And decided to post that here for anyone who is debating/deciding whether or not to buy a puppy or dog.
Breakdown of costs
£36 pm health insurance, likely to double at least over her lifetime (even if no claims, if claims occur then who knows...)
Dog walk half an hour three days per week (whilst we are out in the morning) £120pm
Food and treats £30pm
Miscellaneous, jabs, check ups etc, £10pm
This figure does not include day care for when we need to go away for a day (fairly rare but occasionally necessary or holiday care if we cannot take her with us.
Obviously before we got DDog we worked out roughly how much each expense would be and we have the financial resources, so it's not a problem and she is worth every penny, but my good ness when you add it all up and realise it's around 2.5k a year it really opens your eyes!!!
How people on really low incomes cope with the expense I honestly have no idea!!
How much do other people's Ddogs cost them?
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
Worked out today that our Dog costs us circa £200 pm....!!
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