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Beyond the start up cost our 2 labs and 1 hound dog run us about $800/yr for all three. That's for good dog food at Costco and home done shots.
When my dog was a pup she ate some landscaping breeze rocks and they blocked her up, spent several days at the vet to the tune of $800. Now she is on special food that cost about $150/ month.
Don't know. Don't care. They're my friends, I like them more than most people I meet.
depends on how much you plan on loving your dog! I will look into dog insurance for the next dog after doing two knee surgeries (1 per knee) that was probably about $2000/knee.
Other than that about $50/month in food for a 70lb golden retriever after initial expenses.
Throw in the $20/month in various stuff birds, chew toys, poop bags etc etc.
And because we are talking about dogs, I gotta post it:
love my dog!
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95 # boxer mastiff mix gets the $40/bag food. One bag a month. One vet trip a year for some specific needs about $100. We do her shots. A new collar on xmas. First year was about $2000 due to vet. fixing. Training. And replacing the cell charger/chew toys/ electric fence generator. But now all cords are chew free.
Every two weeks or so she gets a greenie and a bath. Add $60 annually. Probably that again in treats like raw hides pig ears and bones.
Last edited by Wulf202; 12-26-2013 at 12:01.
we have two dogs and I honestly couldnt tell you how much they cost. We get our food from Costco which is very good food our lab eats more in the winter due to hunting. Wife gets them toys and treats randomly so who knows how much that is. If you going to do any sort of hunting dog training that can get expensive quick, birds are not cheap (10ish a bird), bumpers run around 3-5 each, Dokkens are like 30 each, then of course you have books, dvd's, pro training time. If I had to guess our 3 year old lab we have spent roughly 7-8 grand on just him but he has is Junior Hunter AKC title, APL from APLA and we go hunting quite often and that includes gas to and from the places. I would say 1000 a year is prob pretty close but like Monky said once you get them money isnt really a factor.
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I have two older dogs (one is 13, one is nearly 14). The older has a heart murmur in its latter stages (heart failure could happen at any moment now), the younger has cushings. The elder's heart issues began at age 8, the youngers cushings began in the last year.
Food, annual dental cleanings, annual vet exam visit w/shots, daily medications, plus visits to CSU veterinary hospital every six months to see the cardiologist for the elder, we are right around $9K/yr/pair - on average. Some years a bit more, some a hair less.
Emergency vet visits, middle of the night, without appointment are pricey - we're generally not talking hundreds, but thousands.
Last edited by hatidua; 12-26-2013 at 12:06.
My lab is pricey. I don't even bother calculating. As stated above I spare no expense on him and he is like our child. He eats a lot of Chick Fil A nuggets!
My employees st Bernard ate a rag over thanksgiving. $7000 vet bill for that.
-just to add something: for anyone even remotely considering getting a dog (or other pet for that matter), give some serious thought to how adequately caring for that animal is going to impact your life.
My wife had wanted a dog for years before I finally relented and while I can't imagine life now without the critters, it definitely curtailed some aspects of my lifestyle, particularly my travels which used to be frequent international endeavors without much thought but now require taking the animals into consideration.
We have a neighbor who got a puppy six weeks ago, they are now taking it back to the humane society as it "too drastically affects their lives and their ski schedule". It's unfortunate to put an animal through that attachment/detachment simply because the owners hadn't really thought it through adequately. If your weekends in Aspen and jetting off to Cabo are going to be adversely hampered by getting a pet, don't get one! There are dog parks in every town and most pet owners are more than happy for you to pet their dog.
Pet's should not be a fashion accessory that you have simply to tick that box on the chart of possessions, only get one if you intend to spend time with it. Dogs are social creatures and should be treated accordingly.
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