Originally trained to find live game, their temperament makes them an ideal family dog Labrador Retriever Lifetime costs: 20,648 Annual costs: 2,332.85 Purchase price: 681 Feeding costs: 537.37 Insurance: 180.52 Joint, obesity and skin German Short Haired Pointer Lifetime costs: 20679.88 Annual costs: 2355.76 Purchase price: 765 Feeding costs: 467.10 Insurance: 189.70 Joint, tumours, skin Hungarian Vizsla Lifetime costs: 20032.74 Annual costs: 2455.98 Purchase price: 915 Feeding costs: 613.84 Insurance: 185.18 Joint, tumours, skin Irish Setter Lifetime costs: 24097.84 Annual costs: 2644.68 Purchase price: 791 Feeding costs: 496.04 Insurance: 207.68 Hip dysplasia, allergic skin, epilepsy, bone tumours, gastric torsion Italian Spinone Lifetime costs: 25849.33 Annual costs: 2831.41 Purchase price: 843 Feeding costs: 570.44 Insurance: 238.01 Grooming: 300 Hip dysplasia, allergic skin, epilepsy, gastric torsion Pointer Lifetime costs: 20867.99 Annual costs: 2344.23 Purchase price: 739 Feeding costs: 487.77 Insurance: 183.50 Hip dysplasia, back, gastric torsion, cataracts Flat Coated Retriever Lifetime costs: 16571.70 Annual costs: 2684.30 Purchase price: 843 Feeding costs: 520.84 Insurance: 212.50 Many types of cancer, hip dysplasia, heart, epilepsy and eye s Golden Retriever Lifetime costs: 23474.88 Annual costs: 2695.99 Purchase price: 818 Feeding costs: 524.97 Insurance: 203.06 Joint s, allergic skin, heart, cancer Cocker Spaniel Lifetime costs: 16631.76 Annual costs: 2131.24 Purchase price: 685 Feeding costs: 341.02 Insurance: 153.26 Grooming: 264 Ear, kneecaps slipping, hip dysplasia, auto-immune s, allergic skin, pancreatitis and epilepsy Springer Spaniel (English) Lifetime costs: 22208.47 Annual costs: 2202.81 Purchase price: 533 Feeding costs: 558.04 Insurance: 195.81 Joint, eye, ear infections Weimaraner Lifetime costs: 20479.16 Annual costs: 2376.33 Purchase price: 751 Feeding costs: 446.43 Insurance: 244.94 Hip dysplasia, bladder stones, eye
Used for hunting, hounds can be dignified and aloof, but make trustworthy companions Basset Hound Lifetime costs: 19610.76 Annual costs: 2207.52 Purchase price: 699 Feeding costs: 558.04 Insurance: 208.52 Joint, back, ear and skin Beagle Lifetime costs: 15707.52 Annual costs: 1746.52 Purchase price: 583 Feeding costs: 266.62 Insurance: 156.94 Grooming: 52 Heart, skin, hip dysplasia, epilepsy Dachshund (Miniature long -haired) Lifetime costs: 17436.33 Annual costs: 2584.58 Purchase price: 1293 Feeding costs: 254.22 Insurance: 169.40 Grooming: 180 Back, eye and heart Dachshund (Miniature smooth -haired) Lifetime costs: 15287.80 Annual costs: 2425.43 Purchase price: 1293 Feeding costs: 254.22 Insurance: 146.05 Grooming: 180 Back, eye and heart Dachshund (Miniature wire -haired) Lifetime costs: 17712.81 Annual costs: 2605.06 Purchase price: 1293 Feeding costs: 254.22 Insurance: 175.88 Grooming: 194 Back, eye and heart Dachshund (wire -haired) Lifetime costs: 17429.31 Annual costs: 2409.06 Purchase price: 1118 Feeding costs: 254.22 Insurance: 154.88 Grooming: 194 Back, eye and heart Whippet Lifetime costs: 16661.97 Annual costs: 1722.22 Purchase price: 488 Feeding costs: 334.82 Insurance: 161.44 Eye and heart and increased risk of some tumours
Typically larger dog breeds that take part in active, physical work Bernese Mountain Dog Lifetime costs: 19288.48 Annual costs: 3382.06 Purchase price: 971 Feeding costs: 785.39 Insurance: 271.71 Grooming: 390 Joint, heart, tumours, gastric torsion Boxer Lifetime costs: 17848.80 Annual costs: 2576.88 Purchase price: 792 Feeding costs: 541.50 Insurance: 309.42 Heart, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, cancers Dobermann Lifetime costs: 16395.60 Annual costs: 2626.13 Purchase price: 844 Feeding costs: 574.57 Insurance: 273.60 Bone cancer, spinal, heart, blood clotting, hip dysplasia Dogue de Bordeaux Lifetime costs: 11953.92 Annual costs: 3006.44 Purchase price: 833 Feeding costs: 826.73 Insurance: 292.75 Grooming: 90 Heart, cancers, joint, gastric torsion, eye, renal Great Dane Lifetime costs: 14331.12 Annual costs: 3215.52 Purchase price: 827 Feeding costs: 959 Insurance: 385.56 Grooming: 80 Heart, cancers, joint, gastric torsion, eye, skin Newfoundland Lifetime costs: 24274.98 Annual costs: 3756.22 Purchase price: 1059 Feeding costs: 1058.21 Insurance: 255.05 Grooming: 420 Joint, heart, gastric torsion, bone tumours Rottweiler Lifetime costs: 17752.64 Annual costs: 2941.08 Purchase price: 722 Feeding costs: 785.39 Insurance: 389.73 Grooming: 80 Joint, heart, intestinal and cancers Siberian Husky Lifetime costs: 22814.61 Annual costs: 2233.97 Purchase price: 479 Feeding costs: 582.84 Insurance: 154.17 Grooming: 330 Multiple eye Saint Bernard Lifetime costs: 25808.40 Annual costs: 3907.60 Purchase price: 1040 Feeding costs: 1198.75 Routine vet costs: 312 Insurance: 278.89 Grooming: 390 Joint, heart, eyelid and gastric torsion
Hardy dogs bred to be brave and tough, they can be feisty with other dogs Airedale Terrier Lifetime costs: 19372.98 Annual costs: 2719.18 Purchase price: 958 Feeding costs: 533.24 Insurance: 194.98 Grooming: 345 Heart and skin Border Terrier Lifetime costs: 14591.52 Annual costs: 1843.96 Purchase price: 628 Feeding costs: 206.68 Insurance: 140.32 Grooming: 205 Slipping kneecaps, epilepsy and cramping syndrome English Bull Terrier Lifetime costs: 18358.60 Annual costs: 2529.16 Purchase price: 890 Feeding costs: 483.63 Insurance: 225.57 Heart, neurological and kidney, deafness, skin and dry eye Cairn Terrier Lifetime costs: 16845.94 Annual costs: 1807.16 Purchase price: 550 Feeding costs: 206.68 Insurance: 181.52 Grooming: 205 Slipping kneecaps, glaucoma, liver, skin allergies Fox Terrier (wire) Lifetime costs: 17130.75 Annual costs: 2066.75 Purchase price: 749 Feeding costs: 239.75 Insurance: 144.04 Eye, hip (Legg- Perthes ), allergic skin Jack Russell Terrier Lifetime costs: 14279.04 Annual costs: 1392.60 Purchase price: 327 Feeding costs: 223.22 Insurance: 123.42 Grooming: 55 Eye, kneecaps slipping, hip ( Legg perches ) Norfolk Terrier Lifetime costs: 16730 Annual costs: 2323 Purchase price: 1128 Feeding costs: 173.61 Insurance: 147.43 Hip dysplasia, skin, eye, kneecaps slipping Staffordshire Bull Terrier Lifetime costs: 14453.56 Annual costs: 2079.80 Purchase price: 729 Feeding costs: 421.63 Insurance: 187.21 Skin, BOAS, joint, cataracts, cystine bladder stones West Highland White Terrier Lifetime costs: 17734.81 Annual costs: 1944.69 Purchase price: 631 Feeding costs: 264.55 Insurance: 175.18 Allergic skin, bone of the jaw, kneecaps slipping, dry eye and hip (Legg Perthes )
Friendly and affectionate dogs with a herding background Border Collie Lifetime costs: 19690.29 Annual costs: 1989.54 Purchase price: 531 Feeding costs: 415.43 Insurance: 145.15 Hip dysplasia, eye, epilepsy, deafness Collie (Rough) Lifetime costs: 20685.84 Annual costs: 2454.82 Purchase price: 731 Feeding costs: 446.43 Insurance: 175.43 Grooming: 222 Eye, hip dysplasia, blood disorders German Shepherd Dog (long coated) Lifetime costs: 22594.22 Annual costs: 2800.02 Purchase price: 746 Feeding costs: 644.85 Insurance: 199.21 Grooming: 330 Joint and back, gastrointestinal s, allergic skin, anal furunculosis, epilepsy, gastric torsion, multiple cancers German Shepherd Dog (short coated) Lifetime costs: 22594.22 Annual costs: 2800.02 Purchase price: 746 Feeding costs: 644.85 Insurance: 199.21 Grooming: 90 Joint and back, gastrointestinal s, allergic skin, anal furunculosis, epilepsy, gastric torsion, multiple cancers Shetland Sheepdog Lifetime costs: 17361.25 Annual costs: 2194.90 Purchase price: 806 Feeding costs: 297.62 Insurance: 187.32 Eye, hip (Legg- Perthes and hip dysplasia), kneecaps slipping, blood clotting
A mixed bunch that have each been raised for a specific working purpose Boston Terrier Lifetime costs: 13489.80 Annual costs: 2223.15 Purchase price: 1099 Feeding costs: 256.28 Insurance: 153.91 Severe BOAS, slipping kneecaps, allergic skin, hormonal (Cushing s syndrome), eye Bulldog Lifetime costs: 14482.27 Annual costs: 3415.08 Purchase price: 1691 Feeding costs: 558.04 Insurance: 316.08 Grooming: 162 Severe BOAS, slipping kneecaps, joint dysplasia, allergic skin and skin fold, eye, intestinal and spinal Chow Chow Lifetime costs: 20868.32 Annual costs: 3265.12 Purchase price: 1368 Feeding costs: 425.76 Insurance: 261.40 Grooming: 330 Joint, eyelid, skin Dalmatian Lifetime costs: 19468.28 Annual costs: 2099.56 Purchase price: 602 Feeding costs: 558.04 Insurance: 197.56 Deafness, bladder stones, allergies, epilepsy, liver French Bulldog Lifetime costs: 15311.45 Annual costs: 3033.95 Purchase price: 1642 Feeding costs: 297.62 Insurance: 256.37 Grooming: 150 Severe BOAS, slipping kneecaps, hip dysplasia, back, heart, intestinal, eye Lhasa Apso Lifetime costs: 15803.32 Annual costs: 1760.64 Purchase price: 545 Feeding costs: 206.68 Insurance: 117 Slipping kneecaps, eye, back, allergic skin Miniature Schnauzer Lifetime costs: 16498.69 Annual costs: 2087.13 Purchase price: 818 Feeding costs: 214.95 Insurance: 150.22 Bladder stones, skin, hormonal (Cushing s syndrome), pancreatitis, eye Poodle (miniature) Lifetime costs: 18864.70 Annual costs: 2070.50 Purchase price: 742 Feeding costs: 248.02 Insurance: 146.52 Slipping kneecaps, epilepsy, dental, eye Poodle (Standard) Lifetime costs: 25652.64 Annual costs: 2713.28 Purchase price: 740 Feeding costs: 537.37 Insurance: 165.95 Grooming: 390 Slipping kneecaps, epilepsy, back and joint, eye, hormonal (Cushing s syndrome, Hypothroidism and Addison s ), gastric torsion Poodle (Toy) Lifetime costs: 17322.86 Annual costs: 1999.68 Purchase price: 805 Feeding costs: 148.81 Insurance: 141.91 Eye, diabetes, ear, bladder stones, hormone ( Cushing s syndrome), epilepsy Shar-Pei Lifetime costs: 19607.06 Annual costs: 2598.46 Purchase price: 816 Feeding costs: 582.84 Insurance: 283.66 BOAS, joint, eyelid, skin, allergic skin, slipping kneecaps, eye (eyelids, glaucoma and lens luxation), kidney Shih Tzu Lifetime costs: 15791.75 Annual costs: 1812.35 Purchase price: 625 Feeding costs: 181.88 Insurance: 113.51 BOAS, slipping kneecaps, back and joint, eye, hormonal (Cushing s syndrome), allergic skin Tibetan Terrier Lifetime costs: 18777.15 Annual costs: 2189.90 Purchase price: 799 Feeding costs: 248.02 Insurance: 184.92 Slipping kneecaps, eye, hip dysplasia
Small with friendly and loving personalities, these make great lap dogs Bichon frise Lifetime costs: 16016.99 Annual costs: 1764.18 Purchase price: 503 Feeding costs: 198.41 Insurance: 158.81 Min exercise time: 265 hrs Slipping kneecaps, eye, bladder stones, allergies, diabetes Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Lifetime costs: 12940.09 Annual costs: 1986.08 Purchase price: 679 Feeding costs: 231.48 Insurance: 186.64 Grooming: 225 Heart, Syringomyelia (spinal/brain ), hip dysplasia, allergic skin, epilepsy, BOAS syndrome Chihuahua (long coat) Lifetime costs: 16210.08 Annual costs: 1716.13 Purchase price: 703 Feeding costs: 82.67 Insurance: 116.50 Grooming: 150 Slipping kneecaps, eye, tracheal collapse, heart, allergic skin, bladder stones, neurological Chihuahua (smooth coat) Lifetime costs: 14597.76 Annual costs: 1615.36 Purchase price: 703 Feeding costs: 82.67 Insurance: 115.73 Slipping kneecaps, eye, tracheal collapse, heart, allergic skin, bladder stones, neurological Maltese Lifetime costs: 14569.75 Annual costs: 2178.75 Purchase price: 1058 Feeding costs: 115.74 Insurance: 149.05 Grooming: 192 Slipping kneecaps, eye, heart, syringomyelia (brain/ spinal cord ), dental Pomeranian Lifetime costs: 14799.91 Annual costs: 2378.29 Purchase price: 1282 Feeding costs: 82.67 Insurance: 121.66 Slipping kneecaps, eye, joint, tracheal collapse,syringomyelia (brain/spinal cord ) Pug Lifetime costs: 16564.36 Annual costs: 2180.99 Purchase price: 954 Feeding costs: 231.48 Insurance: 181.55 Grooming: 150 Severe BOAS, joint and back, skin s, eye, epilepsy, intestinal, bladder stones Yorkshire Terrier Lifetime costs: 13788.58 Annual costs: 1612.66 Purchase price: 552 Feeding costs: 99.21 Insurance: 129.49 Grooming: 168 Slipping kneecaps, tracheal collapse, dental, bladder stones, eye, diabetes, syringomyelia (brain/spinal cord )
Non-pedigree, highly individual dogs with parents from different breeds Mongrel (small, short coated) Lifetime costs: 14333.62 Annual costs: 1214.17 Feeding costs: 248.02 Insurance: 108.19. They can get any condition but Mongrel (medium, short coated) Lifetime costs: 15767.89 Annual costs: 1371.42 Feeding costs: 372.03 Insurance: 139.43 Grooming: 52. They can get any condition but Mongrel (large, short coated) Lifetime costs: 19013.04 Annual costs: 1653.31 Feeding costs: 413.36 Insurance: 185.99. They can get any condition but Mongrel (small, long coated) Lifetime costs: 16429.63 Annual costs: 1374.17 Feeding costs: 248.02 Insurance: 108.19. They can get any condition but Mongrel (medium, long coated) Lifetime costs: 17758.69 Annual costs: 1539.42 Feeding costs: 372.03 Insurance: 139.43. They can get any condition but Mongrel (large, long coated) Lifetime costs: 21319.44 Annual costs: 1839.31 Feeding costs: 413.36 Insurance: 185.99. They can get any condition but