Many who spend their free time exploring and traveling choose to take
their companions with them. Whether it’s a spouse, significant other,
or pet, traveling always seems to be a little more exciting when shared
with others. ‘Man’s Best Friend’ doesn’t always have to be a dog though!
Ziggy is a 250 pound pig that travels the world with her owner and
calls the outdoors her playbox.
Photo: Facebook/Ziggy the Traveling Pig
The cost to adopt, feed,
entertain, train, vaccinate, and care for a canine companion can be
astronomical, even when considering your average mixed breed dog.
There are some breeds can cost THOUSANDS of dollars just to add them
to your family, not even taking into account the future costs they
will run you over the course of their life. While the cost of a
canine companion will vary based on the bloodline, there are several
breeds that generally will cost you a good chunk of change,
especially if adopted as a puppy. Here we explore a few of the
breeds that may require you to take out a loan even before you bring
them home…
While visiting
the local dog park, you may find yourself admiring the variety of
breeds and “mutts” that you see, though this is likely a very
small fraction of the numerous of dog breeds that exist. The
American Kennel Club recognizes over 160 dog breeds, although there
are many more with the occurrence of cross-breeding and the trend of
“designer dogs” that have been cross-bred to promote desirable
features. Some of these dogs are categorized into a “miscellaneous”
category as the club works to fully recognize the breed and assign a
category. Here are a few dog breeds that the average person has
never seen, let alone heard of.
The Azawakh is a breed native to Africa
that has a very thin stature and is very agile. This breed is used
to hunt gazelles and rabbits found in the African savannah. While
the Azawakh is known to be timid, this type of dog is very loyal and
develops a close bond with its handler. In addition to having an
incredible runnin