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Shona
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02-06-2010, 09:27 AM
Originally Posted by Tassle View Post
I try very hard not to think about it!

Im with Tassle on this one....no way am I adding that up. Just imagine if you added up what you pay in entry fees alone in a year where you hit a lot of shows, then the cost of travel and hotels...
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KateM
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02-06-2010, 05:50 PM
All i know is that my two cats cost at least twice the amount it costs for the three dogs.

(well until i go back to showing the dogs that is)
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02-06-2010, 06:01 PM
Originally Posted by Shona View Post
Im with Tassle on this one....no way am I adding that up. Just imagine if you added up what you pay in entry fees alone in a year where you hit a lot of shows, then the cost of travel and hotels...
I got as far as

Training fees - £1200

then stopped, I fear if I add onto that the cost of food, insurance, toys (of which they have an obscene amount), hydrotherapy, show entries, travel to shows and training, titre testing, flea/wormer, treats, my collar and lead obsession, etc i'd give myself heart failure!

Mind you we do have six dogs between us, and if we wanted to we could spend alot less on them. It's our pleasure though and like others have said better than drinking/smoking/holiday and other such things!

It's Esme's fault really... GSD's eat alot and outgrow collars quickly
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02-06-2010, 06:05 PM
Food and Treats - £600
Insurance - £215
Flea/Worm Treatment - £100
Vaccinations - £50?
Other Vets Treatments - £200 (there's always something with Monty so it's probably more than that!)
Toys - £100
Agility Training - £120
Cost of Operation on his head which will take me years to pay off!! - £2700

Think that's everything which puts my total at around £4000!! BUT he's worth every penny!!
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02-06-2010, 06:16 PM
All i know is willow cost me a lot less than my 10 year old son,who is already in size 9 shoes.(Hmmmm perhaps i should swap him for another Goldie and save some money )
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02-06-2010, 06:22 PM
Originally Posted by settagirl View Post
Well I do have three big 'uns...

Food and treats £1500 per year approx
Insurance £720 per year approx
Collars and leads £ 90 per year approx
Flea prevention £40 per year approx
wormers £60 per year approx
Vaccinations £130 per year approx
Toys/Training Classes/bowls £100 + approx

That comes to a whopping £2,640 and does not include Codee's spay, or Deacon's immunotherapy/skin & ear treatments as none of that is included in his insurance and he has cost me £8-900+ so far this year for that alone!!

Good job I love them!! Still I don't have kids to spoil
You must be feeding them truffles?
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02-06-2010, 06:28 PM
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Blimey, how am I spending so much on food compared to others? and I don't feed one of the super expensive kibbles, either. Must be that darn Naturediet they also get.
I'm giving my 2 CSJ which has been alot cheeper for us.

I've also just worked out that since I quite smoking over 18 months ago I've saved myself over £1300 which is nearly as much as the dogs cost me. So my thinking now is the OH should let me get another dog.
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03-06-2010, 09:34 AM
Food/treats $65.00 per month
Medications $250.00 per month
Grooming $16.50 per month
Veterinary Care $75.00 per month avg
Toys/accessories $20.00 per month
Training/entry fees $50.00 per month
Heartworm/flea preventative $15.00
Total $501.50 per month

Thats just for the one dog. Half of that is her medications though. A healthy dog would cost me less.

The cats don't cost near as much.
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03-06-2010, 07:32 PM
A ruff estimate for my 2

Food. 400
vaccs 56
ins 600
worms 40

i dont use flea treatments other than fresh garlic.

for 2 BIG dogs i've surprised myself just how cheap they are.....
....hmmmm maybe i could convince OH that another fluffy is affordable. LOL!!!!!
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03-06-2010, 08:36 PM
I really do not want to work it out.... but I'm sure it's way tooooo much as I cannot leave a pet shop with only the essentials, and a growing pup needs the best food/insurance/leads/treats/toys etc etc... and getting separate shampoo for her white parts really is important even though she barely ever has a bath...

However.... I have a 10 year old daughter who is a dedicated follower of fashion, and an 8 year old son who insists on ripping all his trousers and scarring his knees every week.... so in perspective.... I think Tess is cheap ....
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