In fact, fewer than 10% of dogs seem to be sick before eating grass, according to their owners. And grass-eating doesnât usually lead to throwing up -- less than 25% of dogs that eat grass vomit regularly after grazing.ica is the technical term for the disorder characterized by eating things that arenât food. Sometimes pica indicates that your dog has some type of nutritional deficiency, though it is often simply a sign of boredom, especially when practiced by puppies and younger dogs.
MoneySense.ca calculated that the cost of shelter for one child, including furnishings and household operations, comes to $2,720 per year, or approximately $226.67 per month. Add up the expenses until age 18, and it will end up costing you $51,680 to put a roof over your childâs head.
From day care to the monthly grocery bill, the cost of raising a child is climbing at a rate that many families can't keep up with. It will cost an estimated $241,080 for a middle-income couple to raise a child born last year for 18 years, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday.That's up almost 3% from 2011 and doesn't even include the cost of college.At the same time, wages aren't keeping up.he biggest price tag is for families in the urban Northeast earning $105,360 or more. They will spend $446,100, much more than the national average, according to the report. Meanwhile, families earning less than $61,590 a year in rural areas will spend the least, at $143,160.