I've just spent so much time with animals that I might've actually overplanned. So far, the initial costs:
Puppy: ~$500 (comes with 1st 3 rounds of shots) Misc. Vet costs for the first year: $500 (spaying, rabies booster) Flea/tick preventative: $15 every 4 months Food: $30/month, max. The dog is freaking tiny. I'm not sure if the food'll go stale before she eats it, though... forgot about that... Toys/etc: Who knows? I wouldn't buy many new toys, as bousehold stuff is the best way to entertain them and get them used to their new role in the home.
So that's just the basic stuff. And over a year. So yes, I'll make a lot of it back, but that's still a LOT to spend. AND that's for a small dog, who won't need training class and who won't need a fence and who doesn't eat 20lbs of food a week and who doesn't go indoors so I won't need those freaking expensive pads.
But it seems prudent to have a couple grand extra as a buffer zone. In case my dog needs diamonds or something. Or I could be planning wayyy too much.
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Date: 2010-01-15 08:38 pm (UTC)Puppy: ~$500 (comes with 1st 3 rounds of shots)
Misc. Vet costs for the first year: $500 (spaying, rabies booster)
Flea/tick preventative: $15 every 4 months
Food: $30/month, max. The dog is freaking tiny. I'm not sure if the food'll go stale before she eats it, though... forgot about that...
Toys/etc: Who knows? I wouldn't buy many new toys, as bousehold stuff is the best way to entertain them and get them used to their new role in the home.
So that's just the basic stuff. And over a year. So yes, I'll make a lot of it back, but that's still a LOT to spend. AND that's for a small dog, who won't need training class and who won't need a fence and who doesn't eat 20lbs of food a week and who doesn't go indoors so I won't need those freaking expensive pads.
But it seems prudent to have a couple grand extra as a buffer zone. In case my dog needs diamonds or something. Or I could be planning wayyy too much.