The Balanced Canine Sydney

10/10/2025

That first year cost is just shy of what it costs to import a dog…just sayin…

Having a baby just got even more expensive. New data from BabyCenter shows it now costs $20,384 to raise a baby in their first year alone — up from $15,775 just two years ago.

That's 31% of the average household income, not including birth costs.

The pressure is real:
- 89% say financial stress hurts mental health
- 25% have decided to have fewer kids
- 26% are delaying having more

BabyCenter shared some money-saving tips, like buying last year's gear models, shopping second-hand, and using nanny shares or FSAs to cut childcare costs.

10/10/2025

Early socialisation is so incredibly important, is your breeder doing it?

10/10/2025

Consumers - this is where you need to check yourselves and don’t be dumb.

$5,500 will get you this exotic, rare, hairless teacup chihuahua….

No, $5,500 will get you a Chinese Crested x - the photos of the parents even indicate this.

There’s also no such thing as a tea cup - these puppies are small because they are baby puppies!

Health testing? Such as hips, elbows, patella’s, eyes by a specialist, heart by a specialist, DNA disease profile……I think that’s highly unlikely 🤪

Please stop falling for this stuff and lining the pockets of people who are paying off their mortgages with your naivety and wilful
Ignorance.

08/10/2025

Our couriers have been rather 💩 lately, just throwing parcels over the fence for the dogs to take ownership of. Given I can’t even see the courier in the drive way camera, I’m guessing they’re throwing it over the fence from the nature strip.

😡

Do you have crappy couriers too?!

08/10/2025

There’s a video of Basil!!! Baz is currently $100 to the most perfect home - contact the AWL Kemps Creek.

27K likes, 296 comments. “👋🏻 Hi, I’m Basil! I heard I’ve become an overnight sensation, and I wanted to introduce you to some of my friends! Rose, Tyson, Jamal and I are only $100 to adopt until Sunday the 12th October. Come play! 🥰”

08/10/2025

When you des*x a s*x pest, what’s their behaviour like around a bitch in season you may ask….

Still a s*x pest but unable to reproduce 🤪

Also, I’d like to clarify for people who think dogs won’t inbreed so you can let father and daughter be together…this is father and daughter and during her last season when he was entire, he wanted to jump her on day 1 of her season.

08/10/2025

An we get some love for Bas? Someone said he looked like bad taxidermy yesterday 😂

UPDATE- BASIL IS NOW IN HIS FOSTER TO ADOPT HOME. Thank you for all the love 🤍🤍

Name: “Basil”
ID Number: 80092

Looking for a Foster to Adopt home!

Breed: Cattledog X
Gender: Male
DOB: 13/8/2019

✅ Des*xed
✅ Microchipped
✅ Vaccinated
✅ Free lifetime registration

Adoption Fee: $100 (until 12/10/25)

See their adoption profile by clicking the link in the comments!

Rehoming Organisation Number R251000222

07/10/2025

NSW AWL - ADOPT THIS BOY!!
He’s like a bad taxidermy 😂😂😂😂

6016 likes, 168 comments. “Someone save basil pls 😭”

07/10/2025

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According to a survey from 2023, over 30% of millennial homebuyers cited their furry friends as the primary reason for buying a home, outranking even marriage and children 🤯

06/10/2025

One of the current on-trend breeds is the Dachshund....you spend alot of money for that puppy and then feed it this, why?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿?
✅ K9 Naturals (freeze dried)
✅ Frontier (freeze dried)
✅ Ziwi Peak (air dried)
✅ Kiwi Kitchens (air dried)
✅ Big Dog (raw)
✅ Prime100 (raw)
✅ 5 Hounds (lightly cooked)
✅ Lyka (lightly cooked)

Just a few examples of healthy foods that can work for a variety of budgets of small dog owners.