Dog Expenses(Help!)

$500?? :eek:

The nicest fold-down wire crates here are $150 at the most...

You can order them at a good price through PetEdge.

For my crates two of which are 300's so around the medium size i payed between $150 and $200 or so at Petcetera while Tama's was around $70 for my mesh crate which is like the second biggest size you can get...all I know is that it fits all three dogs in it... it was $200 or so regular price but I got it on sale for about $180 or so.

You're getting him on Halloween?? Costumes run anywhere from $5-$25 here!!!;)

Crates vary so much--Kito's first one (wire) was $80. After he managed to hurt himself in that one, he got another one that was probably around $50, but your dog will be bigger.
Don't forget about all the times you are going to be at the store and say "oh, my baby needs this"--I do it all the time!!!
We also have 2 large ex-pens that were around $80 from jbpets, we keep one here, and one at my parents house.

Add to that, the house we bought, fence we had put in, yard landscaping, lol:)

Riley was $140 for his neuter, and Kito was $210--I have no clue why!!

Keep all of your stuff put away all the time, that should cut back on the stuff you have to replace if the pup damages it!!!

I can't wait to see pictures!!!

Food's not that high. Samantha gets crunchy food to munch on all day - a big bag is about $12 and will last you about 3-4 months. And she likes Pedigree canned food - she gets one can for dinner each night - and those are about $.53/can. So a month's worth of canned food is only about $15.

And I spend much more than that in toys... Every time I go out, I see something I know she'd love and get it. Her toy basket is past capacity!!

Thanks everyone! Also lovemyshiba..I love your dog Jada, how cute ;) Also I should have some pictures around november!

Heres my shih-tzu Piddle!

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...533/Piddle.gif

um a crate for a boxer puppy is going to cost more then $50 around her anyway, here you cant get a border collie sized crate for less then $80, and a boxer is even bigger, around here a boxer size will cost $150 at the LEAST. :eek: I dont know how much dog food is, but on raw we dont spend a whole lot, the butcher gives us everything fresh cut for free :p as much as we want. toys are going to cost you the most in the long run though! :D

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The nicest fold-down wire crates here are $150 at the most...

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and you are in the states right?? convert that to canadian dollers... and it will be just about double that, still less then $500 but not to far away.:eek:

I was able to get a very nice crate for Leo from Pets Supplies Plus for about $50. Granted it was on sale, but even regular price it was $69.95 (and Leo weighs in at 83 pounds)