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March 27th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Oh boy.. saving money while having six dogs is near impossible! Plus, we buy the best of everything.. food, beds, vet care, etc. No skimping for us.
And I have to disagree about the obedience classes. There is nothing like having a good trainer to bounce ideas off of. I have learned a lot from books, and have read a lot. However, books can’t answer my questions. My obedience instructor can, and she’s the best!
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March 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
wow 6 dogs would be too much for me!
Great post, some very good ways to save money. I will agree that my dog used to love stuffed animals, even if they were from a thrift store.
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March 27th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Hmmm…about the only one I’d be willing to do is look for toys at the thrift store but unless they are squeaky they won’t want it. I agree that most of these tips save money but do they save time? And what is your time worth? My time is worth more than the cost of taking my dogs to the groomers. It takes at LEAST two hours for me to groom all three of them and that doesn’t include drying them. They always look much nicer coming home from the groomer.
Hubby doesn’t trust anyone to walk our dogs so they get to go to daycare where they are in a controlled environment.
I will look into the Front line alternative though because that is what we use too and it is expensive.
I can’t cut my dog’s claws. I just can’t. And I won’t. It creeps me out.
I used to be able to clip my cat’s claws. But even that makes me shudder.
Also, I just read somewhere that peanuts and peanut butter is bad for dogs. Perhaps someone could look into that. I can’t even remember where I read it but it freaked me out because we always fill out dog bones (once the marrow is gone) with peanut butter. Eek!
And we’re actually going to be increasing our expenditures on food because we’re switching to Solid Gold soon. And the BARF menu for them. *gulp* Talk about expensive.
Hubby says that having dogs is a trial run for kids. It sure is as expensive.
We even have insurance for them!!! =D
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March 27th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Great ideas! My old girl used to love loft of soft pillows to lie on and I would always give her my old ones or pick her up those I found on sale or in thrift stores. Why spend extra on the dog pillows that the pet stores have when many house/people pillows are the same thing for less money! Oh and peanut butter is just fine for dogs, its chocolate that is bad!
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March 28th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Chels is the same with the squeaky toys…but there are some things I will cut back on and others I wont… but where I can save I do…
I like these tips,one that is working for me is to pay a little to the vet each week (insurance plans arent the norm here) so i pay $10 a week, Chels actually likes going to the vet..then if there is anything unforeseen I will be ahead financially…
Ta lindsay…some good ideas here
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March 28th, 2008 at 11:34 am
As far as I know, peanut butter is just fine for dogs as long as it’s in moderation. I have also heard of some dogs developing an allergy to it.
I really like Abbey’s idea to pay a little to the vet every week. That way, if you bring your dog along every time, she will think going to the vet is fun. Plus, you’ll have money saved for when it’s needed.
March 30th, 2008 at 12:14 am
One thing that I did for our dog to save some money was to make her dog bed. I took a twin size bed sheet from college, folded it in half a couple times, and then sewed three of the sides. I put velcro on the fourth side, and stuffed it with old bed pillows.
She loves it, and it’s really easy to wash and replace the pillows. One really nice thing is that I was able to make it just the right size for her favorite spot in our bedroom
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April 1st, 2008 at 3:17 am
My g/f just gave me the tip to beat all tips (well in our home anyway)…
squash the toilet paper flat on the holder…. that way they cant unroll it and race off..lol..simple but effective…
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