Dog Expenses(Help!)

[wolf_Q]

$500??

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

You can order them at a good price through PetEdge.

[Crikit]

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.

[lovemyshiba]

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!!!

[Samantha Puppy]

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!!

[DogLover9501]

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

[DogLover9501]

Heres my shih-tzu Piddle!

[cali]

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. 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 as much as we want. toys are going to cost you the most in the long run though!

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

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.

[clara4457]

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)