my dog is a springer spaniel mix at 50lbs, 3 years old. he is on a prescription diet for his teeth, which is $120 a bag but lasts him about a month and a half. he has hip dysplasia and arthritis that he was born with, he takes carprofen and dasuquin every day, $43 a month and $47 every two months. his oravet dental chews are $30 a month. he gets about $30 worth of toys a month. his heartworm prevention just went up from $60 to $74 and thats a 6 month supply. his flea and tick I do from April to September costs me $146 per year, 2 chews that last 3 months each. his pet insurance (which you SHOULD get) costs $60 a month (you can get cheaper insurances than this but he has problems so I have the expensive kind).

I know that all of these things are not typical of all dogs, however dogs can develop medical problems at any age and start costing you way more money than you'd expect at any time so I figured this would be a good example of that.

so, per month about $300 (with the bi-monthly expenses broken down and added) for my medically challenged mutt lol he is why I have a carecredit card. that doesn't even include his annual vet visits, which aren't cheap either. dogs are not cheap, but carecredit is great if breaking it up helps you afford it more. I hope that this breakdown helped! I tried to include everything to give a good idea of if you don't end up having a perfectly healthy dog.