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RE: Experienced dog owners, I need your opinion - 4/13/2012 8:32:50 PM

Aynne88

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I think you are making the right decision. I feel so bad for you. But you will bear through it I promise. I know it will be hard. I am really so very sorry.

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RE: Experienced dog owners, I need your opinion - 4/13/2012 8:35:47 PM

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I have a predetermined amount I will spend on each of my dogs, and it goes down as they get older. How do you handle this?

I got kinda lost on this statement and here is why:

older house, more maintenance
older car, more maintenance
older You, more maintenance

Also, unexpected repairs....always.

I had a 14yo cat I had to drop a grand on when he was 11yo. Within a week or two, he was back to racing me down the hall like he had done his whole life. He lived another 3 years of quality life, though there were daily pills and weekly liquid nutrient injections. I would have dropped way more than that for those last 3 years together with him. I still have occasional dreams of him.

I know it is hard to make decisions like this on a fixed income with other life issues and in this economy. There is no wrong or right answers on things like this as there are too many factors involved and everyone's situation is different. Only you can decide. Good luck to you.

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