Do you think my pets are happy?

I LOVE my pets and they are everything to me BUT sometimes I sit and wonder if there life would be better if i never came along. I have a 1 and a half year old beagle x pug mix. He gets 2 walks a day and I play ball with him in the living room. He sleeps on the couch and bed and gets fed twice a day and gets 3 milk bones a day HOWEVER he is poorly trained and I feel like I am failing him. He runs out the door and wont let me catch him. He jumps on people at the door and barks at EVERYTHING. I am surprised he doesn't bark at his own shadow! I bought him a training harness for walks and I bought him a training collor for his barking. I want to take him to the trainers this summer. He is NOT fixed but my mom never gets around to it(I am 16). We have had him a year and he has only been to the vets 3 times and I dont feel like thats enough. When I tell my mom he needs to go she says she will make a appointment but she never gets to it.





I also have a cat. We have had her 9 years. I love her alot. She has 2 kitty towers and a cardboard boxs she loves to hid in HOWEVER I feel like she doesnt get enough attention. I only pet her when she comes to me which isnt very often. Somedays I dont even see her:( She sleeps with my mom every night. This is the worst part. She hasnt been to the vets in 3 years! She only goes for her shots and never check ups. When I tell my mom about the appointments she forgets to call. She is spayed.





I also have 2 turtles. They are res. One is the size of a quarter and one is the size of a 50 cent peice.They share a 20 gallon long tank. They have a 40 gallon filter. They have the needed lights and I put reptisafe in the water. They also get dr turtle which helps there shell. They get feeder fish and commercial food. They have a basking spot and they each have there own fake plant to hid in.





I have 3 hermit crabs. They have 4 inchs of sand, a heater, 3 dishs of water(2 fresh and 1 salt) and 4 sponges. They have a hut to hid in and they have 2 climbing toys. There tank is a 10 gallon.





Lastly I have a syrian hammy. Its my newest pet. It is in a 10 gallon. It has a hiddy house, a wheel, food dish, water bottle, toiet paper tube and a salt lick. I feed it walmart brand hammy food. It gets veggies as a treat everyonce in a while. I also give it 1 milkbone every 2 weeks. I hear it helps trim there teeth. I attacks me and doesnt want to be picked up so i let it run in the ball twice a week or so but it spends the rest of the time in its cage. I clean the cage once a week.





So do you think they are happy and what can i do to make there lifes happier?|||I think that in general your pets are happy! You should try to convince your mom to take them to the vet though, because without health there is no happiness! You could try to find out what your pets like to do best, such as certain areas they like to be pet and things like that. As for the hamster, turtles, and hermit crabs, they seem to be happy by themselves and there isn't much more you can do to improve their happiness. For your dog you can dedicate yourself to training him, because every dog is trainable! Maybe you could play with some cat toys for your cat, because they love toys no matter what age. Good luck!|||they are probably happy but they also probably feel like you do pay them enough attention you should make a hourly schedule for them spend one hour with them a day|||You can enroll with your dog in an obedience course if you feel he needs to be better trained. And you can call the vet and make an appointment yourself. Ask your mom when I good time for her would be then call and make the appointment.





Your cat sounds like she's fine. Cats don't crave constant attention like many dogs. They're generally happy to do their own thing. Again, you can call the vet and make appointments.





The turtles and hermit crabs sound like they're doing fine.





Tanks aren't the best for rodents. They tend to have poor ventilation. I've never owned a hamster so I haven't looked into their food but every pet food I've looked at made by Walmart has been the worst food on the market. You may want to research foods for all your pets to ensure you're feeding them high quality products.





But yes, I think you're doing a good job with your pets. There's always room for improvement but they sound like they should be very happy overall.|||You make no since... You think they aren't happy because they aren't trained? That doesn't even make since!!! They are more happy not being trained because they do what they want to do, there not brainwashed by a human to do what they say.... Remind your mother constantly for the vet trips... Also, some Cats just like to lay low.... I know my cat does. I leave her alone, unless she come to me, or if I'm walking by and she is right next to me... Your pets are fine, you just need to relax a bit.. Chill... The only improvement you could make would be to feed your hamster food that isn't walmart brand... Lol... Chill out, your pets are fine, and happy! (however an annual check up on the dog and cat wouldn't hurt)|||Hey! I'm 16 too. I think your intentions are great ad you obviously LOVE animals? if so the good! haha anyway in my opinion you do care for you pets and the are all in a happy and cared for environment. No one is perfect put you do need to keep up to date with check ups. I also think that unless you have the time and alot of space, you have just a few too many animals. To give your pets the best life. Maybe consider keeping fewer animals for your and the pets best interests. Its lovely to here that you care for animals and pets and are taking good care of them! Cant fault you for that! :)





Also syrian hamster!!!! Awww i miss mine :( if you can get them tame, they are sooo sweet :) keep getting them out maybe in gloves to start out with to get them tame. mine was called smudge and it actually loved to come out and it used to climb out on our hands and loved to play with us. I miss that hamster sooo much.





Jordan