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I'm thinking of adopting this puppy at 6 weeks but I need to know how much I'll be spending on vaccinations. Which vaccinations are required? Which vaccinations aren't? Does the dog need to be spayed/neutered?
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I am not going to lie, if you want to be a good pet owner.. it is expensive. You will need to get a minimum of 3 round of shots for him this year, than a round a year after that. If you got to a shot clinic, each round will probably cost between $30-50, as someone mentioned earlier. If you go to a vet office, it will be more like $75-100.
Further, food isn't cheap.... around $30 a month for a high caliber food. I assume you also want to buy your pup toys, a crate, leashe, etc.
If you get your pup spayed or neutered at a clinic, it will probably cost around $100. If you go to a vet office, between $300-400. I suggest going with a spay or neuter unless you have a good reason not to (personally, I am waiting until my pup is full grown, but we watch him constantly so he can't reproduce). If you don't spay a female, she will menstruate and you will need to buy doggie diapers.
In addition, you need to buy monthly heartworm and flea/tick prevention. This is very important. If you don't give your dog heartworm protection, there is a HIGH probability he will get heartworm and that is fatal (or very expensve to treat). The cost depends on the size of the dog... around $20 a month. Plus, every year your vet will make you test him to make sure he does not have heartworm (around $30)... it is a good thing to test for anyway.
Finally, unexpected expenses come up all the time. My dog got an ear infection this summer..... it cost $100 to treat. My dog ate something he shouldn't have when he went outside to relieve himself (caused a bowel obstruction) this past December and it cost $1,000. Granted, these are not everyday expenses and most people don't have dogs that get bowel obstructions. I am just trying to inform that dogs can get very expensive.
My dog is the first dog I have had "on my own" as an adult- not through my parents. My mom and dad told me dogs were expensive, but I had no idea. I love my little guy and would never trade him for the world.... he is hard work and expensive though.
This is maybe more information than you bargained for.. just thought you may want to know some of the other potential costs. Good luck!
I am not going to lie, if you want to be a good pet owner.. it is expensive. You will need to get a minimum of 3 round of shots for him this year, than a round a year after that. If you got to a shot clinic, each round will probably cost between $30-50, as someone mentioned earlier. If you go to a vet office, it will be more like $75-100.
Further, food isn't cheap.... around $30 a month for a high caliber food. I assume you also want to buy your pup toys, a crate, leashe, etc.
If you get your pup spayed or neutered at a clinic, it will probably cost around $100. If you go to a vet office, between $300-400. I suggest going with a spay or neuter unless you have a good reason not to (personally, I am waiting until my pup is full grown, but we watch him constantly so he can't reproduce). If you don't spay a female, she will menstruate and you will need to buy doggie diapers.
In addition, you need to buy monthly heartworm and flea/tick prevention. This is very important. If you don't give your dog heartworm protection, there is a HIGH probability he will get heartworm and that is fatal (or very expensve to treat). The cost depends on the size of the dog... around $20 a month. Plus, every year your vet will make you test him to make sure he does not have heartworm (around $30)... it is a good thing to test for anyway.
Finally, unexpected expenses come up all the time. My dog got an ear infection this summer..... it cost $100 to treat. My dog ate something he shouldn't have when he went outside to relieve himself (caused a bowel obstruction) this past December and it cost $1,000. Granted, these are not everyday expenses and most people don't have dogs that get bowel obstructions. I am just trying to inform that dogs can get very expensive.
My dog is the first dog I have had "on my own" as an adult- not through my parents. My mom and dad told me dogs were expensive, but I had no idea. I love my little guy and would never trade him for the world.... he is hard work and expensive though.
This is maybe more information than you bargained for.. just thought you may want to know some of the other potential costs. Good luck!
How to keep an escape-artist dog in her kennel?
J
One of my dogs has recently become quite an escape-artist. She has a big plastic kennel with metal door. She will paw at the top latch until it unhinges and then push the door until the bottom latch comes out too. I reinforced the middle of the door with a carabeener, but that too was unlatched within 5 minutes!!!
We never leave her in the crate for more than 5 hours, and most days she usually is not in the crate. The only reason I crate her is to prevent her from getting into something dangerous when we are gone. We had a scare where we thought she ate a battery that was missing...$300 later she was fine, but our wallet was not! She usually does fine if we just leave her to roam the house (with bedroom and bathroom doors closed), but I still worry about her ingesting something dangerous.
I have included a pic of the kennel door below- just click on the link.
Thank you for any helpful suggestions!
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@Oppial: Thank you! She has my heart :)
@Heart: That is a very good point! She recently pulled/strained a muscle in her neck & it resulted in a fever. Vet prescribed muscle relaxers, and now she is back to normal again. I do wonder if she pulled a muscle trying to get out of her kennel. It's either that or when a friend of mine was being a little too rough with her for my liking.
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It doesn't matter the size or shape of the kennel. What matters is how they perceive it. It is obvious that she associates the kennel with something negative, what you have to do is reverse that. For starters you should not put a dog in a kennel with pent up energy. She had a lot of energy to be working on the kennel. You have to drain the energy away before you put her in for the day. Take her for a long walk, run, bike, rollerblade. If you don't have time in the morning you should get a treadmill and have her do that in the morning for an hour before you leave for the day. Once she is exhausted from all that exercise she won't ave the energy to want to escape.
Second, does she stay in the kennel while you are home. You should practice when you are home that the kennel is a place to rest and relax. After you exercise her take her to the kennel to lay down but don't close the door. Doing this will condition her that the kennel is not a place to be confined but as 'her' place. When she starts feel more secure close the door but don't lock it, leave it a little ajar so she knows that even if the door is closed she can get out.
In time doing this will help with the escaping. You should also train her that just because something is on the floor she in not allowed to touch it and that includes food. Condition her that the only thing she should put in her mouth is what you give her.
I hope this helps
It doesn't matter the size or shape of the kennel. What matters is how they perceive it. It is obvious that she associates the kennel with something negative, what you have to do is reverse that. For starters you should not put a dog in a kennel with pent up energy. She had a lot of energy to be working on the kennel. You have to drain the energy away before you put her in for the day. Take her for a long walk, run, bike, rollerblade. If you don't have time in the morning you should get a treadmill and have her do that in the morning for an hour before you leave for the day. Once she is exhausted from all that exercise she won't ave the energy to want to escape.
Second, does she stay in the kennel while you are home. You should practice when you are home that the kennel is a place to rest and relax. After you exercise her take her to the kennel to lay down but don't close the door. Doing this will condition her that the kennel is not a place to be confined but as 'her' place. When she starts feel more secure close the door but don't lock it, leave it a little ajar so she knows that even if the door is closed she can get out.
In time doing this will help with the escaping. You should also train her that just because something is on the floor she in not allowed to touch it and that includes food. Condition her that the only thing she should put in her mouth is what you give her.
I hope this helps
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