We love our gardens, but we love our dogs even more. That is why when they destroy our brand new tomato garden and you go out and see their coats all filled with soil and then he runs to lick your hands you can do nothing nut to shake your head, smile and begin to make a new garden. But if you go about just making an open garden again, chances are favorable for your pet dog to go flowers digging again. Here are some simple and basic tips to create a dog proof garden.

1.What is the height of your Dog
The height of your dog should determine how you plan to block off your garden from your dog. Dogs are good jumpers and will jump short fences to get to wherever they think they need to go or should be digging.  If you plan on doing a backyard vegetable garden, You could erect beautiful picket fences surrounding access to your vegetable garden from your dog. The picket fence should be equipped with easy access door and walkway for you to access and maintain your garden. What you must remember though is that dogs can dig through poorly setup picket fences or can even jump fences that are too short.  A practical fence height should be around 3.5 - 4 feet in height and should have at least 12 inches underground for good stability and to prevent your dog from easily digging through. You can also choose to erect good looking wire fences to allow good air flow through your vegetable garden. 

2.Smells To Deter Your Dog
There are various smells that dogs hate that will deter them from going into areas where they smell those scents. Remember that dogs noses are extremely sensitive and have super smell compared to a human nose. You can place mothballs high on those fences to deter your dog from that area.  Don’t leave them on the floor or within reach where an overly curious dog might try to eat them. Put them up high enough or in a vented holder that lets the smell permeate the area you are trying to keep your dog from damaging.

3. Raised Potted Plants For Your Flowers Garden
Dogs will rarely dig out plants out of pots, unless those pots are turned over and the dog is curious to see what dwells below those flowers.  Raised flower pots are those with legs are stands which makes them seem less like they are actually embedded in the earth when you place those pots closely together. You can create beautiful flower garden using these accessories and chances are that your dog will have no means to dig and destroy your beautiful flowers.

Now you can have your cake and eat it whole too. You can go build that beautiful garden that you love and have that wonderful pooch that makes you smile everyday.

When i tell people about financing their dog they look at me a bit strange as to say, "what on earth is this mad man talking about, how can you finance your dog?" Well, for for most pet owners, especially dog owners, if you are taking care of your dog properly, that means you are financing your dog. Lets break down this dog financing a bit, shall we? There are several key things that should be done to your dog if you want your dog to be fit and healthy, and all these key things cost money.

Dog Food Bill
Don't tell me your dog is mechanical and runs on solar energy. Every living organism needs some sort of nutriments to keep the flesh going. Dog food is what pet owners by as part of the process in keeping the dog healthy. So what's the big deal about a bag of dog food that cost a couple of bucks? Well, it all adds up my friends. The average cost for a 2kg bag of good class dog food. (Food with less grains, natural preservatives and real meat) cost roughly $240-$300 dollars per year. That is if you only have one average sized dog. So if you have three large dogs your dog food bill would be approximately  $720-$900. Per year. That's a lot to spend on dog food if your take home pay is nothing to brag about.

Dog Health Bill
Aside from a regularly vet checkup which may cost around. $50 bucks. Some people will have their pets checked like quarterly, bi-annually.  So if you are those quarterly persons you can expect a vet checkup bill of say $200-$300 per year. And that is just a checkup. If the vet has to administer vaccines, that can range from $45-$60 per shot.  But vet prices are so dynamic when it comes on to locations across the country. A vet in Miami may charge more than a vet in a deep rural area. Lets hope for the best, but if your dog has to do any type of medical operation, you could have to fork out thousands of dollars just in one go.

Grooming
Part of the cost of owning a dog is grooming. Whether you groom the animal yourself, or you pay a dog grooming expert to groom the animal for you.  So how much does grooming cost? Well lets break down this piece by piece. There are two scenarios. 1. If you groom the animal yourself, and 2. If you hire some one else to groom your dog for you. But you must remember that hired  grooming experts prices will vary depending on your location and type and size of the dog.

1. Self Grooming

2. Hire a Professional Dog Groomer
If you hire a professional groomer, you are hiring a complete service or you are just hiring a clipper and trimmer. Professional dog groomers do not come cheap, and chances are that after the price, you would opt to groom the dog yourself. A professional groomer will cost around $30-$100 depending on the size of your pet and the amount of fur.

Training
So what kind of tricks do you want your dog to do? Or what commands do you want your dog to react to? Well if you want your dog to understand the basic commands such as "sit, stop, wait, go, run, stay" You will have to pay a professional dog trainer to teach your dogs to obey these commands from you. Dog obedience boarding schools usually cost from $900 to $2,500 or more for two to four weeks of board-and-train, where the dog lives at the trainer's home or at a boarding kennel and the trainer gives the dog hours of one-on-one attention.  Group classes at a local community center, dog daycare or pet store usually cost from $40 to $125 or more for four to eight weekly one-hour sessions. But if you have time to throw away, you can get a dog training DVD - clicker training and easily train your dog basic commands and slash that dog training classes.

Dog Accessories
Your cost to own your dog doesn't stop at grooming my friend, you are not out of the furs yet. You must buy your dog certain basic accessories. Some of these accessories are but not limited to:

Dog Food Bowl - $4 - $20
Dog Water Bowl - $5 - $25
Dog Collar - $20
Dog Leash - $25
Dog house - $150-$250
Dog Bed - $50 - $300
Dog Toys - $50

Dog Sitter
Many dog owners seek the assistance of a dog sitter when ever they have to leave the animal for extended period of time.  A dog sitter is basically a baby sitter who looks after the dog while the parents are away. Dog sitters will cost at least $50-$70 dollars per day.

Dog Walking
If you have at least $10-30 bucks to spare daily, then you have no problem hiring a dog walker. A dog walker simply walks your dog if you cant. Dog walkers can walk up to at least 7 dogs at any given time.

Dog Neuter
If you don't want your dog to have a flood of puppies running behind him/her, you have the choice of neutering. The cost of spaying, a more complicated surgery, usually ranges from about $50 to $175. Some clinics and animal hospitals can charge up to $200-$300 or more, depending on the weight of the dog. The cost of both neutering and spaying vary greatly by geographic region, and even by veterinarian.

Dog Burial
My good friend, nothing good last forever. This is a sad thing but it is unavoidable. Who will go first, master or dog? I have no idea. But if you outlive your dog you will be faced with either the cost of cremation or burial. Cremation and burial cost will also depend on the size of your dog and and who is doing the cremation or burial. The average cost of pet cremation is about $60-$150. A pet burial plot and a dug grave cost about $400 to $600.

Dog Injury Lawsuits
One of the worst things that could happen is that your dog bites or frightens someone and the person falls and gets injured. If the individual did not provoke the animal. You as the pet owner will be looking at forking out cash to pay for any medical expenses and other suffering to the victim. You could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars.

It is a fact that all dogs do bark, but all dogs do not make the same sound when they do bark.  How a dog's anatomy works is not much different than that of a human. They have a voice box which will emit different bark sound. These Dog bark sounds will vary based upon a mix of reasons, lets get into a few.

As a pet owner of two dogs, one 3 passed cats, one goldfish and two escaped budgies, i can categorically state that pets are wonderful when it comes on women and dating. There is just this connection with cute dogs and cats that many women tend to draw to. Especially if they themselves are pet owners. So with that bit said, lets look at some of the ways your dog helps in your relationship:

If you have ever been driving your car pass a bunch of street dogs or just simply standing and watching you will notice that the dogs seem to have a liking to the cars that pass. They will run at the car and bark furiously until the car either stops or is out of their reach. But what is it about cars or any other moving equipment that triggers this effect by our dogs. Well, stick around and lets go into the bark of the matter.

Dog Chase Cars
Dogs chase cars because they are fascinated with spinning and moving objects. There is just this thing about objects spinning, running or moving which entices dogs. If you took  off the wheels off the car the dogs bark at and run them down the road you will notice that the dogs will still chase and bark at those car wheels. It is actually the movement which fascinates the dogs. For example, a dog will more likely to chase you if you run from it than if you simply walked away. Dogs are natural chasers and they welcome the run. While some dogs me see this as just playing, more serious dogs will run down a object or person and if possible hold on to that object until told to release. Dogs like the idea of running at an object and catching it. They see this as a challenge and will welcome it whole heatedly.

In the United States alone there are over 80 million cat owners and over 70 million dog owners. There are however much more dog owners than cat owners. Each cat own tends to have two or more felines living with them. I myself have had several pets living with me at once. Once i had two cats, birds, a fish and a dog. Sadly, my cats passed away, so did the fish and i now have two dogs and a fish (Sounds like a movie title) One thing for sure is that if you have never owned a pet, you are missing out on one of the greatest feeling. A feeling of love and care for an animal other than a human species. Our pets are special to us, when we take them into our homes they become part of the family, they become our child or our next child, they become our total responsibility. But are we really doing justice to animals by having them locked away in our human worlds so we can love them whenever we want? What does the ultimate form of love for an animal really represents? Shouldn't that be total freedom? You can find negative and positive in many situations, and pet ownership comes with its own dark clouds too. Lets now look at some of the bad and good in owning pets.

Conclusion
So if are you planning on owning a pet,  you have the above to consider when you make your decision. When you adapt or purchase your pet, ensure that you pencil out all the negative effects of owing a pet and then tick all which you can live with. If you are comfortable, then go pick out your new companion.