How much would it cost to keep a husky?

You need to save up for emergencies, but the day-to-day maintenance of my dog is about $1/day for food and sundries plus $200-300 a year for vet visits, flea prevention, etc. One emergency, though, could cost me $1000+ so I need to have that set aside. I would project needing at least $1000 to buy the dog and another $500-1000 just for the first six month's extra expesses (buying all leashes, collars, bowls, toys, crate, etc, and puppy shots, spay/neuter, a basic training class, etc).

The biggest question for me is what happens to this dog in three years when you presumably move out to go to university or get a job? This dog may live to be 15 years old, you may well have a kid entering middle school before they die. What happens to the dog when you must live in the dorm? When you are taking too many credits and working at the same time and have no time for it? When you want to travel abroad for a semester? When you get a job offer in another country? When you meet "Mr. Right" and he doesn't like dogs? When your first-born baby turns out to be allergic? If you can figure out what will happen THEN, have $5000 in the bank BEFORE you get the puppy, and are sure you can maintain that $200 a month for the foreseeable future, then and only then would I consider getting a dog.

It costs around $5000 per year to keep a dog. That covers food, grooming and routine health care (shots, parasite prev, dental, etc. ) costs. If the dog gets sick or injured, you may need a bank loan. No kidding.

Huskies are extremely high energy. It'll take a lot more than just two 30 min walks a day to keep a husky happy. Be prepared to get up at 4am every morning to take him running. Don't forget to stop somewhere for some free-run/ fetch time on your way home. You'll have to invest several hours of your time on this dog, every single day for it's whole life (10-15 years).

The purchase price of a dog varies and the breeder will make you aware of this at the outset. Beware of buying from a back yard breeder, often their b!tches have health problems which are passed on to the puppies.

An experienced breeder will vaccinate the puppy before you buy it and they are usually insured for the first few weeks. They also offer to take the puppy back, if for any reason you have to part with it.

Food is not too expensive, however if you buy the cheap stuff a dog will suffer. I never consider the cost of grooming, just buy the equipment and groom it yourself. The biggest expenses are veterinary costs, even insurance is expensive. One never knows when a dog will need a vet, without insurance you might need thousands of pounds if it has an accident or other medical problems.

Puppies do a lot of damage; they pee on the carpets and chew the furniture. If you rent, you will be responsible for the damage and if the other tenants or neighbours complain about the noise you could be evicted and you will have a problem finding accommodation for you and your dog.

You must have a yard/garden if you have a dog, because it may need to go out during the night, is it safe for you to go out in your nightwear? In addition you must make provision for its exercise. If you work you will need to take it for a long walk before you leave, hopefully come home at lunchtime AND pay a dog walker to help. If you fail to do this a puppy could grow into an aggressive hooligan and if it cannot get out for pees and poos it will develop bowel and bladder problems.

I adore dogs, unfortunately calculating the expense is very difficult. If you do not have a healthy income or a large bank balance, think again.

I'm not positive on this, but the first shots will be at 3 months and then again at 6 months. I know the 2 of them together will be over $100.00. Then you have dog tags after 6 months, and I'm not sure on the cost of that for a Husky. To me that is already adding to be quite a bit for a 15 year old to handle financially. I would consider a smaller dog to start off with to take care of at the beginning to see how you deal with everything.

Dogs can be expensive. You have to think about firstly payment of injections, microchipping, whether or not you will get it spayed? Then there is food. A big dog will eat more food than a smaller dog. You need to consider pet insurance, and any vet bills that may occur for any reason. The cost of flea treatments and worming treatments. You need to do a lot of research on this I cannot give you set prices every dog is different.

Huskies are no more expensive than any other breed of dog. I my self have a husky. Who I adore. He has had no serious issues of hereditary that has every deepened my pocket. But over all a dog is not cheap. They are just like a child. Always needs health check ups and shots. Good luck. And yes they require a lot of exercise.

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I didn't get them as very young puppies, and that makes a difference. young puppies are like young babies. They don't cry to manipulate, they cry to have their needs fulfilled. They need to potty every 2 to 3 hours at this young age, and crating them for long periods of time causes them physical discomfort. They don't like to potty where they sleep, so it creates the need for the dog to get out of the crate, or soil it, which will make him more reluctant to use it.

Make the crate a place where good things happen. My dogs get a small treat every time I crate them before I leave. They also get fed in their crates (I feed a raw diet, so it's less messy if they eat in their crates). They dive into their crates in anticipation of food. I also leave the crate doors open all the time so they can sleep in their even when I'm home if they choose. If you have a smaller sized crate, keep it close to your computer, or other busy areas of the house so the dog has an option to go there and rest when you are home. toys such as Kong's are great for the crate because you can stuff them and give the dog something to occupy him. I used to stuff mine with a mixture of peanut butter and frozen mixed veggies, then I'd freeze it before giving it to the dog. You could very easily do this when you are sitting at the computer, give him the Kong in the crate. Shut the door and let him enjoy it while you surf the web. (he may have to potty after he finishes it, so make sure you take him outside when he's done). I'd also remove the kong and take him out of the crate before he asks to come out.

If you keep it positive, don't make a fuss when you come home, or when you leave, and have patience, the crate can be a wonderful tool!