Oh God, I don't want to know. I dropped a thousand dollars at the vet in the last two weeks.

 

I started keeping track of exactly where my money is going a couple of years ago. So I have a huge spreadsheet listing everything I buy.

Here is the dog breakdown for this year to date. I have 3 dogs.

Food - $2,387
Vet and other health related medicine, etc.: $1,194
Misc (toys, beds, leads, etc.): $1,568
Shows (Obedience, Rally and Conformation): $887 (Does not include gas or food. Does include Hotels)
Training (cost of classes and training DVDs Books): $494

Total is about $6,530, but the year's not over yet. Only about $2,200 per dog. That's not bad. I do feed EVO, which is very expensive, plus I buy some raw from My Pet Carnivore.

Also, this does not include my trip to Europe last summer to visit the Laekenois FunDay, and the Dutch Shepherd Championship Club match, both in The Netherlands.

Now you understand why I only pay $6.67 per month for my cell phone.

And this was a good year for vet bills. That one year, I spent about $7,000 on Doerak when he had cancer.

 

I don't want to add it up either. But if your estimates for food, training and treats are anywhere near close to reality I may have to rethink little dogs. Ok, not really.

 

I don't want to add it up either. But if your estimates for food, training and treats are anywhere near close to reality I may have to rethink little dogs. Ok, not really.

Yeah...I don't want to add it up either, for fear my husband will come accross it I agree though...is that $156 a YEAR for food? I am not sure but I think our food bill is a bit higher...just a little bit!

 

I don't want to know......

Since we only got Joey three months ago today, there have been all the initial outlays (food, bed, toys, vet visit, etc.). We try not to skimp on things, but we also look for sales, buy online, etc.

We also took out out pet insurance. It's peace of mind for anything catastrophic. He turns 6 tomorrow.

How can you say no to a face like this (hope the picture came out).

 

Depending on the year, but with my one dog it's around $2000, that includes his usual vet visits, food, (I don't have to buy toys as they no longer interest him), chews (antlers, bully sticks). This year I forked over $300 for private training.

 

Not gonna complain about how much Ozzy eats here. LOL A 15 lb. bag that costs a little less than $30 lasts him about two months.

 

Wow...Sherman was having some allergy issues, so I grabbed a 15lb LID bag to get him straightened out....I think it may have lasted 5-7 days


If I add it up, my husband will want to get rid of the dogs! LOL

I second that, we have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy here, ha ha. My husband still hasn't asked what Kaos' adequan injections cost. Which is fine, by the time he thinks to ask he will be happy with the improvement we're seeing so it will be less of an issue:wub:

sorry kittilicious, I tried to multi-quote in this message and it didn't work so well. Computers are not my strong suit

 

If I add it up, my husband will want to get rid of the dogs! LOL

 

I don't want to know, but I know the food is expensive, Honest Kitchen. When my older dogs were, well, older and sick, their medical bills were expensive.

A friend of mine keeps her horse stabled, and she spends at least $1000/ month with fees, vet care, etc. But I spend that on flying, so I guess we're even.

 

oh boy.... i can give a rough estimate... yearly is usually around $4000 on a good year. That includes food, treats, vet visits, extra vet visits because Riley hurt himself doing something stupid, gas to and from vets or food purchases, toys. This year i KNOW we've spent well over the usual $4000 because we bought new crates, toys, bones and upgraded the food to a better one. Unfortunately Riley is showing allergy symptoms again so back to the vet in December.

 

In one year and 3 months, I have spent 3200+ dollars. These are all the costs I have record of (I keep 90% of receipts) and I added up all the grooming and food receipts into one total below.

The only reason for this excess number is because I had Rocky at crap Banfield vet, where I spent over 600$ in unneccessary costs (according to my new vet) and 150 of overcharged costs.

The first half of costs are "during banfield vet" (6 months) and the second half are "during new vet we love" (9 months)

200$ initial purchase of rocky
40$ first bowl, collar, and leash
30$ first bag of dog food
100$ to activate banfield plan
270$ ten months of monthly banfield fees
150$ 3 ghiardia tests
90$ 3 Ghiardia Medications
120$ coxidia medication
60$ upper respiratory infection
16$ neutering pain meds
200$ random 10$ or less fees from banfield for first rounds of shots
120$ 6 months of heartworm
300$ worth of toys/bones/treats
120$ food
100$ of beds he tore up
100$ of groomings

24$ new food bowl/water bowl
25% new collar
25$ new leash
20$ head collar
20$ 30 foot lead line
8$ grooming brush
24$ toothpaste
6$ toothbrush
79$ nail trims (over 6 months)
90$ heart worm (9 months)
24$ shampoo/conditioner
40$ materials for new bed
300$ of toys and treats
700$ of boarding (in one year, 25$ a day)
30$ first exam by new vet
90$ hot spot treatment and exam
100$ kennel cough shots over lifetime
80$ kennel
200$ food
200$ misc shots

 

since you have a pom and not a GSD, it's going to be a lot different for the rest of us....

Besides the obvious food difference: unless you're buying a crate used on craigslist, you won't find a good crate for an adult GSD (or really anything over the age of a few months) for $50. Expect to spend more in the $100 range. Also, why would you need $77 for a leash and collar every year?

$31 for tags, I'm assuming you have licensing there that you have to pay extra for? Most dog tags are $5 - $10 and last until you move or change a phone number. Mine are guarantee for life, and slider tags that slide onto their collar, so they won't ever fall off. They were $10 each, shipped.

 

I know my totals are going to be way different than everyone else's. Bigger dogs mean bigger, more expensive things, and more food! lol

Also, why would you need $77 for a leash and collar every year?

$77 was my guess for that stuff because he's got 5 leashes (I'd lose one, then as soon as I bought another one, I'd find it), and those were all about $15 each. Then he has 3 collars - his daily one, his first flyball collar, then I got him a second flyball collar. (Martingale).

4 Leashes at $15 = $60
Spiked Collar was $20
First flyball collar was $15 (bf bought that one)
And his martingale collar was $18.

So $77 was an underestimate.... lol

 

I am soooo not going to par-take in this thread... lol... I sooooo do not want to know what I spend on my two boogers!

 

Um, this is probably going to scare a lot of people, lol, but here is a rough estimate of what we paid for the first year we had Dax:

Food: $1000
Collars/leashes: $50
Toys/treats/other: $500
Crates: $150
Training: $500
Vet Bills: $3500
Misc: $300

Total: $6000 (and that is not including what we paid to get him from the breeder) *facepalm*

 

I don't add up what I spend in a year cause I don't wanna know anymore,,

I'll trade ya that 800 plus for what I pay)

 

Ditto!

The way I look at it now:

Food: $$$
Collars/leashes: $
Tags: $
Toys: $$
Crates: $
Grooming (supplies only): $
Training: $$$$
Treats: $$
Misc: $$

Total: $$$$

Joy of the dogs' companionship and interaction, seeing (and learning) what the dogs enjoy doing, doing trials and variety of other events,
$ PRICELESS $.

 

I don't want to know.LOL!

 

I'll break this down to the cost for Ditto and Daisy and then the cost for Dakota.

Ditto and Daisy:
Food- $36 a month
Heart worm pills- $25 (estimate I'm not sure of the exact cost) a month
Vaccinations- Roughly $150 combined a year.
Toys, treats, other- $20 a month
Ditto's proin- WAS $46 for 3 months, NOW is $76 for 3 months because I moved
Sooo this coming year... $1326 on those two, not including any illnesses ( ditto gets ear infections)

Dakota:
These will be VERY rough estimates since he requires alot of medications, checkups, and blood work.
Food: $36 every 1.5 months
Heartworm meds: $25 a month
Vaccinations: $120 a year
Treats, other: $10 a month
Dakotas medication: $80 a month
Various checkups: $150 a year
Blood work: $200 a year
sooo... $2038 a year for dakota, Not including any infections that may arise or any emergency vet care.

Total for all 3 dogs: $3364 a year MINIMUM.
This is semi shocking to me, but it sure explains why the credit card is so high.

 

Kara (my Keeshond) is killing my dog budget this year! She alone is racking them up. Spent almost $2K on her in July to save her after she impaled herself on my fencing. Then had to fix the fencing so that it wouldn't happen again. Now she has a few suspicious lumps that need to be removed and a dental at the same time which will run $700-900, that will be done in December. Yeesh - bad year for dog bills, hoping next year is better!

 

I don't even want to begin to tally it up, but a dog with skin conditions like my GSD costs a lot of $$$ every year.

 

Training runs $200 a month for one dog/not including the extra's or fuel.
Food for 3 dogs is only about $125 including supplements(rawfed)
Vetting at this time is minimal....knock on wood, I quit Onyx's allergy shots in July and we haven't resumed them.
If we do it is about $150 for a couple months worth of serum.
Kacie also has some lumps~ sebaceous cysts popping up all the sudden. I had one aspirated and cultured in the Spring, so I'm not sure it is worth a vet visit.
Supplies/toys grooming products~ no big deal.
I just bought Karlo a leather collar for $30 and need to get a SchH 3 dumbbell soon.

 

I really should keep track of this starting at new years. I really don't have a solid number, and that's probably not good.

Food: $344
Vet/meds: $200
Apartment remodeling stuff: $200
Collars, leashes, bowls, etc.: $75
Crate: $100?
Toys and Treats: $350

Total: $1269

 

Yearly estimate?

Geez. So many of the categories are so variable for me, but I'd wager around $1,600/year, estimated, for the future.

This year it's been a lot more. A lot. Samson isn't even two yet so the big capital costs are still hurting my wallet (as opposed to recurring costs) and there were some unexpected vet bills, too.

 

$325,000, which is the price of my house.

I bought the house I did partly because it has a lot of land and has an invisible electric fence, so my dog can go outside unleashed and roam around on her own. Also, out where I live a lot of dogs just roam around the street, so lots of dogs stop by to play with her.

On top of that, I probably spend $2,000 per year on everything for my dog. Those are yearly expenses. I've spent way more than that this past year though. I had to spend $2,000 in one shot to take her to a doggy cardiologist as she had an irregular heartbeat and irregular EKG. Plus the costs to get her fixed. She's been one expensive little puppy so far, but worth every penny.

 

Ohh gosh I don't even want to know how much I spend on my furbabies, lol.

 

Haha... this is a scary thing to think about! I know in the past two months I've spent about $2500 on vet bill alone. Plus about $80 a month on food. Tangos meds are about $50 a month for Proin and Rimadyl.... Yikes... no wonder money's so tight!! I'd hate to know what I spend in a year on the three of them!

 

I have spent over $1500 just in gas.... and that is just weekly training. Does not include trips to Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, and Florida for training/trialing.
I go through up to 200 pounds of food per month, over a grand in vet bills, and if I add in the orders from Jeffers and AllK9 I will literally be sick.