Post #102745 by mattfink on Tue, Jul 20, 2004 8:02 AM

Pets aint kids, but don't tell that to my dog Scooter:

Pets can certainly give you unconditional love (well at least dogs can), but can they take care of you in your old age? Pets are like children that never grow up as they will always be dependent upon you as the owner for their well being. I don't have any kids yet, but I can imagine the reward of being a parent is successfully raising a healthy independent child into an adult.