I haven't owned a dog in my adult life. Wife is trying to convince me to get one

Nov 17, 2019
6:31:33pm

Mister P All-American

It's not like the old days. It seems to me you're expected to pay high vet bills when a dog has health problems. Am I wrong?

Would you be considered a monster or even a criminal if you want to put a dog down over a $500 vet bill?

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I haven't owned a dog in my adult life. Wife is trying to convince me to get one

Mister P

11/17/19 6:31pm

get pet insurance

BIG XII Coug

11/17/19 6:32pm

That's dumb. If I were to get a dog I'd just save a monthly amount.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:44pm

I spent $5k on a new ACL for the dog b/c of kids and wife.

BIG XII Coug

11/17/19 6:47pm

If I couldn't handle the crying of my kids and wife I'd already have a dog.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:49pm

But isn't the fact that you're considering it proof that you can't handle it?

chago04

11/17/19 6:51pm

I'm not considering it. Just curious about the current state of dog ownership.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:52pm

In that case. Tell her who is boss. Say no to the dog. Put up your feet

BIG XII Coug

11/17/19 6:52pm

Actually, she's making cookies.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:54pm

Chocolate chip?

BIG XII Coug

11/17/19 6:55pm

Sugar.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:56pm

Frosting too?

BIG XII Coug

11/17/19 6:56pm

Of course.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:59pm

Not by me but by a lot of people today you would be.

blueaussie

11/17/19 6:33pm

My opinion on the subject:

LeftOfNormal

11/17/19 6:36pm

Those of us with dogs have a fenced in yard thus allowing us to let them out

VACOUGFAN

11/17/19 6:41pm

Do you leave the crap in your yard?

Baron

11/17/19 6:47pm

Yep. They have their own area back there that's separate from the rest of the

VACOUGFAN

11/17/19 6:51pm

Gross

Baron

11/17/19 6:53pm

Uh huh.

VACOUGFAN

11/17/19 6:55pm

I send the kids out on poop patrol regularly to scoop it and put in dumpster

byujag

11/17/19 6:57pm

My dog is trained to go when I tell her

WorfoSAUR

11/17/19 7:04pm

It’s a great lifestyle move, I lost 5lbs in the first week I owned the dog

JOPE

11/17/19 7:23pm

That’s a strange dog. There’s a fix for these issues - don’t get a weird dog

YIsForBrigham

11/17/19 7:07pm

Currently dog-sitting. We're on day 9 of 10 and it blows. I'm not a dog person

Santos L. Halper

11/17/19 8:16pm

After a while you won’t want to put it down over a $500 vet bill.

DirtyHippieUte

11/17/19 6:43pm

RE: After a while you won’t want to put it down over a $500 vet bill.

Mister P

11/17/19 6:45pm

So kind of like your kids. They grow on you.

blueaussie

11/17/19 7:02pm

Like kids in the sense that they can be very difficult sometimes, but you love

Jay Rick

11/17/19 11:38pm

I don’t understand the appeal of dogs. I prefer for my yard to be usable, my c

ballen

11/17/19 6:49pm

I understand the appeal of dogs big time. But yes those are valid concerns.

JmThms

11/17/19 6:50pm

I have 2 dogs and nothing you stated is accurate in my case. My dogs take me out

Dynomite

11/17/19 6:58pm

Yeah, I feel like a terrible person when people talk about pets. I feel no

ballen

11/17/19 7:00pm

I love dogs, but I can't have one. I tried a silky terrier puppy for four months

JmThms

11/17/19 7:14pm

Get the right dog and none of those things exist. That's us

Crazy Joe Davola

11/17/19 7:09pm

I have a Giant Schnauzer and he doesn't shed at all

cre1ghton

11/17/19 7:52pm

Don't do it! It's like having another child, only this one never grows up.

Kerbouchard

11/17/19 6:55pm

Its a dog. Dont worry about it. Id shop around. Can probably do better than $500

Backcountry

11/17/19 6:55pm

We not only bought insurance, but the Wellness coverage for at least the first year (covers checkups and shots).

Ragnar Danneskjold

11/17/19 7:06pm

That depends on where you get your dog.

webster242

11/17/19 8:20pm

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