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Approximately $1139.32 per poodle

Wow, didn't know poodles were that expensive.

I'd just get a street dog, costs nothing and will be your best friend ☺️.

No street dogs where I live. Suppose I'll have to get a pet deer instead

Where do you live? I live in the country but still get people who drive out here to drop of strays sometimes.

That could support 10 lemmy devs!

For 5 years?

Sure, if you buy purebreds with documentation or something, JFC. Anyone willing to pay $12,000 for one dog needs to be taxed harder.

The only reason to pay that much is if you're planning on starting breeding yourself.

If you breed yourself you're going to spend a hell of a lot more than $1,200. Especially if you plan on sending them to college.

Eww.. don’t buy animals, adopt.

You do still have to pay for them though.

The elites don’t want you to know this but the dogs at the park are free you can take them home I have 416 dogs.

Generally, you pay things like the cost of spaying or neutering and vaccines. We paid $150 when we adopted our last dog to cover those costs. $150 is a hell of a lot less than over $1000.

And food and taxes and going to a doc when they get ill and make vaccations more expensive

My local shelter has free adoptions. Everyone returned the dogs they bought during COVID, so they just need to get rid of them as fast as possible from the shelters.

Yes generally, but adopted animals can absolutely have challenging behavoural issues that not everyone is suited to deal with. It depends on your situation I think but absolutely more people should adopt.

I suppose that’s an argument from someone who thinks a poodle is replacement for therapy.

If you prefer, $500,000 can get you 5 1993 AMERTEK 4000L tanker