00:00 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:09 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:19 Yes.
00:20 Why?
00:21 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:25 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:28 Are you ready?
00:29 Yes.
00:30 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:38 [speaking in Tagalog]
00:50 [speaking in Tagalog]
01:02 [speaking in Tagalog]
01:11 I'm really against that.
01:13 It never should be a gift unless the family of the child has a dog.
01:21 Whether the child is taken care of or not, the parents will be 100% there.
01:26 [speaking in Tagalog]
01:31 If the person that you're going to give this gift of a pet
01:35 turns out later to be not ready to the commitment,
01:39 to be not capable of providing that needed care, attention, and needs,
01:46 that dog, that pet will end up suffering.
01:52 [speaking in Tagalog]
01:58 [speaking in Tagalog]
02:01 [speaking in Tagalog]
02:10 [speaking in Tagalog]
02:16 Who's paying for the medical bills?
02:18 Who's buying the dog food?
02:19 Who's buying the beds?
02:21 Who's buying the milk?
02:22 It's the parents.
02:23 You're not just making the kid happy,
02:26 but you have to check on the parent's capability to take on that responsibility as well.
02:33 If the parent is ready and capable of taking care of the child,
02:36 it's also good to give what's rightfully theirs.
02:39 You have to do your research also,
02:41 what kind of temperament will be right for that person.
02:45 If that person is a senior,
02:49 why would you give it a German Shepherd or a Husky?
02:52 These are hyperactive dogs.
02:55 Donna Tinconco reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:59 What did the netizens say about the gift of a pet this Christmas?
03:06 What do you think?
03:07 Elgie Abad said that it's better if he can accept it because it's rare to be given.
03:13 But you have to be ready.
03:14 Elie Briones said that you have to be careful because it's a 10-year commitment to take care of a pet.
03:22 For Curzi Vergara, she said that she's satisfied with the dog's acceptance.
03:27 But she said that she should make sure that she treats them as family.
03:32 It's not just about that.
03:34 This is a big noon for Steph Amosco.
03:37 Animals are not materialistic.
03:40 And just like us, humans also have feelings.
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