Where to get a puppy?

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I know its been mentioned that Costco now does Pet Meds but not all locations seemed to at once. My local (South Service Rd Stoney Creek) does now and honestly the pricing is amazing. Franks Addisons meds were running us about $300 for a months supply at Costco, the price for the same meds through their pet med supplier cut that down to $135. I priced out his Simparica Trio and the savings is about $220 for a 6mos supply ($162.84 for 6pack Brown + $159.57 for a 6pack of Green) even with the script charge from the vet it still saves so much.
 
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I know its been mentioned that Costco now does Pet Meds but not all locations seemed to at once. My local (South Service Rd Stoney Creek) does now and honestly the pricing is amazing. Franks Addisons meds were running us about $300 for a months supply at Costco, the price for the same meds through their pet med supplier cut that down to $135. I priced out his Simparica Trio and the savings is about $220 for a 6mos supply ($162.84 for 6pack Brown + $159.57 for a 6pack of Green) even with the script charge from the vet it still saves so much.
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When I got Simparica Green from Oz, it was $131/6 months, no prescription required. Vet was $50/mo for the pill or $50 to write the prescription. It's good to know costco is solidly cheaper than the vet.
 
How is everyone transporting their dogs? I'm being made to feel guilty that I'm just sitting / laying Lucy down on the front seat / footwell and it's too dangerous for her.

I'm not planning on putting her in the bed, and in the Odyssey she just lays on the floor b/w the seats.

What's the brain trust here do?
 
mimico_polak said:
How is everyone transporting their dogs? I'm being made to feel guilty that I'm just sitting / laying Lucy down on the front seat / footwell and it's too dangerous for her.

I'm not planning on putting her in the bed, and in the Odyssey she just lays on the floor b/w the seats.

What's the brain trust here do?
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Until recently.. she stood with her front legs on the center console and back legs on the rear seat. She still tries to so it but now I make her sit or lay on the back seat.
 
My daughter has custom crates strapped into the rear of her SUV , her thoughts are too many dogs escape in a crash and are left wandering around confused.
My dog sits on the backseat , we have done this for decades . My parents used to let us stand up in the backseat and pretend we were surfers while dad swerved all over the road .
I could probably do better .


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mimico_polak said:
How is everyone transporting their dogs? I'm being made to feel guilty that I'm just sitting / laying Lucy down on the front seat / footwell and it's too dangerous for her.

I'm not planning on putting her in the bed, and in the Odyssey she just lays on the floor b/w the seats.

What's the brain trust here do?
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Normally between the kids in the back seat. If it's a long drive, clipped into seat belt buckle. He doesn't try to move around much, that's more to help if there was a crash. Occasionally, I'll.put him in the back as it gives everyone more room. He lays down and goes to sleep. In a hard corner, he slides around back there and then the head pops up as he tries to figure out what is going on.
 
I would also recommend a seat belt type restraint.. the only reason I don’t use one is my dog will tear it to free herself. It only takes her a split second to go thru a 1.5 - 2 inch thick nylon leash.
 
My daughter's ten pound pup liked to sit on the passenger's lap. That blocked the rear view mirror on that side and just about caused a crash. Now she sits on the passenger's lap but the passenger is in the back seat.

Roof pillar sizes, head rests and streamlining have drastically reduced driver vision.

Ever sit in an early 1960's Chevy bubble top? No B pillars. Skinny A and C pillars. No head rests. No large rear view mirrors. No or very little tint.
 
Back seat of the Jetta is basically his (not this one but similar). Combined with a Swivel Carabiner that locks into seatbelt buckle to keep him in car esp. in case of an accident so he dosnt bolt.
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GreyGhost said:

Pets Megastore - Discount Medical Supplies for Pets

Here you'll find a huge range of heavily discounted pet supplies, pet medication and pet products. Including all major brands, international shipping available.
www.pets-megastore.com.au www.pets-megastore.com.au

No prescription required (vet wanted $50 for prescription).
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Got Simparica Trio flea meds through them and saved a fair bit even with express shipping (bad planning on my part).
Well worth while when you need enough for a 150LB dog.
Eight days to my door FWIW.
 
mimico_polak said:
9 weeks and we got our participation prize. It’s been great and highly recommend Eric and his training classes.

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We’re still not sure if we’ll go to the next level…but for now we will keep at it.
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Pfft.....

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How many dropped out? I think about 3 couldn't hack it im my class.

If you enjoy the classes, it's worth it.

Whisky ended up being an advanced dog in the end. We stopped going when he had his health problem a few years back.

That was also when he was in Streetville.
 
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Pfft.....

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How many dropped out? I think about 3 couldn't hack it im my class.

If you enjoy the classes, it's worth it.

Whisky ended up being an advanced dog in the end. We stopped going when he had his health problem a few years back.

That was also when he was in Streetville.
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Wow nice congrats! We only had ‘Most Improved’ in our class…no top dog.

He gave us the speech about advanced levels but honestly I don’t see a need right now.

$900 for a full year depending on how many classes you go could def be worth it.

Or you pay $900 and never go…

Like a gym membership!
 
Our new dog has her last class of puppy school next Tuesday , she won’t be valedictorian and may get voted most likely to reoffend but it been a good experience


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So this guy
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Super traininable, super smart, but we need so much more time to build "exposure"

He gets fear-reactive with unknown dogs (certain breeds more than others), esp on leash. I'd love to just have him sit at the "entrance"/parking lot of a dog park on a busy day to desensitize him to "traffic" that doesn't concern him. We've gotten him pretty good to being off leash on our front deck, he'll stay close to us as people walk by and as dogs pass by too and he's learned to relax.

Timing of us getting him was bad, we couldnt plan a big medical event would hit us and we were on the right track prior to that but now we're playing catch up after a year if instability for the pup. Ugh
 
We haven’t tried a dog park yet and maybe we should. Lucy is extremely skittish so we think it was abuse at the breeder.

But she shakes a lot, shows lots of affection, and is chill with most dogs except some where she drops on her back and spreads em.
 
mimico_polak said:
We haven’t tried a dog park yet and maybe we should. Lucy is extremely skittish so we think it was abuse at the breeder.

But she shakes a lot, shows lots of affection, and is chill with most dogs except some where she drops on her back and spreads em.
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Fred is shooting blanks now so stop in on the way to the cottage sometime. They can roll around. He loves dogs but is a bit much for some that don't appreciate his full attention.
 
mimico_polak said:
We haven’t tried a dog park yet and maybe we should. Lucy is extremely skittish so we think it was abuse at the breeder.

But she shakes a lot, shows lots of affection, and is chill with most dogs except some where she drops on her back and spreads em.
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I wouldn’t jump to that conclusion. Skittish can be many things..
Is she skittish no matter who she’s with? Is it only around dogs? Does it go away when she’s around other dogs? Is it worse when she’s with the wife, or you, etc…?
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