#11 - Do You Have a Pet? 🐶 😺 🐦 🐠 🐹 Pets are members of the family, too!

Pets are important members of many households. A household is a group of one or more people who live in the same dwelling (living space). The people in a household may be relatives (family members) or may not be relatives (not family members).

Pets are animals who live in our household.  We love them and we take care of them. We feed them (give them food) and make sure they have a clean,  safe place to live.

There are many different kinds of pets. In the United States dogs are the most popular pet. Sixty-nine million (69,000,000) households have at least one dog. That's a lot of dogs!

Cats are the second most popular pet in the US. Forty-five million (45,000,000 ) households have at least one cat. Some households have both a cat (or cats) and a dog (or dogs).

Some other kinds  of pets are:  fish, birds, small animals (like hamsters, rabbits, mice [1 mouse; 2 mice] and rats). Yes, some people have mice and rats for pets!

Reptiles like snakes, lizards, and turtles are also pets in some households.

Diana doesn't have a pet right now, but Latonya has a pet. She has a pet cat named Eve. Eve is about 10 years old and Latonya says that she looks like a potato.  
Hmmm. What color do you think Eve is? Do you think that Eve is round like a potato?

How about you, dear listener?  Do you have a pet? What is your pet's name? How old is your pet?  If you don't have a pet, do you want a pet? Do you want a pet cat? Do you want a pet mouse? Do you want a pet snake?

Let us know! Send us a message:  talcchats@gmail.com  

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