Are you ready for some puppy love?

The shelters in Texas are filled with cages and kennels of new puppies. They are all so innocent and adorable.

Those sweet puppy expressions make it so easy to be tempted to jump in and adopt, but it takes more than “love” to raise a puppy. Adoption groups and agencies are the first ones to seriously advise against impulse adoptions. Sure that little wiggling pup is all kisses and sweet puppies’ breath. However anyone considering a pup needs to commit to a 10-plus-year lifetime of ownership and pet parenting.

Along with that will be regular vet bills, flea, tick and heartworm meds, possible grooming costs, food and treats, housing or accommodations and maybe even some canine behavior training.