Survey For My Class

Hey guys I'm doing a speech on nontraditional pets, and I'm trying to gather some more data and viewpoints, so it would mean a lot to me if you have a moment to just answer these questions. For my purposes, I defining a "traditional pet" as a cat or dog, and a "nontraditional pet" as any small mammal, reptile, invertebrate, bird fish, or traditional barnyard animal kept for companion purposes (Not wild animals).

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

Hey guys I'm doing a speech on nontraditional pets, and I'm trying to gather some more data and viewpoints, so it would mean a lot to me if you have a moment to just answer these questions. For my purposes, I defining a "traditional pet" as a cat or dog, and a "nontraditional pet" as any small mammal, reptile, invertebrate, bird fish, or traditional barnyard animal kept for companion purposes (Not wild animals).

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither? BOTH
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family? YES
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does? YES
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet? Considering the time required to maintain the proper living conditions and social requirements
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you? 4

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1) Just a pet owner
2) The Pets, absolutely.
3) For me, yes.
4) What you can handle and will enjoy.
5) Keeping pets in general is very important, regardless of if they're "non-traditional" or not, so 4.

Sigh.
I'll start and end with the first question.
Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?
I guess, that's today's public schools for you. Meaningless PC verbosity. To answer your question, I don't "identify" at all. I happen to own two snakes. I also own three dogs, and various livestock.

Gaitdappy, I am not slamming you, but maybe try for an angle with a little more meat to it?

First off this is a really cool idea.

1. I would consider my self both because I own both traditional and non-traditional animals.
2. Yes, I consider every animal we own a part of the family. Even our horse that doesn't live at the house is like family.
3. Yes, it makes us more interesting than if we just had dogs or cats. Not saying dogs and cats aren't interesting, they are just more common pets. Another reason is that since I have gotten in to reptiles and horses it has expanded my knowledge and drive to learn more about animals in general not just reptiles.
4. Same thing as when choosing a traditional pet. Health, personalty, asking yourself can I take proper care of this animal until it dies? Many more reasons but I believe I am over 20 words. :)
5. 5. I believe that non-traditional animals are super important to the pet trade.

1) Both
2) Yes
3) Yes
4) Do you have the knowledge, skills, and resources to care for it for its lifetime?
5) 4

1) Both (cat and snakes)
2) Yes
3) Yes
4) Do you have enough knowledge about its species to keep it well cared for, and a specialist veterinarian near you?
5) 3

I had to make it as narrow as possible for the guidelines, I don't like it either but my professor is a stickler for things being her way... I'm even lucky she let me pick the topic I wanted.

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

I had to make it as narrow as possible for the guidelines, I don't like it either but my professor is a stickler for things being her way... I'm even lucky she let me pick the topic I wanted.

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Sorry for the thread hijack, but since I didn't start it, and you fed us:
Here's what's funny. She works for you. Your tuition pays her salary. She has bosses. There is a dean of students who is supposed to be there to represent the staff to the students should an issue arise. Public school teachers work for the taxpayers whose children they are educating. Write it up like it should be. Then when she grades you down, you take it to the dean of students, or the chair of the department, or the dean of the entire school and fight it. That's the only way things like this can change, if people stop taking the PC entitlement BS laying down.

1) both
2) yes
3) yes
4) health and personality, and can i care for it properly for it's lifetime
5) 3.5

1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither? Both
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family? Yes
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does? Yes
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet? RESEARCH
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you? 0

Yes
Yes
Yes
Proper healthy care for the lifetime of the pet.
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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither? Both
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family? Yes
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does? Yes
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet? With my job(cook), I can't commit the necessary time right now to raise a dog
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you? 4

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

Hey guys I'm doing a speech on nontraditional pets, and I'm trying to gather some more data and viewpoints, so it would mean a lot to me if you have a moment to just answer these questions. For my purposes, I defining a "traditional pet" as a cat or dog, and a "nontraditional pet" as any small mammal, reptile, invertebrate, bird fish, or traditional barnyard animal kept for companion purposes (Not wild animals).

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither? -Pet Owner (I don't feel any of my pets are non-traditional)
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?-Yes
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?-Yes, however all animals add value in different ways
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?-Research, Research, Research! Making sure you are able to provide the best husbandry possible for the animal, not just what is easiest for you, you need to realize these animals have a long life span and that you are making a longer term commitment than a dog or cat would be.
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

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1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?

Both!

2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?

Yes, definitely. They are my non-human children.

3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?

In some ways, I think even more so than my traditional pets.

4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?

Money/cost, space, and difficulty of care

5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

5



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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

Hey guys I'm doing a speech on nontraditional pets, and I'm trying to gather some more data and viewpoints, so it would mean a lot to me if you have a moment to just answer these questions. For my purposes, I defining a "traditional pet" as a cat or dog, and a "nontraditional pet" as any small mammal, reptile, invertebrate, bird fish, or traditional barnyard animal kept for companion purposes (Not wild animals).

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

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1) Both. I own snakes as well as a cat.
2) All of my pets are part of the family.
3) I absolutely do.
4) Compatibility with my lifestyle.
5) 5 - I believe it enriches my life, and it also enriches the life of my daughter and teaches her to care for different kinds of animals.

I am both a traditional and non-traditional pet owner. My non-traditional pets are family members as are my traditional pets. The non-traditional pets provide just as much value as traditional: affection, shared activities, personalities and quirks, etc. The most important things when choosing non-traditional pets is educating oneself about the animal's needs and care, willingness to make commitment for lifespan of animal, and responsible pet ownership. I would say that since I don't deliberately go out of my way to own non-traditional pets but I do appreciate their availability, so 3.5.

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1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?
Nontraditional
2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?
Yes
3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?
Yes, my snakes helped me out of my depression. Theyre my babies.
4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?
Reading a lot, non traditional pets need special care and this knowledge is not conventional.
5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?
5

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

Hey guys I'm doing a speech on nontraditional pets, and I'm trying to gather some more data and viewpoints, so it would mean a lot to me if you have a moment to just answer these questions. For my purposes, I defining a "traditional pet" as a cat or dog, and a "nontraditional pet" as any small mammal, reptile, invertebrate, bird fish, or traditional barnyard animal kept for companion purposes (Not wild animals).

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?

Both!

2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?

All of mine are part of the family.

3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?

Absolutely!

4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?

Making sure you know what you're doing and that you have the time and ability to care for it for the length of its life.

5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

3 (I don't actively seek them out, but now that I'm "into them" I look for them and look to purchase them more often than, say, a cat or dog).

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1. Both
2. Yes
3. Yes- owning non-traditional pets provides the opportunity to learn so many new things associated with that pet, creating sometimes a greater bond.
4. Making sure I understand the animal's needs, and that I have the ability to meet those needs.
5. 3

Survey:
1) Do you identify as a nontraditional pet owner, traditional pet owner, both, or neither?

Both

2) Do you consider your pet (traditional or non) part of the family?

Some I do, some I don't. The dog and cat are members of the family, the geckos are more of a look but don't touch type of pet. Similar to Tropical fish. The snakes are somewhere in the middle.

3) Do you think a nontraditional pet adds value to your life like a traditional pet would/does?

Absolutely

4) In 20 words or less, what is the most important thing when choosing a nontraditional pet?

How fascinating I find it's care and maintenance to be and whether or not I can keep it healthy, well fed, and content. I like to surround myself with living things. From Dogs and cats, to snakes, to geckos and dart frogs, insects and even plants. They all have their niches in my personal environment. (sorry, that was more then 20 words)

5) On a scale of 1-5, 1 being very little and 5 being very much, how important is keeping nontraditional pets to you?

5

I just want thank everyone who responded, it was a big help!