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When choosing a dog for your home, the first thing you need to consider isn’t what kind of dog would look cute on your arm, or look tough in neighbourhood, but rather what size he will grow and if he’ll fit into your home! The next thing you need to think about is whether he’ll fit into your life>
A big dog needs a lot of maintenance. The larger the dog, the more space he’ll take up, the more exercise he’ll need and as ugly as bringing up money when talking about what will become a member of your family, the more he’s going to cost you. A large dog costs far more in time and money than a smaller one. Do you have the time and money – as well as the physical space – to comfortable raise a dog that’s tall enough to look the average four year old directly in the eye? If not, you need to downside your search until you find a breed that fits what you have to offer. Just because you have a flat, and work all day, doesn’t mean that you can’t have a dog, it just means you have to be honest about what the dog requires before you rush out and buy it on a whim. Even a small dog requires some attention during the day, is there someone who can look in on it, or even someone – perhaps an elderly neighbour – who would be delighted at little companionship that didn’t need anything more than a dish of water and chance to relieve itself once or twice in your absence each day?
When you make a decision to buy a dog, it’s easy to get caught up in the ideal dog that you’ve always wanted and were never allowed to have. Unfortunately your current physical and budgetary restrictions may make that dream impossible for the moment. Bringing a dog into a home that is too small, and where you’d find it hard to pay food bills never mind veterinary ones, and where you don’t have time to give it adequate walks is a disaster in the making for all of you. Avoid the heartache by assessing your restrictions before choosing the right dog for you.
This post was written by Si Major. Si is the main contributor on OPKM and has written lots of different articles concerning nuts and bolts.
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