What is the True Price of a Dog?

“How much did Fisher cost?” one of my kids asks.   $350? $400?  $575?

That all depends, I think.  The dog cost us $350.  He was neutered, vetted, and transported. But that was a drop in the bucket in April, 2005.

Because by May, the price had gone up considerably.

What’s a Mother’s Day Brunch cost for 12?  Because he ate it all. Right off the dining room table.

But then he’d lay on the floor and let the baby crawl over and lay her head on his stomach so she’d have a comfortable place to drin...