Your six year old daughter has been hassling you for a pet puppy . Your partner believes it is time you  you thought about it. Hence you are contemplating buying a dog.

You are fairly well-heeled, and own a good sized house together with a huge back yard and front garden, and think you can easily supply a good home for a dog.

But wait; there certainly is much more to it than the question of living space, a dog is purchased to become another member of the family, for the rest of its life. Stay with me to understand what is needed to bring home a new pet puppy.

The principal and most important factor is MONEY. You be in a financial position, to take care of the continuous costs of owning a pet dog.

1. Food. – Dogs cannot be fed just anything and everything, they are in need of quality unique pet food and that is not available for nothing.

2. Vet Bills – Dogs are supposed to visit a vet on a recurring basis. They have ongoing scheduled and regular treatments like worming; this is including the need to be rushed off to the vet because of sudden sickness, and veterinarians are not cheap.

3. Dog Accessories. – Dogs are need of items made specially for them, and the two very needed accessories are the dog crate and the dog bed, and both these items can be a bit expensive.

The dog would also need , name tags, feeding bowls, chew toys, an outdoor kennel, collar, leash, and a lot more indispensable items, that by all means the dog deserves, the cost of which can all add up.

There is also the much needed puppy training classes, which can be very helpful in training a dog to be the well behaved and disciplined pet that everyone would love. Good raining classes cost a bit of money.

Do you have enough money to spend on the dog without it hurting you and the family? If yes, then let us see if you are ready for the second most important aspect, TIME.

A K9 is a social animal, and is healthy, happy, and well behaved, only it it grows up while spending enough time in the company of it’s pack leader – you.

How much time can you reserve every day to give to your new friend? There is also times, when you may well have to stop whatever you are doing and only have time for the dog.

Even if you have the financial means to cater for the dogs material needs as described above, if you cannot find the time to spend with the animal on a daily basis, especially in its formative months, then may be a dog, is definitely not the best pet for you.

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