There’s a saying in the equestrian world that the way to make a small fortune in horses is to start with a big one. While expenditure on our dogs is nowhere near the scale of horse ownership, it’s still a significant portion of our your monthly outgoings.
UK rehoming center Battersea estimates an annual expenditure of around $2,500 (£2,000) per dog, and as most dogs live for around 12 years, you can do the math.
