[nagdu] Counting The Costs

[Hannah Chadwick]

Hello Pauline,
I am also a college student, and I have a standard poodle. She can be pretty
high-maintenance sometimes so I really think that the size of the dog, the
breed, and the food you give them can make a huge difference.
my dog, Princess does not seem to like toys so that is not a cost that I
worry about much. Also, she was not trained with treats and I'm sure that
helps as well. However, Princess gets groomed every six to eight weeks which
costs about $120 if I take her to the place that does a great job. There are
places that can do this for less, maybe around $90 or so.

Like others have said, the flee and heart worm medicine are pretty expensive
as well. Some schools will cover this as well as vet visits, but others only
give you a certain amount per year, and there are also a few that do not
help with vet care so it really all depends on which school you decide to
attend.
Please feel free to email me off list if you have any additional questions.
My email is: hchadwick at ucdavis.edu
All the best, Hannah


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Cindy Ray
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:14 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Counting The Costs

Mark, glad you brought up the size of your dog. And, of course, the dog food
is a huge factor. If you use some of the other dog foods that are commonly
used by those of us who feel our dogs are good with that, and sometimes all
of the dogs aren't, you are spending about twice as much or more. I'm
feeding three dogs, but we still go through a bag of food in about a month.
So, as Mark says, there is a variation. Heartworm and flea preventive are
the most expensive part I think, and you usually get them in three to six
month packages. Well, don't know about the spray.
CL

On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:48 PM, Mark J. Cadigan wrote:

> Perhaps I am insane, however, my dog costs around $150+ a month. However,
I do feed my dog an organic dog food that runs around $85 a bag. He eats a
bag every 5 weeks.
> 
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> I am feeding him origin regional red.
> 
> I give him hart guard for heartworm once a month,
> 
> Use a topical flea and tick control spray called buddy spray
> 
> I take him to a do it yourself grooming place once a month cost only $15!
> 
> For training treats and whatnot I feed him organic dried venison strips
> 
> He shreds toys, so I end up getting a new one every month or so.
> 
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> So, you can see how the price can add up quickly.
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> BTW I have an 80lb shepherd.
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