Two Things to Consider Before You Get A Dog Take a look at the photo. That’s Clover less than an hour after I got her. You can see the attraction of buying her… or any puppy for that matter. A cute, perfect, innocent puppy… right? Wrong. No puppies are innocent, it’s just not in their […]
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Which breed of dog is right for me? I hate to break it to you… even choosing a breed is complicated. You can’t just pick a breed that you like the look of and a lot of what you read online will be wrong. Here is what choosing Clover has taught me… 1. Do your
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6 Things to consider before you get a dog. I mean, there are far more things to consider, but these are the top six that I should probably have thought about slightly more before buying my floppy eared hound… 1. Can I afford a dog? Clover has bankrupt me. It’s not just the initial cost
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The ruff reality of the cost of dog ownership How much do dogs cost? You’ve decided to get a dog, you’ve chosen your breed and now you’re asking… can I afford it? I’m nearly three years into this dog ownership malarkey and honestly- I cannot afford it. But there’s no going back now, and I’d
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Dog name ideas- the ruff reality ? So, you’ve read my previous blog posts (all of them, I’m sure) and you’ve thought to yourself “yeah, I could get involved with all of that.” You’ve thought carefully about ‘how much do dogs cost’ and you’ve considered all of my ‘top tips before you get a dog.’
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Every three months I go and collect the dog flea and worming treatment…and then Clover and I go into battle.
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I hadn’t thought of any of this. I’d just envisaged that every walk would be perfect and lovely. It isn’t.
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Like any good dog owner who doesn’t want to re-mortgage the house to cover the cost of yet more vet bills, I instantly started googling the problem. “Why does my dog have swollen paws?”.
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Not only was she able to join in the walks, I was able to let her off the lead… if I wanted to. I did want to. More than anything. But I was so scared.
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6 effing weeks I’d spent literally watching Clover’s every move, making sure she was being careful and not jumping or running, and within 3 minutes of being at the vet’s she’s ruined it all
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