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4 Worst Reasons to Get a Dog

4 Worst Reasons to Get a Dog. I Want to Teach My Kids Responsibility. 70% of owners surveyed identified the dog “owner” as the female head of household * Dogs are living, breathing creatures with the ability to experience pain and suffering

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4 Worst Reasons to Get a Dog

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  1. 4 Worst Reasons to Get a Dog

  2. I Want to Teach My Kids Responsibility • 70% of owners surveyed identified the dog “owner” as the female head of household * • Dogs are living, breathing creatures with the ability to experience pain and suffering • Lead by example. Do the adults want a dog as part of the family? • Chores, managing money, laundry, dishes, clean their room * Canadian Pet Ownership survey 2001

  3. …but the puppy is free! • 22% of dogs have not been to a Veterinarian in the past 12 months • 31% of Canadian dogs are not spayed or neutered • First year puppy ownership: $2 980.41 • Annual cost of caring for a dog: $2 150.50 • Total cost of ownership with 12 year lifespan: $26 635.91! Ref: OVMA Handbook 2012

  4. I Can’t Leave Him Here!!!!! • 10% of dogs are acquired from pet stores while 35% were obtained from breeders* • Puppy mills are included in breeder statistics • Potential buyers “feel sorry” for less than healthy puppies * Business of Animals Survey, CVJ

  5. My Girlfriend Would LOVE a Puppy for Christmas!!(wouldn’t she?) • In 2010 42 834 dogs were admitted to shelters in Canada* • 6 254 (14%) were euthanized* • Dog ownership should be a well thought out decision * Canadian Federation of Humane Societies 2010 stats

  6. QUESTIONS?

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