Feeding it high-quality food, vet bills and other stuff.
2007-11-01 12:22:46 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Most service dog agencies estimate the cost of a dog about 600 to 800 a year. It sounds about right to me. Around 300 a year for food ($25 a month) and another 300 to 400 a year for vet bills. Their vet quote may be a little low cause I think I spend around 100 a year for heartguard and I flea/tick preventive is around 40 for 3 months. I only use flea/tick preventive when I see them on the dog when I'm bathing (every 4 weeks). So it may really be closer to 1000 a year.
2007-11-01 12:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Leanna G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About $1,200 per year for a healthy medium sized dog... if your dog lives to be 15 years old, that would be $18,000 total.
If your dog is sickly or winds up needing an operation, you'll have to save up more.
But the money you'll be spending on your dog is not really important, compared to the joy of having a canine best friend.
2007-11-01 12:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by puplover 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends if it is lucky in health, if you are a spoiler (with treats and toys), and how long it lives. Good food might be $20/mo. Vet will be hundred(s) per year.
No matter what, it is cheaper than a child! (braces, car, college)
I have 6 and I think I'm keeping up as if they were children...
2007-11-01 12:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average dog costs @$1000-$1200 a year to properly provide food,shelter,vetting and other incidentals.
2007-11-01 12:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by W. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
um lets see we spend about 26 dollars monthly on health insurance free deworming, shots, 3 visits a year, discount on prescption meds, neutering inc, x-ray, 1 xray a year if needed.
36 dollars a month on food
about 25 dollars on toys a month
10-15 dollars on treats a month so about 97 dollars a year
about 1200 bucks a year we have a boxer hopeing he last max so about 14000 lifetime. THEY ARE SO WORTH IT THOUGH!!!!!!!
2007-11-01 12:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thousands.... say £300 a year on vets bills, insurance, accessories, then £7 a week on food, and the dog live 15 years... thats makes £9960, so round that up to about £10,000!
2007-11-01 12:28:24 · answer #6 · answered by George Harris 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not quantity [of money] its quality [the love you will be recieving from a pet]
i dont know, i suppose like a child, minus the clothes and toys and stuff...
2007-11-01 12:26:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋