Have decided to get DD1 a dog. She has been asking for over a year consistently and I think she is old enough to help contribute to its care and training.
She wants a Lab, I like Golden Retrievers and have discovered you can get Lab Retrievers! lol Yay. So I can get a puppy, all vet checked and microchipped and all that jazz.

I am now looking for the accessories. At how much they all cost and slowly beginning to acquire said accessories (the dog will be a gift for her birthday in November, so a while away yet, but I need to save for all this *stuff*), so I am wondering what you have and what you discovered was a complete waste of money etc.

For example, the last time I had a dog, they just sat on the back seat or in the wagon boot, nowadays I am sensing it needs a seatbelt or harness or something? lol How do you do that?

How much do the obedience training courses cost roughly? Any recommendations around Glen Eira welcome!

I don't plan on spending a (larger) fortune on this dog for all this extra stuff, there just seems to be so much of it on the pet supply websites and stores I am looking at - we never had even half of it with our dogs! We have a large yard, and a very dog friendly park we go to daily, so a ball thrower and a tennis ball I am sure will feature heavily, does she need anything else? lol