What Does It Cost To Own A Dog?
Dogs are irresistible, but hang on one second before you think of bringing a puppy home. Do you have any idea what your new puppy's needs, or how much time and money it will cost? Here's a sample list of expenses for the first year for a medium-sized female mixed-breed puppy with medium long hair obtained from a shelter
- Cost of dog:
- Series of 3 puppy distemper-parvo vaccines, with health check
- 2 faecal checks to test for internal parasites
- Treatment for dog worms
- Treatment for upper respiratory infection
- Treatment for dog diarrhoea
- Spay
- Dog License
- Puppy and adult obedience training
- Collars and leashes
- Toys, bed and other accessories
- Surgery to remove swallowed toy that is lodged in intestine
- Dog Food
- Dog Grooming for long-haired dog, $35 per time, 6 times per year
- Dog Boarding, if needed, @ $12/day for 7 days
- Anything else I've forgotten
- TOTAL
- $125
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- $2'282
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