Dog Costs for 2015

Hey, guys!


Well, I did it. I successfully tracked every dime spent on the dogs in 2015. I really enjoyed tracking my spending, seeing the trends, ect, and will do this again for this year. Its a great way to monitor where your money goes! I am so much more conscious of just what Im spending when its tracked here on the blog.

Here are the dog costs for this year:

2015 Dog Costs: $2,042.37

Vet costs were by far the biggest money eater, and nearly all of them were from Roxie. My dogs were around $250 (no yearly vaccines for mine, so it was mostly exams and flea/heartworm meds), with Roxie totaling just $1,000 in the 9 weeks she was here. 

Food was the second highest cost at just under $400. 

Miscellaneous items, including dog gear, a bird cage, and shipping/tax, was the next, at just over $300.

Toys and treats were quite low, at around $50 for toys and $25 for treats. Blogging has greatly reduced my costs in those areas.

Health (supplements, for the most part) was under $30.

Hmmm...not too terribly bad, I dont think. I was doing quite well until Roxies vet bills came along, haha. Oh well, she was worth it. ;)

- Dachshund Mommy

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November Dog Expenses

Hey, guys!


My god, how is it December?! Where did this year go? Not that it feels like it here, what with temperatures in the mid 70s....


Its time to calculate how much was spent on the dogs last month. I do this so I can track what I spend, and try to stick to some kind of budget. Some months are high, some are low. This is for four dogs, ages 5 years to 9-ish months, from 8.5lbs to 35lbs, three very healthy, one recovering.

November 2015 Dog Expenses

Food: $97.97

Treats: $9.79

Toys: $0

Health: $0

Vet: $226.40

Grooming: $0

Gear: $109.50

Misc: $8.27

Total: $451.95

Not too terribly bad of a month! $20 worth of the food was two small bags of food for Roxie from Publix (Nutrsica), and the rest was from Black Friday sales; 5lbs of Acana and a bag of Primal freeze dried raw for Nola, and  30lbs of Blue Buffalo puppy for Roxie (two bags for Pike and Liv were already in the dog pantry). Treats were three big bags, also bought in Black Friday sales.

Vet was Nolas annual exam and heartworm + tick borne disease test and fecal, and vet was two exams and a vaccine set for Roxie. Rox is on Banfield Vet puppy plan; its sort of like an insurance type thing, I suppose. You pay a certain amount, and then you have x amount of things covered so you dont pay out of pocket right then. Normally its not something Id do, especially with my adult healthy dogs, but its been a godsend for Roxie. It paid for itself in the first visit, and Id be completely broke if not for it, given weve had...oh, 10 or 12 vet appointments since? Wormings/fecals, vaccines, and her eventual spay will be covered, as well as free office visits and discounts on meds and procedures. Its already saved well over $1000.

Gear was something I splurge on: two collars from Paco Collars, one for Nola and one for Roxie. Pike and Liv dont wear collars due to their fur.

Paco was having a sale as well, so that was a good price! I havent bought any collars in over a year, and this was my reward to myself for good behavior. :p Plus, these collars are built to last.

Misc was taxes or shipping on the dog food.

- Dachshund Mommy

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