What will it cost?
Rough costs in Canadian dollars, before you commit. The price of the animal isn't included.
A medium dog
Bigger dogs eat more and cost more at the vet. Grooming varies most: a short coat needs a brush, a long or curly one needs a groomer every few weeks.
- To set up
- $1,100 – $2,300
- Before it comes home
- Each year
- $1,850 – $4,800
- About $154 – $400 a month
- The first year
- $2,950 – $7,100
- Set-up plus a year of keeping
- Over its lifetime
- $19,600 – $69,500
- Usually lives 10 to 14 years
Before it comes home
- Crate, bed, bowls, leash and collar$250 – $500
- First vet visits, vaccines and microchip$300 – $600
- Spay or neuter$400 – $800
- Training classes$150 – $400
Total$1,100 – $2,300
Every year after
- Food$600 – $1,200
- Routine vet care$450 – $1,000
- Grooming$100 – $900
- Licence, toys and replacements$200 – $500
- Insurance or an emergency fund$500 – $1,200
Total$1,850 – $4,800
These are rough guides for planning, not quotes. Prices vary a lot by region and by what you choose, and one emergency vet visit can cost more than a year of everything else. The price of the animal isn't included.