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Pet lovers in Singapore are paying pandemic premiums of up to SG$12,800 ($9,000) for puppies.
Dog trainers say that bookings for puppy training classes have tripled during the pandemic.
Singaporeans are also booking swimming lessons, spa sessions and enrichment classes for their pups.
Kimberley Kan, 30, is a business manager in the wealth planning industry in Singapore. When she went to a pet shop in the middle of the pandemic, she was shocked by how fast dogs were being sold: People would just look at the dog and buy it. It was like buying a top on the spot at a shopping mall.