Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet.

Those were the days when pets had to be ‘Real”. Nowadays, with the advent of the World Wide Web, online pets or Neopets are a very common thing.

Each Webkinz stuffed animal and Webkinz accessory comes with an 8-character code. By registering this code on the Webkinz website, you “adopt” this pet in the virtual Webkinz World. Without the Secret Code, the user may not get access to the Webkinz world. Once you have adopted the pet, the entire process of naming it and caring for it begins.

The Webkinz world is just like the real world, where you can purchase food, clothing etc for your pet using their very own online currency, Kinz cash.

Maybe this online pet idea was created because parents didn’t want their kids having a pet “real time”. Meaning, the kids share the fun and learn how to care for pets without having to physically tend to them. 

There are other kinds of virtual or Neopets available online. All one has to do is search the WWW for it. It’s amazing to note that these online pets have the entire range of emotions, illnesses, needs and what have you of ordinary ‘real time’ pets. With Neopets, you get to feed and care for your pet while collecting items or accessories for them. You also get to earn Neopoints ( Neopian Currency) when you keep the pets healthy and care for them well. This motivates, kids especially ,to provide good, wholesome care for their Neopets.

Those days, when someone referred to their pet, I would ask - “Is it a dog or a cat?”

Nowadays, when someone make a referrence to a pet, the first question that comes up is ” Is it a Virtual pet or a real time pet?”

There are many arguments supporting this idea of having Neopets. For me, nothing beats my good ‘ol Bruno, my real time man’s best friend, shoe munching, midnight howling, plant damaging mutt.