IT COSTS ABOUT $15,000 TO OWN A DOG
Some number crunchers at the ASPCA calculated the yearly cost of owning a dog. They figure it’s $1,001 for a small dog, $1,214 for a medium-sized dog and $1,448 for a large dog. When you factor in the expected lifespans of the dogs, it pretty much averages out to a lifetime total of $15,000
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