{"topic_id":"companion_costs_dog","category":"companion-costs","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_costs_dog\ncategory: companion-costs\ntitle: \"Dog — cost & responsibility awareness (housing/food/vet/emergency/dental; social & health benefits)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version (merckvetmanual.com). First-hand consumer text saved to source_file; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3. Pulled/extracted 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/companion-care/dog_owner_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 560\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 12\n  passed: 12\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-costs/companion_costs_dog/01_companion_costs_dog.md\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — pet owner version\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), pet owner version\"\n  title: \"Dog — cost & responsibility awareness (housing/food/vet/emergency/dental; social & health benefits)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/dog-owners/selecting-and-providing-a-home-for-a-dog\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"Providing a Home for a Dog (Merck pet-owner version, Jun 2025)\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary manual (consumer version)\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\nauthority_tier: T3\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T3:vet-ref\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Dog — cost & responsibility awareness (housing/food/vet/emergency/dental; social & health benefits)\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com), a copyrighted veterinary reference. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Budget for housing, quality food, and veterinary care.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Costs include check-ups, vaccines, parasite control (e.g., heartworm prevention), illness or emergency treatment, and dental care.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Pet ownership builds a strong bond with social and health benefits.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Pets teach children responsibility and care for others.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Many adult dogs find crates reassuring as personal space.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Good nutrition is vital to dog health.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Choose foods carrying the AAFCO statement of nutritional adequacy.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Overfeeding drives obesity and related illness.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* For most breeds, ribs and spine should be felt, not seen.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Puppies need much care: vet visits, feeding, socialization, and training.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Puppies need proper nutrition.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Choose puppy foods with the AAFCO adequacy statement.\n---\n## License & attribution\n\nSource: Merck Veterinary Manual (merckvetmanual.com) is a copyrighted veterinary reference and is not openly licensed. 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