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Re: Proof my dog budget!
I've never used one, so I can't speak to their effectiveness. We don't have a yard, so it's all walks for our pup. And let me tell you, for such a little dog, she sure can producequite a bit of stinky stuff to pick up, and I definitely wouldn't want to live with that smell. If you're looking for alternatives, you might want to look for something like these bags that can be added to a compost pile.
http://www.petco.com/product/124025/BioBag-Pet-Waste-Bags-on-a-Roll.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch
I think pretty much everything has been covered, but just wanted to chime in to reiterate planning for unexpected things, even though it's not a puppy
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We just adopted our third Weimaraner about a month ago, which are VERY high energy dogs and inquisitive! He's 4 but he most definitely is more puppy than we expected. Expenses for him so far have included:
$12--self-serve dog wash the minute we got him home because he needed it desperately
$45?--first trip to pet store to get new collar, engraved name tag, and a toy. We already had high-quality food because of our other dog. You just never know with food though. Our late Smokey had an extremely sensitive stomach, especially as he got older. I can't even tell you how many different types of food we had to try before we found one that didn't make him sick.
$211--first vet visit; even though the adoption place said he was up to date, we wanted to get him checked out by our vet. This included a complete physical, stool samples, and heartworm treatment.
$50?--new toys. He is a chewer! We've been going through toys like mad because he's already ripped up all the ones we bought plus the ones we already had. So that's another thing--ya never know if they will be destructive or not. We are okay with letting him destroy toys; it keeps him from destroying other things ;-)
$???--things he has stolen, such as butter off the counter. I'm sure this doesn't add up to much financially but there have been enough instances that it's worth mentioning, you just never know what to expect!
Tips:
--The expensive dog beds are awesome! However, don't buy one until you know the doggie isn't going to chew. We went through about a dozen Wal-mart cheap dog beds for our second dog before she finally stopped chewing. Now we have really nice Orvis bagel beds and luckily our new Val doesn't chew them. But I would never have spent the money until I knew they wouldn't get wrecked.
--Do not hesitate to get a tag with dog's name and your phone number on it immediately after you get the dog! I say this because we have already had an incident where our Val got lost while out hunting w/ the hubby and was picked up by a good Samaritan. Thank goodness we had our phone number on his tag!
All this being said sounds like I'm complaining, but we love our Valentino sooo much! But there is a lot more that has come up that we didn't necessarily plan for, so just be prepared with extra in your budget if possible. You just never know what kind of behaviors you will be adopting and need to re-train.