You know, I took a good look at that picture - does the dog have a shaved area on it’s elbow? Recent medical care for the dog? No wonder she can’t afford an apartment.
All the knocking on the dogs aside, yes, I know they are expensive to feed and care for. A lot of people are saying “get rid of the dogs”. That’s not so easy to do. I’m in the same position, can barely afford my big dogs. But I keep them for a reason.
When you are older, and live alone in a not so great area, the dogs are protection. I keep two so they play together, I am not able to give them long walks due to physical disability. When you are alone in a big house at night, the dogs make you feel so much safer. I don’t even walk to the window at night without them.
But I was robbed twice before I got them in the space of two months. It’s been 3 years since and they chased someone out of my driveway one night, and there has been no threats since.
They are two big akita mixes, by the way. We feed them kibble in the 40 lb bags and that is cheaper.