[nagdu] dog expenses question

[via nagdu]

Hi,
Oh ok.
How much does it cost to care for a dog per year?
I want to make sure I'm prepared.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandy Pinder via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 2:57 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog expenses question

If you mean breed no not really. The only one I can think of is a poodle 
because of the six to eight week grooming it will need. Most other breeds 
you can bathe yourself. I had one golden I used to get trimmed because his 
hair was super long. Like belly hair about five inches as well as tail hair 
so I'd get a couple inches off every few months.

brandy pinder
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Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc®
and America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc®
Providing "Second uSight"® since 1946

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> On May 25, 2014, at 2:43 PM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but if you mean the expense of having 
> a
> guide dog, it depends on many thing. Mostly what type of food you feed, 
> what
> type and how many toys you buy, how healthy the dog is so vet expenses, 
> and
> even then it depends on the vet and the reason for vet visits. I have two
> dogs, my guide and my retired guide. I probably spend between fifty and 
> 100
> a month on food. Not sure yet with my new dog how fast we'll go through
> food. Vet expenses are probably around 4 to 500 dollars a year if you
> include heartworm preventative, shots, physicals. Then there's bathing 
> which
> I have done about every six months and is around 75 dollars each time for
> two dogs.
>
> Sherry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:33 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] dog expenses question
>
> Hi,
> I have a question: does it depend on the type of dog as far as finances 
> go?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
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