Economic Dog Care Tips - Be One of The Responsible Dog Owners

Days are becoming ,more and more harsh, with the fall economy and most of the people, I hang out with, are worried about how to cut short their expenses. "Offload you headache on me", I told them. I asked too many questions to them and found that most of them spend more than they should. Loving dogs and being responsible dog owners doesn't mean you need to go beyond your capacity, breaking your piggy bank savings. Even in the tough economy, when freaking out for a weekend drive sometimes proves to be a hard nut to crack, there are loads of way outs you can still keep dogs and be one of those responsible dog owners who make things easier before they find themselves like a fish out of water.

If you are thinking of adopting a puppy, but at the same time worried about the financial situation... stop worrying any longer! Tension only breeds diseases... nothing else. Just follow these simple steps to cut down the costs without compromising your quality of care.

Save Money on Buying a dog: Wait. Don't make mess in haste. Sit back on your couch with your lappy and look for the breeders in your locality. Make sure you don't get into the traps of brokers. Talk to your pals, asking for the name of the breeders if they know someone. Contact the breeder directly. Look for some more breeders and compare the prices.

Save Money on Dog Care and Puppy Care: Pet parents are tightening up their belts as an effect of the down trodden global economy. Good news is that pet parents can continue providing their puppies with highest quality care. Low cost preventive measures are for all and everyone. Visit low-cost vaccination clinics of PETCO. Right kind of preventive care at the right time is the way to cut cost in the future. A responsible dog owner knows well that his dog can be protected from many life threatning diseases and the huge expenses thereby, simply by vaccinating, deworming and heartworm preventative. Look for the clinics that offer low-cost vaccinations. Dog owners can greatly reduce the chance of their pets contracting diseases like distemper, heartworm disease, parainfluenza, and canine parvovirus and the expenses involved in treating the diseases by taking some simple steps for prevention. Vaccinate your puppy at least against Rabies and diseases like distemper, heartworm disease, parainfluenza, and canine parvovirus. PETCO is really doing a fabulous job... I must say. "As the economy slows, we've seen an increase in the number of customers visiting our clinics nationwide. This program offers a budget-friendly solution to pet parents looking to provide a great quality preventative care to their dogs and cats," said Taylor Phillips, PETCO's vice president of pet services new growth.

Save Money on Dog Grooming: No point taking your dog to one of those dog grooming salons that charge high for their services. If you can't bathe him at home, you can take him to a do-it-yourself dog washing facility suit. Advisable is to wash him and groom him at home... that saves a lot of money.

Save Money on Pet Food: If your commercial dog food brand proves to be too expensive, you can look for a discount pet supply stores that offer varieties of specialty dog food brands - both holistic and natural, at much budgeted price. Buying larger quantities at a time will be even more cheaper, which saves a lot of average total expenses. You can make home made food for your dogs and puppies. Your vet is the best person to advice you on the ingredients you should consider, while making high quality home made foods.

Save Money on Veterinary Medicines: If you are on a tight budget constraint, certain veterinary medicines may prove to be expensive for you. Ask your vet for substitute medicines of lower cost. There are lots of brands that sell medicines of same composition at different price. Homeopathy can be more effective at minimum cost!

Online Shopping for dog stuff: Save money on purchasing dog products. This may sound weired to many dog owners, but it works! Online shopping for pet products is the best way to get the right thing at much affordable price range. You can order some of the prescription medicines and all non-prescription medicines online. Dog products like flea preventives and heartworm preventatives, dog shampoo, dog soaps and even dog foods and treats, which might prove to be expensive in pet supply stores can be found in much cheaper cost in online shopping sites.Companies like 1-800-PetMeds usually comes up with the quality range of products at almost an unbeatably low price range.

Save Money on Dog Training: Specially dogs like German Shepherd Dogs, Mastiffs, Rottweilers, Great Danes etc. are required to be obedience trained. If you are looking forward to cutting down your budget, better be a trainer yourself. Yes... it's no magic! True that training is not everyone's cup of tea, but clicker dog training kit consist of the whole manual book that can educate you to be a trainer of your dog. Some of the clicker dog training kit provides you with the video CD or DVD to help beginners to learn the foundation skills that one must possess as a trainer or handler. The guide manual and the CD will teach you the basics of clicker training. Training session should be started of as early as 8 - 12 weeks of age.