Puppies

Cons • Regardless of his age, a dog should not be left on his own for more than four hours a day, so if you go out to school or to work you will need to make suitable dog-sitting arrangements. A puppy cannot be left for this long as it is important to establish a house-training routine at an early age. • If you want to go on vacation, you will have to make arrangements for your dog if you do not want to take him with you. • There are financial issues involved in owning a grooming expenses if you have a high-maintenance breed, routine preventative health care (such as vaccinations or flea and worming treatment), vet bills for unexpected problems, pet-sitting, and possibly fees for boarding kennels. • You will need to exercise your dog on a daily basis, regardless of the weather! • Your housekeeping may suffer; even the best cared for dogs shed hairs on the carpet and come home from a walk with muddy paws. dog, which go beyond the purchase price of a puppy. You need to budget for food,

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Puppies