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Before you buy 

Before buying a puppy you should take time to consider a few things first.  

If you click on any of the links below you will be redirected to helpful external sites, please take the time to check these out as it will help you in your decision making and puppy planning.

Breakdown of potential costs when keeping a Cavapoo

The above spreadsheet shows the various costs incurred when you own a dog. These figures are based on the needs of a Cavapoo.  the totals in the orange are what it would cost you to have a dog sitter 5 days a week 8 hours a day and for 48 weeks a year and kennel costs if you boarded your dog for 2 weeks a year, say if you were to go on your annual holiday.  The orange  totals have the dog sitters deducted and the yellow have both kennels and dog sitter deducted.

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Lonliness Click here

We can't always take our pets with us, and we all​ have to earn a living and go to wor​k but for your puppy, long days spent all alone in the house really isnt very nice.  Try to think about your availability, do you really have a) the time to spend with your new friend to offer them the companionship they deserve and b) will you have time in  your day to devote to one on one time with your dog , training, grooming and excersise are all essential for a happy healthy dog.  

Affordability

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Dogs are expensive, good quality food, vets bills, Insurance policies, grooming bills, Kennel fees, the list goes on.   Make sure you can comfortably afford all these things, beacuse theres nothing worse than having a sick pet and not being able to afford to ease their suffering.  Many dogs are abandoned simply because their owners can no longer afford the commitment. 

Holidays

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Think about how often you like to go  away on holidays to places that do not accept pets, do you have someone to look after your dog for you, ​or have you a reputable kennel facility near by, owning a dog is very rewarding but it will change your life, make sure youre prepared for that before hand.

Rescue centres

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47,000 d​ogs are abandoned in the uk, according to the dogs trust statistics, that means that there are 47000 little lives sitting in a shelter somewhere lonley and without a family to love them.  Healthy dogs are put to sleep simply because their owners were not able to look after them anymore.  Please consider giving an abandoned dog a new home before buying a new puppy.  

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link below will take you to an advice page on Go compare, with some really useful information

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