Comments on: Frugal pet care in honor of Howie’s 2nd birthday

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:02:56 +0000

I have to agree with the obedience training comments. But I think it depends on the dog. My dog (who is actually my parents’ dog and I haven’t lived with her for 5 years) did well on her own with obedience, but was SO easily distracted when other dogs were around. She needed the classes. Plus there were other great things that we learned. I think each dog is different.

And unrelated – was looking at your 20 Goals list – combine the bikini with the Vegas show! Well, not literally. But from what I have witnessed, people truly believe that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, so they’re content to wear just about anything while laying out by the pool. I know of no one who looks good in a g-string bikini, yet I saw many of them in Vegas. But who cares?! It’s Vegas!
.-= Megan´s last blog ..Thoughtful, Inexpensive Gifts =-.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:59:20 +0000

Just adding my 2 cents, but I would argue that paying for obedience training has saved us tons in the long run. I absolutely still had to put in the time, but after reading several books, and spending hours online looking at training tips, I was still finding myself frustrated. Obedience training was great not only for me and my dog, but also the kids, who learned a lot about handling our fractious puppy. It even turned out to be more frugal in a way, in that we learned a lot of tips that were tailored to our puppy that helped stop the puppy destruction that only leads to spending on replacements.

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:10 +0000

Most of this post strikes me as good advice, but it's not one size fits all. For example, we do carry insurance on our large breed dogs, because we did the cost-benefit analysis and given the costs for anything that could go wrong with them and the likelihood that it will, we come out ahead with the insurance. This has been true over the last three years, even though there have been only three minor illness/injuries covered by our policy. .-= Grace´s last blog ..What's to come =-.

By: EastTXmom

EastTXmom — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:30:51 +0000

Howie’s sooooo adorable!! In February we finally found THE ONE to be part of our family with the kids now 8 & 6 and it definitely was the best decision.

We recently had our ‘baby’ neutered (?) and they asked me while filling out paperwork if we wanted him to have pain meds if he needed them and I was like “of course!” The assistant informed me most people don’t since it cost extra. That makes no sense to me. Not only was it only $11 for the pills, but if this was my child I’d do everything possible to make sure they were comfortable.
Unfortunately, people will cut corners anywhere.

Take care, stay cool, it’s already in the mid 90′s here, ugh!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:17:16 +0000

Howie is adorable! We LOVE our dog too! I buy him some of the best dogfood out there, as well as make him special homemade food as well. I treat him as part of the family and would never skimp on his health. We never board him, we pay someone to come to the house and watch him. It's a worthwhile price to pay for an animal who gives us so much in return! .-= Sharon´s last blog ..Menu for third week of No Spend Challenge =-.