The other day I found myself writing about Zhu Zhu pets and it actually ended with me and the good lady reminiscing about our previous Dog Sam. Quite a few years ago we were living in the south of England and one boxing day morning we went for a walk in the local park. To our surprise there was a pet Gerbil running around the place looking rather surprised at where he had ended up. To this day I don’t know how he got there but we did the decent thing and set the Dog on him (joking). No, we took him home and ended up paying for a Gerbil house and the usual stuff that Gerbils love. Balls that roll around the floor and that kind of thing.
UPDATE: So many people have come here looking for Zhu Zhu hamsters which are the number one kids toy this year so here they are from the Zhu Zhu hamsters Amazon store:
Buy Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters
From Amazon
Buy Go Go Hamsters For UK Visitors
To Continue: Now this gerbil was a crazed thing. Whenever we let him out to get some exercise in the living room he went bonkers. He would run around for hours and it was difficult to get him back inside. We had to keep Sam out of the room because he was absolutely obsessed with Tiny Tim (hey, it was Christmas time when we found him okay). Sam would scratch the door like a thing possessed, trying to gain access to his newest furry friend.
Even when the Gerbil was in his cage, placed high up out of his way, he would sit for hours just hoping it would somehow come out to play. I have absolutely no doubt that he would have consumed Tiny Tim in an instant given half the chance.
Jump forward a few years. We now have three Dogs, hence the name of this Dog Blog, and they are country Dogs through and through. If something runs they will chase it, if they can catch something of a reasonable size I have little doubt that they will kill it and probably eat it. You may think that your Dog is different but do you really think it sees a difference between a small furry animal and the cuddly toys it likes to shake to bits or the rope toy that it throws about the place? It’s all pretty much the same to them.
Anyway, we were talking about these Zhu Zhu pet hamsters that I had written about and would they actually be any good as a way to begin training the Dogs to stay controlled when things are running about the place. Here they are by the way. You can click them to buy them or the Zhu Zhu accesories if you are already being nagged about them. NOTE: These are actually selling very well from my article and so as to not leave out the UK buyers (where I come from), I have set up an Amazon UK store. You can buy Go Go Hamsters
Kids are going absolutely bonkers for these this year and they are set to be the number one gift this Christmas. I wonder if something like this could be used to train Dogs not to chase after real pets that you may have or are considering. Zhu Zhu hamsters for sale can be turned on and off. You could begin with them turned off and train the Dogs to not attack them. This should be fairly straightforward as they are much more likely to behave when it is just a furry thing on the floor.
Once they are on and running around the place in a manic manner I am sure that it would be a different story entirely. But, would I be able to train the Dogs not to attack these hamsters? I think so. At least if I used a Zhu Zhu pet to help train them to not chase everything that moves if something went wrong it would not be a real loss to the hamster community.
If any children are reading this then please note that I will never harm a Zhu Zhu hamster and I am just speculating. Absolutely no hamsters were or will be harmed in the training of my three pesky pooches. Honest.
Anyway, what do you think. A good idea or am I asking for the wrath of Zhu Zhu pet hamster lovers everywhere? By the way, I think I might buy one anyway. They look like fun. Am I allowed, or am I too old?