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Are Dogs Only For The Rich?

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Tarser | 12:59 Sun 21st Jan 2018 | Animals & Nature
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I have one dog and I am amazed at how much money I have spent to keep him. Every time I walk into the Vet surgery, a large chunk of money is lost even after a 15 minute consultation. Add the tablets or injections and it's not uncommon for me to pay nearly £100 a visit. Then there's the monthly insurance payments, the massive kennel fees when you go on holiday - £250 for a week!

I really love my dog but it just seems that dogs are now exclusively for the rich and as much as I would always want the companionship of a dog, I'm sure that I won't be having another one...

so not really a question, more of a moan and request for empathy!
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Having a dog is slightly less expensive than having a child.
13:02 Sun 21st Jan 2018
I don't think I'll be able to woof, sick of reading about animal cruelty.
It was just NoM saying dogs weren't culled in Spain.
Oh I see.
I never said dogs weren't culled in Spain, I said I didn't know of any state sponsored culls.

I certainly know about the cruelty to Galgos.

Please don't misquote me again.
My dogs have been worth every penny that's been spent on them. They have paid me back in abundance.
No, not only for the rich, same as cats. Our little Minnie (cat) cost us a small fortune in the months before she died - but until then the main costs had been annual boosters. Evened out over her life of 15 years it wasn't excessive - it just seemed to come in lumps.

Tyke is, so far, just on the jabs. I agree, though, that vets' fees do seem huge when all they do is a quick check and a booster jab. The P.D.S.A. is one of my preferred charities, perhaps you could try there for more reasonable costs.

Appropos earlier points - there are horrible things go on overseas, our dog is a French rescue dog (because we lived there) but I would say that there are dogs in deep need in the UK, so start there first. As far as I am concerned the R.S.P.C.A. is a slaughter machine, I haven't contributed to it for 40 years - rescue one from there if you can. Small rant over. :)
NoMercy "I've got to be honest, Doug, I don't remember any annual culls in Spain"

I see nothing there about state sponsorship.

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