After reading the replies from the NI owners, I have to ask ... how much is your average NI?

I would say no. Hopefully people choose a breed according to their lifestyle, activity level, space, facilities, etc. I am not well off at all, if I have a bad month the dogs get their usual food and I economise (pasta again!) I can't expect them to do without.

Walks and fresh air are free, so we have plenty of those

LOL i must be the poorest person going - i had to save over a year for my leo and my gsds were not cheap either - however they want for nothing and will always have what they need. To echo a previous point: fresh air, walks and loadsa cuddles - none of these cost

I paid £450 for Shila she was a pet home only so she wasn't much compared to other breeds x

Still a fair few pennies for a pet jem

It is if the moneys for something else But you know men, once they see something they like they must have it
Oh no thats mainly us women

LOL

No.... I doubt that people would even associate me with loving the setter type if they met me without them, let alone reflecting my income

No as I own a variety ranging from £0 - £750 when I bought them and also a variety of lifestyles if you look at my dogs as they are all so different so I really don't know what they would tell you about me, that i'm a wee bitty mental perhaps?

On another note I guess it depends where you get them from as for instance a rottie could cost you anything from £600 - £1,000 or more for a well bred pup and much much less for a shoddily bred one...

Plus the more I get the poorer I seem to become, funny that?