A pet (or companion animal) is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or protection. The most popular pets are noted for their attractive appearances and their loyal or playful personalities. Pets commonly provide their owners with physical and emotional benefits. Walking a dog can supply both the human and pet with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction. Pets can give companionship to elderly adults who do not have adequate social interaction with other people. There is a medically approved class of therapy animals, mostly dogs, that are brought to visit confined humans. Pet therapy utilizes trained animals and handlers to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive, and emotional goals with patients.

The most popular pets are dogs and cats, but people also keep house rabbits, ferrets; rodents such as gerbils, hamsters, chinchillas, fancy rats, and guinea pigs; avian pets, such as canaries, parakeets, and parrots; reptile pets, such as turtles, lizards and snakes; aquatic pets, such as tropical fish and frogs; and arthropod pets, such as tarantulas and hermit crabs.

We are definitly a village of pet lovers here in Formby and so we should be with so many beautiful places to take your dogs for walks with the Pinewoods, the Beach, the Sandhills, the parks. In this section, we have all the information that you will need to look after your pet. We are currently devoloping our Bubblebook which will be full of local stories and we will have a section on your animals and pets. We would love to hear your pet stories and letters and will try and publish them all. Just send them to info@formbybubble.com.