Today, many families love their pets and consider their pets to be members of their own families. Whether you choose a cat, a dog, a horse, 【小题1】 a rabbit, the benefits to raising children in a home with pets are great.

Pets give unconditional love. They are non judg mental, and, 【小题2】(especial) for only children, lonely children, or children who have sibling rivalry or 【小题3】(emotion) distress, a pet gives them someone to talk 【小题4】. A pet can comfort, give support, and listen to a child's troubles without judgment or consequence.

A pet can teach empathy. 【小题5】 (care) for a pet that is so dependent on you 【小题6】(teach) empathy. Your child learns to read your pet's needs. Is he 【小题7】 (hunger)? Does he need to go outside? Maybe the pet is scared of the wind, rain or snow and needs to 【小题8】 (comfort). Moreover, empathy is the one skill 【小题9】 can be taught and a skill that bullies often lack.

A pet can teach 【小题10】(confident) and responsibility. Children can gain confidence by having the responsibility of caring for a pet. Children as young as three years old can manage simple tasks such as filling the pet's water and food bowls. As your child gets older, he can also walk the pet.

Jean-Louis Button is an environmental student in Wales. He was woken up【小题1】 a sound one night. It was a stray cat (流浪猫) who found her way inside his room. “I could see the cat was in 【小题2】 pretty poor state. I could see she needed help and I just needed some company,” Button said. The local Cat Protection branch 【小题3】 (locate) her owners who could no longer care for their cat. So Button took the cat in and was 【小题4】 (thank) for the company. “It just meant the world, honestly,” he said, 【小题5】 (describe) the joy this cat brought him.   

Button, 【小题6】hobby is biking, realized it was a good idea 【小题7】 (do) a summer cycling trip around the UK to raise funds for three of his favorite charities. “This summer I want to push my physical and mental boundaries (界限) for three charities by cycling 【小题8】 (far) than I ever have before. I want to say thank you for the great work that they do,” he said.

He created a fundraising page, and 【小题9】 (raise) more than his projected amount ever since. Presently, he is cycling along Britain’s coastline, having already covered 3,500 kilometers in three weeks. His story from a life of 【小题10】 (lonely) to love may inspire more than cat lovers, for he is showing how far one cat can encourage someone to push their boundaries.

Here 【小题1】 (be) some tips and tricks, while traveling with your pets, to make the trip something to remember and to make sure that everyone has 【小题2】 good time.

Keep in mind that pets can suffer 【小题3】 heatstroke when 【小题4】 (leave) in a small enclosed space, so at least two open windows are necessary for fresh air. Remember 【小题5】 (park) in the shade.

Stop pets from pushing open the door and 【小题6】 (jump) against seats and people.

At the hotel, you should request a room at the end of the hall and away from 【小题7】people gather. The 【小题8】 (quiet) the room, the fewer barks to worry about.

Be sure to carry a copy of your pets’ health certificate and 【小题9】 (they) food and toys!

Do not let your pets put their head out of a moving vehicle; this can lead to eye 【小题10】 (injury).