Pet insurance

[Pete F.]

Here is the big secret. It's a mutt. That is not a bad thing. It probably won't have any of the inbred problems that the high priced Breed dogs have and won't need that much special care anyways. Feed it decent food in reasonable amounts, make sure it gets some exercise and has fun.
In fact what you need to do to make sure it is healthy is the same things we should do for ourselves
So step away from the computer, get your fishing rods, the kid, dog and some bait (Oh, the horror) and go fishing.
I'm fishing around here as soon as I get out of here. There are some big Pike but I can't figure out how to post pics anymore.

[FishermanTim]

If the premiums per year are more than the cost of the pet skip the insurance and pur away $$ on your own.
As stated earlier, mutts are less prone to genetic problems that purebred dogs always seem to encounter.
Our last dog was a mutt and her health declined immediately after she got zapped by a power surge (caused by lightening striking a
transformer near out house).
After the zap she was totally deaf.

In the long run you can't predict what will happen to your dog, but you can plan ahead for how you will handle it IF/WHEN it does happen.

Good luck!