Costs of dogs
 

Im a 21year old senior in college renting a small house with 4 other guys. I have the option to get a 7 week old housebroken rottweiler/German shepard puppy mix. Whats a ballpark on costs/problems with a puppy? We dont own a anything nice (half of us are grinding it out at 3/6 or 5/10)and of couse we have a no pet clause in our rental agreement. Would I be compleatly retarded to get one ?

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Im a 21year old senior in college renting a small house with 4 other guys. I have the option to get a 7 week old housebroken rottweiler/German shepard puppy mix. Whats a ballpark on costs/problems with a puppy? We dont own a anything nice (half of us are grinding it out at 3/6 or 5/10)and of couse we have a no pet clause in our rental agreement. Would I be compleatly retarded to get one ?

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yes

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I'm going to go with yes.

I got a dog with some roomates my sophmore year. I love the little [censored] but its a long term commitment if you aren't a bastard. It will impact where you can live. Your schedule will revolve around it later. It seems like fun, but you probably have no clue where you will be next year.

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If it is 7 weeks old it probably isn't housebroken.

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if ur barely making it now dont get one and especially if it violates your lease then NO...the cost of a dog properly cared for is not cheap. Food, vet bills, care items, toys, treats (100s a year just on the vet bills alone with REQUIRED shots)...it also requires alot of attention almost equal to that of a small child. U cant just go out of town when u feel like it and u will be stuck with the dog for 7+ years thus when your out of college u will have to consider where u are going to live based on the pet u have with u. They are great to have...but the dog u are gettin is large and requires even more care. If the general things u will have to give up and the costs are less of a concern in comparison to wanthing the dog then get it...but realize the commitment alone is a ton.

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Just know that taking in a puppy is almost the equivalent of having a new baby to take care of.

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I'm guessing he doesn't have any newborn babies in the house to make this comparison to.

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I'm guessing he doesn't have any newborn babies in the house to make this comparison to.

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Don't be a wiseass, you both know what I mean.

P.S. Is wiseass one word or two when used in my context?

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Hyphenating is the safest bet IMO.

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That was my second guess. Should have been my first.