More and more people are wanting to bring a pet of some sort to their home. Be it as a friend for their children, security for their house, someone to talk to or a myriad of other reasons.

For some of us the choice of what pet is easy; for others they don't know where to start: dog, cat, bird, fish or something a little different.

Whether you're cat lover, dog only person, or somewhere in between hopefully some of the information found within these pages will help you decide which type of pet you're prepared to introduce into your family.

Each section will provide a variety of articles, links or other information that should help when it comes to what will be a long term commitment between you and your pet.