Once the die is cast and your furry bundle is installed, contact your local vet and book yourself and Mutt an appointment. Vets at this stage sensing a potential period of unlimited profits will advise a range of injections and medication to ensure the long levity of your Mutt and your financial commitment. Within seconds of hitting the surgery table Mutt's "bum" will be peppered with the finest protection available for every conceivable "nasty" to be found in veterinary journals. To ensure you don't feel exploited financially you will be given a bag of "jumbo" worm pills killing all worm types known to mankind. After bending your plastic card, the final shot is "we'll see you in ten days time for his/her follow up" You are now signed up!

Joking aside and genuinely with the greatest admiration for our vets, of whom I have known many and had a great deal to thank them for, please do make sure your Mutt has all his/her jabs - regularly! Discuss a health plan with your vet. Don't take chances, a dead Mutt is not a happy person, and nor will you be!