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Originally Posted by shodanusmc

You are so right on that. Medical Bills for Carlo is now aproaching $20,000, and I am guessing that Maxines bills over the years are around $5,000. That is around $25,000 for 2 dogs that combined cost around $3500. That does not inclufe a $7,000 fence, average food bills of around $150 a month, supplements, toys, and the initial damage casued by teething, and maxines peeing on Oriental and wool rugs to this day, and she is housebroken. Some idiots still tell me I should have put Carlo down. If one more person says it, I may just put them down.

Many people don't understand that you can't put a price on the love and bond that you and Carlo have. You have my complete respect and admiration for how you've been there for Carlo and also how you have taken care of he and Maxine. I know they are special and worth it, but it makes you no less special also for being such a wonderful dad. On a far less consequencial note, I too had gorgeous Chinese rugs that my first Yorkie loved, even though she was housebroken. She was far more important to me than the rugs. I forgot about those "costs", too. The most important cost is how they steal your heart. That stays with you forever.