Beware of Puppies

Three years ago, my in-laws purchased a maltese/shih tzu puppy for three hundred dollars. However, if they were to account for the damage the pup has done to the house, they could probably bump up the price tag to $25,300.00. Here's the perpetrator:



Think indelible pee watermarks on the hardwood floor, chewed cabinet corners, and unsightly little scratches on the walls and built-in appliances. Let this be a lesson learned, think twice about getting an indoor puppy if you want to maintain the value of your house. If you can't get the idea of owning a puppy out of your head, at least invest in some puppy training classes. Who knows? If only my in-laws were willing to pony up a couple of hundred dollars for puppy training classes, they could have saved themselves thousands in property damage.