I Can Get DK Members a small discount on Pet Insurance...but a question...

[Adina P]

I just spoke with VPI Insurance and I can get a small discount for DK Members if we partner up with them.  But it got me thinking...why not check what a couple OTHER pet insurances might offer.  I'm not as familiar with which is most desireable/popular among the various insurance companies.  Besides VPI...what other TWO would you say would be best to check on?  If we can get a better deal for everyone that would be ideal.  If not then I'm happy to go with VPI and all DK members will then get a little bit of a break when buying their insurance.

 

Speak out!  Vote for which other two I should persue info on!

 

Adina

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

BTW, even after 2 years, I would keep the insurance.  My Taquito is uninsurable - he was totally healthy until pet food recalls 4 years ago (he was 3 1/2); since then I have spent over $5000 on him and will continue the rest of his life.

Plus think about if they eat something and need emergency surgery?  That has nothign to do with comign from a mill or not.  Just my two cents.   Get insurance!!!!!!!!!!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I have PetPlan but of course, haven't had to use it in the past 10 months since I purchased it.  Designer doodle Peri is currently the healthiest living being in my family.

[Kate]

Hi guys,

I am looking into which pet insurance to go with...it's seeming like Pet Plan is the best one? We can also get a DK discount thru this? Any others I should look into?

[Bonne Bouche]

Embrace has a wonderful program for "wellness" It basically works out to a refund for the cost of the wellness ryder and a rebate of about $100 the cost of the "illness" (main) insurance.Its perfect for puppies that have a lot of wellness in the first year. I like it also because you can customize virtually every aspect to save money where you need it. (i.e., can elect prescription coverage, deductable amount, lifetime limit, etc).

[Jane Smith]

I checked into all of them and I have PetPlan.

 

[Kate]

Even though my pup's parents have had health testing, and I am getting him from a reputable breeder, it's still a good idea to have insurance...yes? B/c it will cover other things, too, not just unlikely contingencies, if I'm not mistaken?

[Kate]

Sandy, Hattie is adorable by the way! The poor baby, I'm so sorry to hear she is on meds for incontinence. Did you get her from a breeder? I think I will definitely get pet insurance, b/c you're right, you may have the heathiest dog in the world, but you can never tell what can happen!

[Kate]

I'm using the quote calculator on PetPlan to figure out how much the policy will be, and I chose Goldendoodle from the breed dropdown, but then a later question is if it's a purebred or a mixed breed? Suddenly I feel clueless. It's a mixed breed for sure, but since it's a designer breed, is it considered purebred for insurance? I'm confused! Mixed breed, right? I promise I am not usually this dense! ;-)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

A goldendoodle is a mixed breed, for insurance or anything else.

[Kate]

It looks like I have to choose Purebred otherwise it's generic mixed breed as only option for mixed breed. Since there is a breed choice for Goldendoodle in the dropdown the only way to specify Goldendoodle is by saying purebred. Weird. Thanks Karen!

 

 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

One of our members mentioned that mixed-breed dogs are cheaper because they are less likely to have whatever 'bad' genes are breed specific.

[Kate]

Oh interesting Nancy! Perhaps I should choose mixed breed (since that's true!) and just not specify the breed b/c the only way to specify Goldendoodle on PetPlan is by choosing purebred. I will try both ways maybe and see which is cheaper! Thanks!!!