Interview of a dog owner

6. Aseem Rishi
Why did you adopt a dog? My aunt is special thus she never got married. She has a very major cat phobia so to keep cats away we got a dog. And there was good security for the house as well.

From where did you adopt a dog? Through family in pet shop business
Which breed of dog do you have? Cocker spaniel
What are the challenges in acquiring dogs? None faced
Did you take a certificate while getting it? No
What are the costs in buying a dog? 12,000
What are the costs in maintaining a dog? Not much, mainly food (pedigree), mix of cooked food and pedigree, toys, hair cut, shampoo (get it done professionally once a month.)
What are different essential activities you need to do to take care of a dog?
Have you ever had any diseases or medical problems from your dog? From my first dog- French poodle
Please give details. Got ticks from him.
Do you know of any one whose health has suffered because of a dog? No
How do you take care of your dog? What are the regular activities? Take him for walks twice a day, never got bored since he was entertaining and is a very close friend, run around with him, paint his face, scare my cousin as he was scared of dogs, give regular food.
What is the most difficult thing to make your dog do? Give him a bath.
How did train your dog? Any tips? Never got professional training, mostly has outside dogs in the lawns. So toilet training was not a problem. If they mess up you talk to them like you would scold a child. If too rebellious, hit slightly, not hard though.
Earlier dog was too aggressive and fought with humans and other dogs. Thus, it lead to his death since he fought with other dogs in the territory and got very injured and died in a few days.
I didn’t treat him well thus it lead to problems.