog rescue industry, and designer dogs. For more information about these topics, or tips about donating to rescues, visit her website at http://slicktipsaboutdogrescues.com/

10 Common Excuses For Giving A Pet Away - How To Re-Think These Excuses

Many years ago, when I was a teenager, I accompanied my mother to take one of our beautiful cats, along with her litter of kittens, to "the pound." I don't know why we didn't simply have the cat spade; but the image of dropping our pets off at the pound and the knowledge that they were very likely "put down" has haunted me my entire life. Fifty years later, people are still taking their beloved family pet to the local shelter or, worse, dumping their pet somewhere to fend for itself. This abandonment always comes with excuses. Shelter workers hear an unending list of reasons why a family needs to give up their family pet.

It doesn't take too much thought to realize that these excuses are indicative of incorrect thinking. As a society, we have been taught to consider a pet as property to be disposed of when we are finished with it. I once read a statistic that the average length of time people keep pets (cats and dogs) is 19 months. I suspect that with the downturn in the economy, that time period is even shorter. However, if we would consider how we deal with problem situations in terms of our children, we could find similar solutions for our pets. A change in societal attitude could make an amazing difference in the number of homeless animals each year.

10 Common Excuses For Dumping a Pet:

(1) The new apartment doesn't allow pets.

(2) We are too busy to give him the time he needs.

(3) He is too active.

(4) I am getting married.

(5) He has become too aggressive.

(6) We can't afford him.

(7) We don't have room.

(8) He isn't house-broken.

(9) He barks too much.

(10) He has medical issues.

Now, let's associate each excuse with a child rather than a pet.

(1) There are many adult-only apartments. When we have children, we simply skip those apartments and look only at ones that accept children. Yes, there are apartments that do not allow pets; but there are apartments that do. Keep looking.

(2) We would never allow "busy" to force us to give up a child. We make time adjustments for our children and we can do the same for our pet.

(3) Just like we deal with active children, we can deal with active pets. Sometimes pairing an active child with an active pet is a solution for both. Consider, too, that a child will be active for many years. A pet will become old and inactive before our child ever leaves home. Persevere.

(4) Any children we already have when we get married become "step-children." We don't eliminate our children, we incorporate them into our new family. We can do likewise with pets.

(5) Aggressive? Welcome to the world with teenagers! In reality, there are training methods and medications that are very effective with pets. While we might WANT to dump an aggressive teen, we know he/she is our responsibility. The same is true for our pet.

(6) Money can certainly become problematic--especially when the economy drops as it has in the past few years. With our families, we seek out help to get us through the rough times. There are, in fact, organizations whose purpose is to help provide financial help with pets. No one wants a flood of homeless pets. Help is available.

(7) When we don't have room for that next baby, we either get a bigger place to live or we make whatever adjustments to our current home we need to make. Our pets deserve no less.

(8) Babies aren't house-broken either; but we don't dump them. We wait for a little maturity and then we train them.

(9) Barking is a behavior which can be extinguished. It might actually be easier to eliminate severe barking that it is to eliminate the tantrums and screaming of many children.

(10) Medical issues? Do I even need to say that we don't give up a child because of medical issues? We treat medical problems. We do not abandon either a child or a pet.

Yes, I know that pets are not children. However, anyone who is not willing to give a pet a lifetime commitment is not ready for a pet. That is OK! It is better to postpone getting a pet, that to abandon one that has done nothing worse than to give love and devotion.

Anyone who does not believe dogs feel sadness and fear needs to walk through an animal shelter and look into the eyes of the dogs there. The pain and fear they have experienced and the hope they feel as you walk by are evident in their eyes.

Just as I know that dogs are not children, I also understand that sometimes bad things happen. Sometimes, we are given no choice but to find a different home for our family pet. I just adopted a Sheltie that came to me from just such a situation. However, it is important to understand that when faced with such a problem, the solution lies with a No Kill shelter or No Kill rescue group. Abandoning a pet where its life is in danger is never acceptable.

Shirley Slick, "The Slick Tips Lady," is a retired high school math teacher and a life-long animal lover. In addition to her goals about mathematics education, she is equally concerned about puppy-mills, the dog rescue industry, and designer dogs. For more information about these topics, or tips about donating to rescues, visit her website at http://slicktipsaboutdogrescues.com/