How much does your dog cost you per year (on average)?

[cofi]

Thanks, hey, I have been reading online stuff, and you can do alot of stuff to keep them healthy, they even have doggi-toothpaste, and even making your own dog food can be cheaper than (the good stuff) - about $15 a month. Mainly I'm worried about foot issues from free-range roaming, there are a few cacti up there, and some spikey plants. Sounds good. Any webs for the shots and stuff?

if you work your dog and have them outside a lot there pads get super tough mine step on cacti all the time and it never pokes em if your doing road exercise there is a possibility they can tear that hard layer off but you just clean it up keep it bandaged for a few days with them in the crate so they don't mess it up again and they will be back up and running around fast....now if there couch potatoes they will have soft paws and you'll be fixing cut pads all the time

We spend about $800-$1000 annually for our 65lb black lab/husky mix. We feed him Blue brand lamb and brown rice food (top notch stuff) and only take him to the vet 1-2 times a year for the essentials. Great return on investment as Buffalobo said. We've been fortunate to not need any surgeries or major operations for the 2 years we've had him.

I love blue! All my dogs were raised on it