MNN - Mother Nature Network

We just adopted a dog (a five month old actually) The adoption fee was enough of a choke for me. (She's spayed already and has nearly all her vaccinations.) Then came the food, collars, leash, toys, treats for training, crate, vet visit, microchip registration. I am a pretty no frills pet owner in general. But, it's a younger dog than I have ever adopted--thus the toys/crate-better to get her trained right from the beginning than deal with dog issues for years. I expect after this initial bit--the