Need advice from dog lovers....
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Need advice from dog lovers....
| Sun, 01-13-2008 - 8:06pm |
I'm really considering a dog. And want some advice on how much vet bills usually run a month? $100? I really want a dog, although I know that might cause some issues if I have to go out of town, but maybe it won't be so bad if I can get an estimate from a few of you.

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I put pepper on the fringe.
I read this as: I put pepper on the 'fridge.
Wow; I just had a misconception blown away - that small dogs could eat more than large dogs.
There's another misconception, that large dogs are mellower than small ones.
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If it's well behaved you can take it with you.
Now, my two pugs on the otherhand, I have not done well with training as far as car manners and one especially just goes beserk when someone comes to our house. She's gets so excited that someone's come to see her. All in all, it takes like 10 minutes for her to calm down. The other one gets excited but calms down quicker.
My best friend has a golden lab mix and she takes this big ole dog with her just about everywhere she goes. He's a big goofy sweetheart of a dog. I just love him! I'll also add that she got him from Adopt-A-Pet day and PetSmart.
I so understand the visitor issue... when someone comes to our house my dogs act as if they've been shut in a dark room for months and this is the first time anyone has given them any attention!
One of the huge advantages of adopting a dog from a rescue group (a pure-bred group at least) is that the dog has been fostered in someone's home for a few months.
I was reading some kind of dog article one time on different ways people scold their dogs and the trainer that wrote the aritcle was talking about popping a dog with a rolled up newspaper because the dog had puddled in the house.
The trainer told the owner that the next time the dog puddled in the house to take the rolled up newspaper and hit themselves over the head and say to themselves "Don't let that happen again." It happens because the owner is not being responsible enough to see to their dogs well being. Most dogs cant open the door and let themselves out their owners have to do that. Although my friends dog, the one I was speaking of earlier, has found out how to open her refrigerator door! She's having a time right now. LOL
Dogs ARE a huge responsibility.
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