
A dog's first year in Australia: adoption or purchase, desexing, vaccines, council registration, food and gear. Build your own budget before the dog comes home.

Whether pet insurance pays off comes down to three numbers: the excess, the annual limit and the pre-existing condition rule. Work out where you stand.

Destructive chewing usually means boredom, teething or stress. Puzzle toys redirect it by giving a dog a job to solve, and they work best on a...