Spending Money

As it says there in the title, spending money it seemed i was suddenly not going out shopping or spending money at all. I would spend any spare time i had cuddling up to my puppy or taking him on new and exciting walks or did i? Because the internet is a sly thing, you buy one thing here and another couple there and suddenly it's like you've spent a lot.

Buying items for your new puppy soon adds up. New toys, even the cheap £1 ones. Collars, leads, longer leads, harnesses, a flat bed, then a puffy bed. dog treats for all the training... and the food!! Adding it up can be quite overwhelming to see how much you've spent. I used to try and reason it with but, he needs it. As it turns out, not so much. Sure the toys were really helpful in the beginning now it just makes your living room look like a tornado has whipped through it and sure he has two different types of bed, but the sofa is his favorite place to sleep even from the day we brought him home. The most invaluable thing we own is a reusable wee mat, saves you so much money compared to the absorbent ones, which he ripped to shreds on a regular basis. ( incidentally the cat now gets more use of these in the litter tray saving me money on cat litter).

I once bought a rather expensive liver paste to put in his kongs. Which got me to thinking how can this me so expensive its such a simple thing. so after a little googling, i found out if you cook some livers and blitz with some natural yogurt you have the exact same thing which is in fact a lot better for Marco too.

Marco 12 weeks                                                                                               Marco and one of his beds