My wife and I are on a fixed income, we are wanting to get a puppy that we can give a good loving home. We don't have the $85.00, to adopt one. How can I get a puppy?
2007-03-04 09:47:37 · 14 answers · asked by carl m 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
try www.petfinder.com they have local resuces and nation wide rescues and also private ads of ppl lookin to place their dogs. Adoption range from free-150 so you just gotta look
2007-03-04 09:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by mz3sum69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies are more than just the cost the buy one. Vet bills, food, toys, and the many unexpected costs can run you easily $500-700 in the first year alone, if not more. Won’t it be sad when you can’t afford to get his second and third puppy shots, and he dies from something he wasn’t vaccinated against? Won’t it be sad that he has to eat cheap dog food that probably does him more harm that good? I don't mean to sound harsh, and I can definitely appreciate your desire to have a dog, but the hard truth is, if you can’t pay $85 dollars, then you can’t afford to own a dog. Love alone is not enough to make you a good, responsible dog owner. It would be best for everyone if you wait until you are more financially comfortable until choosing to own a dog.
EDIT: However, I’d like to make a suggestion. If you must, must, must get a dog now, and you are not willing to wait (although I personally believe that you should), get an ADULT dog. No puppy shots, most likely already spayed/neutered, already house trained, and less likely to cause costly damage by chewing. The classified ads are full of ads like, “Family dog free to a good home. Landlord won’t allow.” or “Dog doesn’t get along with our new baby. Free to a loving home.” Be patient, one will come up. This dog will be afraid, leaving the family it has come to know, and will need someone patient and understanding. If you plan to leave this terrified dog at home all day while you both go to work, you are not a good candidate for this dog. But, if you have the time and the love, it might be something you want to think about. There will still be costs involved, planned and unplanned, but it will be far less that puppy costs.
2007-03-04 10:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mandy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't mean to be negative but if you can't afford the $85 adoption fee than more and likely you can't afford a dog period. You have to buy food,toys and other supplies. You have the vet bills, heart worm meds and flea meds. Even if you get a small dog you still need to plan on spending at least $50 a month on that dog. You should really consider if you can afford a dog or not.
THE WORST THING EVER IS FOR SOMEONE TO GET A DOG AND KEEP IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN THROW AWAY TO A SHELTER OR SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE OR THEY CANT AFFORD IT ANYMORE.
Also remember too, what if that dog got sick are you prepared to spend thousands of dollars to make sure it gets well. I just lost a dog to cancer a few weeks ago and I spent over a thousand dollars just to find out it was fatal and had to be humanely put him down.
Just take all this into consideration before you actually get a dog.
2007-03-08 04:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by Jojobean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep an eye out for a friend that has a litter of puppies. Also, check out craiglist.com there are always poeple that are in a pinch and trying to find a new home for a pet. They either give them away, or have a small fee. They also include supplies sometimes.
If you can't afford the $85.00, they I dought your budget could support the supplies to take care of the animal. There of course is food $20-$30 and water. There is regular yearly trips to the vet $100+. Also, depending on the age of the animal, there are property up keep costs. You will have to get a dog house, leash, repair carpet (if house training), fix things the animal chews or tears (if it is a pup).
It sounds as if you have not considered the commitment.
2007-03-04 10:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by B H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of "free to a good home" ads in the paper, but before you run out and get a puppy you better think about it first, not being ugly about it but if you can afford to pay for one how are you going to feed it and get all the shots a dog needs, I paid 75.00 just on shots, dog food runs me around 10.00 a week, I hope you think long and hard about all this good luck
2007-03-04 09:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by emma 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A lot of times there will be puppies outside of supermarkets that are for free. Also you could try being an adoptive parent, volunteer to take in dogs for local animal shelters so that they can be socialized
2007-03-04 09:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by clytisciasha 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check adds in newspaper or even write a wanted ad, just remember that the puppy will need to be de sexed and this can be expensive also food and other equipment will cost a lot over time.
2007-03-04 09:53:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot afford the $85 how are you going to afford food, vet, shots, flea and tick, toys, etc....Maybe you should rethink wanting a pet. It's not fair to the dog.
2007-03-04 10:00:06 · answer #8 · answered by B.Woorley 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Look in your local paper, there is always puppies free to good homes in those things. Good luck with it.
2007-03-04 09:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by Randall H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry but dont get one, if you dont have 85 to get one then you can get one, like a dog spends as much as money as human does in a year, and you have to take it to the vet, which is like 4x more money then human doctors and they have to go like 5-6 time a year or more.... groomers tooo, food, toys, everything seriously dude,
2007-03-04 10:04:43 · answer #10 · answered by fire.kisser 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋