The High Cost of Pet Ownerhip!!!!  

I didn't even think about that ....

LOL!! I love this list bacause it's funny but true. LOL!!!

I have a husky right now and I'm looking into getting another dog as playmate for my Frost(the husky) and I'll tell you I spent a pretty penny on him. LOL!! I love him and he was very much worth the money that I spent on him ... I thought this was humorous and truthful and just a little bit of awareness but hey turn this into a mastercard commercial and then put Priceless the love and loyalty of a companion forever!!!

well you know they are family members so look at it like they are a kid. LOL!!! I know mine can't decide wether he is cat or kid!!! He has no clue that he's supposed to be a dog other than he's bigger than the kitties.

I cant have cats CHerokee wiould kill them.
as one got ahole o him when he was little and scatched him good .
No cats even come around the place!

Frost grew up with my kitties and let me tell you he thinks he's a kitty at times.

I think sometimes some dogs to take on some things from cats.
as the black chow cleans all over his dad like he is a mother cat lol.

My puppers likes to curl up into a ball on the dinning room table or coffee table thinking that it's ok to be there and that no he's not to big to do that!!!

good for him! lol

you should see the marks he leaves in my furniture LOL!! but he is so cute, cuddly, and loving so I forgive him of everything...

oh that will soon be a no no lol

well the coffe table needed refinished anyhow so I'm not that upset.. but yep he's not allowedon the table or the coffe table.

lol I bet no animal cat or dog would be aloud on any table in my house.
one reason we dont have cats.

see I'm use to the cats on the tables. That is why everything gets a good washing before dinner or eating. LOL!! And why I'm always cleaning.

I bet

you are most welcome!!:)

LOL!! maybe the next step is that before you can get homeowners insurance you'll have to take you dog to the dog whisperer. LOL!!! won't that be a bill and a half... LOL!! I think that taking a dog to a shrink is just to funny and I can probably imagine the look on your brothers face when they told him to do that... LOL!!!

He was disgusted! lol He's a big , bad policeman and Judo coach and doggy shrinks are not part of his beloief system in any way whatsoever! I am a good baby sister and only told half his friends and colleagues about it! hee hee hee xxx

Yeah I can see his face now.. He was probably more than just a little pissed off. LOL!! and Hey I would have been a bad sister... I would have taken an ad out in the local paper.

LOL I didn't do that as then he would have gotten his revenge! lol Just so you know I had done nothing wrong when I forst passed my driving test and was stopped for a 'vehicle inspection'. As you might imagine I was terrified and the 2 policemen put the fear of God into me - til I sissed it was a set up- if he arranged that when I hadn't done anything who knows what his revenge woul have been for an ad in the paper! lol xxx

your right I would have put it on a billboard just to make sure there was no funny business from my bro if I were ya. LOL!!

LOL You obviously haven't met my brother! lol Should I have added he is also a black belt and senior coach at Niamhs judo club??????? xxx

yeah but then you could always tell him his body is a dealy weapon and that would be aggrivated assualt with a deadly weapon... he he he he.. LOL!! I have a younger brother and he does his own thing I love him to death but we are 14yrs apart and so we don't spend much time together ..

I'm the baby of my family! There are 6 of us and I am the youngest, I am going to be 40 later this year and my brother will be50 a few days later! So I can't tell him his body is a deadly weapon as he is far too old to be considered thus! lol xxx

you'd be surprised at what a 50 yr old body can do. LOL!! Especially with training.

Yeeeurrrrghhh! Thats my brother we are talking about! lol Actually he and my sister in law have been married for nearly 30 years and still hold hands when they are walking about! xxxx

That is so sweet.. I love that they still do that..

Yeah it is sweet....he acts all tough and gruff on the outside but he really loves her and you can see it! xxxx

It's great that he found someone he can be like that with..

I can honeslty say I meant for this as pure humor but, I think those who take it seriously are the ones that are looking for a reason not to get a doggie or puppy. But Yep whoever wrote this did put a lot into it.. But I will say that I know some of it's true .. Like the price of a quality puppy I don't say this lightly but I spent 800 for the dog and then some more money for breeding/showing rights.. Because I wasn't sure if I was going to stud him out or show him... LOL!! But I have to say some things are exaggerations and others are very on or close to on. LOL!!

Yeah, some of them are true, I know, but it sounds as though the person who wrote this was budgeting out for their dog, when they got fed up with the doom and gloom side of it and decided that enough was enough, so they opted to have some fun with it... and it worked! lol.

yep I would have to agree that this was a budget at first. LOL!! You know I made a comment in the of the responses about turning it into a mastercard commercial and then saying Priceless the love and loyalty of a companion forever. LOL!! speaking of my four footed companion for once he wants to be outside and left to play and not be glued to my hip LOL!!! It's actually pretty nice weather to him out there. To me it's still a bit chilly I wish I could bring him to Ireland with me next year.

It would be virtually impossible just for a short visit, my friend. I don't know how the quarantine rules work now... I think they've been lessened but it would be a lot of trouble bringing him.

Sigh I'm going to have to leave him with my friend Pout!!!

Can't the kids take him with them, whilst you're over here or is that out of the question?

my mom can't have dogs or animals at her place and my gram can't handle a husky she weighs under 100lbs and the puppers would kill her or make her break something.. So he has to go to the friends house. :(

It's a shame that he can't stay with the kids but nice that you have a neighbour willing to look after him. You know he's being taken care of properly then.

Well my friend he had a husky that just recently past so they have a pen and area for a doggy .. LOL!!!

plus he loves my frost puppers. Quite actually it's my best friend taking him for the week.

Wow... that will be an ideal place for your dog to stay.

Yep yep or at least I hope. LOL!!

Frost did that when he was a puppy but I broke him of that thank the lord. LOL!!!! But yep that should definitely added to the list.

I broke her of it years ago, but since she's been sick, she started again. I'll just deal with it for a little while longer until her time comes. She's very ill and doesn't have much longer.

i'm so sorry to hear that hun. I hope that when it happens that it's peaceful and remember you have friends here for you to talk to when you need us.

Thanks. I'm hopping for a few more months. I don't think it will be that long though. I'll settle for a few more good weeks. I'm declining to treat her. The pills are $5 each and they will only prolong the inevitable. They will help with the Cushing's, but won't help the liver.

She is such a lover it's a shame her life isn't going to be as long as I want. I'm going to miss her sneaky pain in the butt ways.

I feel for you hun, my gram had 2 cats in renial failure and they gave us treatment options when the it happened to the first cat and I had to give the cat injections every day just to prolong the inevitable and it really didn't help with the quality of life so when the second cat ended up with renial failure we decided to let her hold on until we had to put her down there would be no shots for her just the food change and that was it. I cried each time becuase I grew up with puff and mufff and they were great cats. I'll forever miss them.