By Becky Ogden

On our way to Pratt’s Pets, my 9-year-old asked me if there would be kitties and dogs.  We were going to a pet store, so I said that there undoubtedly would be kitties and dogs.  I’ve never in my life been to a pet store that didn’t have cats and dogs…until we got to Pratt’s Pets in Glendale.

It seems as though Pratt’s has nearly every pet imaginable, except for cats and dogs.  They have their mascot, a rooster, that roams freely around the store.  They have bunnies, gerbils, snakes, frogs, chicks, exotic birds, geese, ducks, tortoises, and even a pig.

We were met at the entrance by one of the employees, who took us from potential pet to potential pet and told us a little about each one.  When possible, he did let the kids touch and/or hold the animals.

This was a short field trip.  We were in and out in just about an hour.  The elementary-school aged kids seemed to really enjoy it.  The preschoolers and toddlers had their moments of delight with the critters, but didn’t seem to have nearly as much fun as the older kids did.

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Reprinted with permission from Just Field Trips