Pic LinkYou need to be prepared for your life to change when you bring a dog home. Everything from your finances to your spare time is going to look quite different. You should probably start by thinking about the financial situation though because dogs are expensive. Depending on the size of dog you get, they can cost you up to one hundred dollars in food every month. And that is just the beginning because there are also vet bills as well as any emergency trips to the doggy doctor. You can get pet insurance that minimises that cost slightly, but it doesn’t completely eliminate it. To keep insurance costs down, you might also find yourself paying for some of the smaller treatments needed for your fluffy friend. All in all, you’ll probably find that a dog roughly costs half of what a child does. But there are other changes too.
Spare Time
Pixabay SourceYou can’t have a dog unless you are prepared to play with it and walk it. Otherwise, you are going to have a depressed pup curled up at your feet. Yes, dogs do get depressed because these are very sociable animals. They want attention, they want love, and they want exercise. If they don’t get the level of attention they need, you will notice changes in their behaviour. They might become lethargic, and you may even see their diet drop off as well. You need to be able to dedicate a couple of hours a day to man’s best friend. This could be doing something as little as lying on the sofa stroking their belly or playing fetch in the yard.
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The good news is that having a dog doesn’t mean no more trips abroad, as some owners assume. That’s what doggy daycares are for, and not all of them are horror shows. Happy Dog Inn specialises in providing a luxury care facility for dogs while their owners are on vacation and there are many more facilities like this.
Peace And Quiet
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It might disappear because there’s a reason you can affectionately call these little beasts woof woofs. They do that quite a lot, and while you can train a dog not to bark, you may not want to. When a dog barks, it is either communicating or protecting its territory. In some cases it’s territory could be your territory so essentially a dog’s bark can act as your own private burglar alarm, and that’s one of the best benefits of having your own pet pooch. You don’t want to lose this by training your dog never to utter a noise.
Keeping Things Clean And Tidy
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It’s definitely more of a challenge to keep your home neat and tidy when you have a dog. Even if your charming little friend is perfectly trained, you can’t stop them shedding hair everywhere. So, you might find yourself cleaning the floors more regularly. The good news is that you can get special tools to keep your home clean when you have a dog. There are even vacuums designed to pick up all of that extra hair.
So you see while a dog can be a wonderful new addition to your family, you do need to be prepared for the changes it brings.
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