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Why? Are you feeding them to your boa constrictor? LOL!
Check your local humane societies for the lowest initial cost in getting a dog. But, beware - you may be adopting someone else's problems. How cheap is a dog that chews up all your stuff or ruins your rugs by peeing on them?
Quality dogs are expensive to buy and raise. The breeder has to pay for a stud fee, health exams and tests for canine VD. Dogs sometimes have to be delivered by an expensive c-section. The pups then need food and shots and worming and lots of care for eight weeks. One of my breeder friends once calculated that she made less than $1.85 per hour after expenses!
All dogs cost money to take care of. A good pup can cost $1000 or more. Even “free” dogs aren’t free. Puppy shots are another $200, then $100 a year. Annual Heartworm test and preventative medication $100. Professional trainer $600 and up. Going on vacation? Boarding kennel $40/day. Spaying? $250. If you can't afford to pay for a good dog, maybe you can't afford to maintain one either?
Dogs are terrific companions but they require training and discipline and exercise. Dogs live 10 - 14 years. Paying $1000 for a pup means that the dog cost you less than $100 a year - is that really too much?
Find a good breeder by going to www.akc.org or talking to people at dog shows. You can also find info about the breed clubs on the akc site - they probably have a rescue group where you can get an older dog for less money. The best breeders will be members of their breed club, promoting healthy dogs with great temperaments. They should ask you a bunch of questions to make sure their puppy will be getting a good home. If all a "breeder" seems to care about is whether your check will clear, you can be sure he won't care a week later when the pup is dying from distemper or parvo and you want your money back.
Whatever you do, DON'T go to a pet shop, a flea market or buy one sight-unseen off the Internet!! You'll pay top dollar for what is usually a poor quality puppy mill dog. And you'll be supporting one of the cruelest industries in the country. The breeding animals are often kept in deplorable conditions - spending their entire lives in small wire-bottomed cages. They probably haven't been vaccinated against contagious diseases or tested for any health or temperament problems or genetic diseases - that costs money and cuts into their profits. A female is often bred every time she comes into heat. When her poor little body can't take it any more, she is often clubbed in the head and tossed into a dumpster or an open ditch. Most puppy mills ship their pups to pet stores at wholesale prices and many pups die before they even get there.
If you can't afford a dog, get a rabbit or a guinea pig - they're friendly, easy to keep, live in a cage, and don't have to be walked or trained.
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http://www.petfinder.com
save a life ♥
Are you really ready for a dog??
Go to your local ASPCA.
petfinders.com, ASPCA or your local shelter. Remember to spay or neuter your pet.
If you can't afford to buy or adopt a dog, how ya gonna afford to feed and vet it? It's gonna cost to keep a dog you know.
check your local classifieds or newspaper, log on to the newspaper's website, go under classifieds, then pets
good luck
Try this site - www.lab-retriever.net
There is always somebody on this chat board finding dogs in desperate need of a home. Usually the dogs posted are at kill shelters and their days are numbered. So I guess if you try hard enough your be saving a life. Good luck & hope this helps.
Yes just log on to www.free dogs.com
Free dogs are everywhere, even in your own neighborhood.. hopefully you are not looking for free dogs for other than loving them..
It's great that you want to take in a dog that needs a home but I hope you realize that there's no such thing as a "free"dog. If you're not up to the vet, medicine, and food costs, don't do it right now. If you are aware of the costs, find a local shelter.
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