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It's dog insurance worth it for a young, healthy dog?

Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:33 am
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24067 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:33 am
I've got a two year old pit pup. I just had her rabies shot renewed, and she's in perfect health. Even if she were attacked by another dog at the park, I doubt they could hurt he badly or so fast it couldn't be broken up. And she gets along with almost every dog, so it's not a problem I'm worried about. The only real potential concern I'd have, would be her get hurt on a hiking trail. But in Colorado, no vet can fix those fall injuries.

I'm thinking it would be better to wait a few years, once she's been an adult for a while. It might've been smart for the first year, when early, generic health problems often show up. But it just seems like wasted money, unless you have a naturally unhealthy breed, like an English Bulldog. Because as you can see, she's a very healthy bitch. A damn good hiking partner and wingman.

This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 11:37 am
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136770 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:33 am to
Unless plan on breeding, I would say no
Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52147 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:34 am to
quote:

It's dog insurance worth it for a young, healthy dog?
quote:

I've got a two year old pit pup.
No, but life insurance would be something to look into
Posted by CoachKlein
Ratchet City
Member since Mar 2015
1492 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:37 am to
Personal liability insurance, yes
Posted by CajunPhil
Chimes
Member since Aug 2013
642 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:38 am to
Put the $ into a college fund.
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24067 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:39 am to
Nah, good socialization, and the only problems are they can be overly affectionate. This dog spent more time as a pup in the French Quarter, than most people raised on the Westbank.
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:39 am to
I have insurance for my dog. If he breaks a leg it only costs me $250.

You have a pit though. That thing will get put down soon so I doubt it's worth it for you.
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24067 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:41 am to
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Unless plan on breeding, I would say no


Shelter dog, do not an option. Besides, unfixed dogs are involved or lead to way too many incidents. Probably a majority.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136770 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:41 am to
Broken weiner leg

Too cute
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:44 am to
With all the time we've been training for the wiener dog races, it could happen.
Posted by retired trucker
midwest
Member since Feb 2015
5093 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:44 am to
unless you're gonna feed raw meat/bones to the dog
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you'll need insurance for all the people diseases it will get feeding it cooked food...there's no getting around it.

Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24067 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:46 am to
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You have a pit though. That thing will get put down soon so I doubt it's worth it for you.


If I'd have stayed around Denver, yeah, they'd have put her down. But not for an attack, but because of the laws. So I moved to Boulder, where she's permitted to walk off leash on most of the public hiking trails. So she's changing minds on those stupid laws, one hike and kiss at a time.
Posted by tunechi
Member since Jun 2009
10166 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:46 am to
Trashy
Posted by CCTider
Member since Dec 2014
24067 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:53 am to
Trashy? Because when I lived in Nola, I wanted to adopt from a rescue shelter, instead of pay some breeder for an dog? Nola has nothing but pits in their shelters. Too many good dogs die for no reason. Why buy another inbred golden retriever?
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 11:55 am
Posted by Toecutter
Parts Unknown
Member since Oct 2014
203 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:54 am to
Trashy
Posted by MDTiger 13
Fairhope, AL
Member since Nov 2010
1000 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:56 am to
I have a beagle/rat terrier mix. Had her since a pup. About a year ago (at a year and a half old) she got very, very sick. Once to twice a week vet visits for 2 months and 3 days at the vet school in Starkville, I would say yes. We still don't know what's wrong with her and she has been on weekly steroids ever since. The steroids are cheap and no bother, but the vet bills at that time started to add up.

We will probably get insurance on our next dog
Posted by LateArrivalforLSU
Ascension Parish
Member since Sep 2012
3512 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:59 am to
quote:

I've got a two year old pit pup.

Good luck on getting homeowner's insurance, that is, unless you lie and tell them you don't own a pit bull when they ask.
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 12:00 pm
Posted by Real Pirate
NE LA
Member since Apr 2013
1879 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 12:00 pm to
Trashy
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76111 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 1:16 pm to
Yes clearly buying insurance on a shelter dog is a wise investment. Doug Ramsey talks about it all the time.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63129 posts
Posted on 8/30/15 at 1:28 pm to
You can't go to Heaven if you own a pit.

Biblical FACT.
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