Does your dog drool over close ups of Lassie? Or perhaps your cat has a thing about Morris? Their lack of going gaga over famous animals may be a part of animal behavior that humans would do well to imitate. Of course, there are lots of famous animals and there are also famous pets. Famous people have pets and that makes their pet famous, right? After all, Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, gets her photo in lots of fashionable tabloids. Whether they earned their fame by starring in a full-length motion picture (remember Benji? and Babe, the pig?), or whether they are famous for who owns them, these pets are still just pets. They require the same basic care as your dog or cat.
Of course, I am sure Ms. Hilton can afford to have someone else take care of her dog for her, and I know that famous animal actors have handlers whose lives are devoted to their needs because these animals pay their salaries. Still, dogs and cats all have to eat, they have to be bathed and groomed and get their shots. They are all subject to skin irritations and pest infestations. So, they all need the same basic care.
Still, I can’t imagine Tinkerbell eating dog food from a bag, can you? And does the Obama’s dog use the same Sentinel® flea spray that I use on my dog? Of course, the presidential pooch probably has a special secret service detail assigned to keep fleas at bay, using lots of sophisticated weapons.
The point is that your pet is famous… at least it is to you. You love it as much as any teenager loves some cute young vampire guy from a movie, and unlike Hollywood pets, yours entertains you every day. So, like the famous pet it truly is, your pet deserves its share of time, pampering and maybe a picture or two to make sure it stays forever in the limelight of your heart.
