This past 1 month I had 3 encounters within my network of friends that own pets - pure bred dogs to be exact, like Husky. I don’t rear pets because my wife is not supportive of it - she thinks they are dirty. Gotta respect that so I can have a harmonious family. Anyway my jaw dropped I learnt that my friends they spent a fortune to upkeep their pets. They spent on:
1. Dog walker walking the dog 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
2. Pet hotel when they are away for holiday abroad
3. Pet insurance
4. Monthly grooming - this I’m aware. Seen a lot of that
5. Pet nanny. They even paid RM2,000/month and took the trouble fetching their dog after work
6. Pet funeral service

I can understand nowadays many people don’t want to have kids and chose to rear pets instead, treating them like own family members. Having pets meaning less headache no need to worry about kids doing drugs, send them to university, get them a driving license…etc. Gosh, my dad my used to rear stray dogs in my younger days to guard the house from intruders. Pets nowadays are spoil brats I think