Labrador puppies, especially little black ones, have become very popular in the U.S. Breeders, pet stores, animal shelters, and humane societies are good places to get Labrador puppies. If you do not need an AKC registered puppy, you might consider giving a loving home to one of those in a shelter.
Cost of Labrador Puppies
If you decide to get Labrador puppies from a breeder or pet store, be prepared to pay $400 or more for each puppy. Show quality Labrador puppies may cost as much as $1,000 each.
That is, of course, only the beginning of expenses involved in raising Labrador puppies. There are accessories!
Labrador Puppy Accessories
Labrador puppy accessories can cost a great deal or they can be minimal. You should determine your budget and actual needs before visiting the pet store to avoid buying unnecessary accessories for your Labrador puppies. The list below is meant only as examples of Labrador puppy accessories you may want.
1. Collars: Labrador puppies need collars, but be aware of two things. Labrador puppies outgrow collars rapidly. You should not use a chain collar on a young puppy, as it could damage his windpipe. Choose flat fabric or leather collars until your Labrador puppies are at least 5 months old.
2. Leashes: You should train your Labrador puppies to walk on the leash, even if they have plenty of space to run in safety. There will be times, such as visits to the veterinarian’s office when you will be glad they are accustomed to the leash. Unlike the collars, leashes for Labrador puppies should be chain so the puppies will not chew them.
3. Crates: It is a good idea to have crates for your Labrador puppies before you bring them home. Crates become the puppies’ dens. If you are away from home during the day, you can leave your Labrador puppies in their crates to keep them safe, comfortable, and relaxed. Since they will be relaxes, they will not need to relieve themselves as often. The crate will be sure they do not use an inappropriate spot when they do relieve themselves. At night, Labrador puppies in crates sleep better – and stay out of mischief. Select crates that provide just enough space for a full-grown Labrador to stretch out when lying down.
4. Bowls: You can spend a lot of money on fancy bowls for your Labrador puppies, but it really is not necessary. Plain steel bowls are sturdy, unbreakable, and can be cleaned well. If you use plastic containers, Labrador puppies will chew them, possibly ingesting pieces of plastic. Some feed and water bowls are said to be spill proof. This is a good idea when you have energetic Labrador puppies.
5. Toys: Resist buying chew toys simply because they are cute to humans. Your Labrador puppies will chew aggressively. They can easily destroy plastic pet toys and, if no one is there to watch carefully, could choke on small pieces. Give your Labrador puppies sturdy Kongs and Nylabones to chew.
6. Playpen: Since Labrador puppies will try to eat anything they find, it is a good idea to provide a playpen while they are young and learning. This is especially recommended if the puppies are to be outside unattended for any period of time.
7. Brush: Until your Labrador puppies are older, and begin to shed more, use a bristle brush for weekly grooming. The brush will remove dirt from the puppies’ coats and keep them smelling good.
Puppy Food
Food cannot really be classed among Labrador Puppy Accessories, but it is one more cost to anticipate when buying Labrador puppies. Ask the breeder or pet store clerk what food is best. If you know what the puppies are accustomed to eating, you may want to use that kind at first until they are comfortable in their new home.
There are many other accessories available for Labrador puppies, and if your budget will stretch you may want to consider some of them, but these should get you started.
Anna Hart
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how much money does it cost to raise a labrador puppy?
including food, training, adopting the pup, toilet training, accessories and other stuff like that
I have a lab and this question can not be answered. All labs are different like people and therefore may have different needs.
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alot
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same as any other dog.. cept you would pay more in food eventually…
if you are counting pennies now,,, best to wait to get a dog
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well its quite expensive for the actual puppy but keeping it is not expensive all you need is dog food a nice bed and a few toys you can toilet train him yourself using newspaper so thats cheap but its the things that arent obvious like your shoes, furniture, anything left within reach will be chewed to peices. Thats what will cost you the most LOL
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Our lab has turned out to be VERY expensive. When he was a puppy, he chewed everything in sight. Then, he started having seizures, so now he has to be on medication for the rest of his life. So yeah, it does really depend on the dog.
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Dogs are very expensive, be prepared to spend hundreds (possibly thousands if it gets sick, or badly hurt) over the life of the dog. Big dogs like labs eat alot, too! And vet bills are atrocious. We just had to take our big (94lbs) puppy to the vet with a cut mouth…£380!! And we were only there 40 minutes.
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Let’s not forget how much food it will need when it’s fully grown and vet bills. Continual buying of chew toys. Most dogs require LOTS of vet care; especially the larger breeds, very expensive. And it doesn’t get less expensive the older a dog gets. Go to a pet store e.g. PetSmart & ask someone with a lab who’s shopping there.
Just wondering how much it takes to adopt a puppy & it’s needs is pretty short-sighted. If you have to ask, I suspect you can’t afford to properly care for it financially over its lifetime.
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Did you have one for Christmas?
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There is really no way to determine how much it will cost. Breeders charge differently, shelters charge differently, vets charge differently, and trainers charge differently. Life expectancy for this breed is 12-14 years, so costs will extend that length of time. If you are not in a stable financial situation, you should wait to get a dog.
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i don’t think it matters that it’s a lab. but as a large breed owner of puppy from age 6 weeks to 10 months, I believe we’ve spent around $1,500 in approx. 9 months.
Puppyhood is the most important time. Classes, shots, medical care (my rescue had worms, etc.), food, new toys, new beds, new dog house, travel gear, pooper scoopers, bath supplies, leashes, collars, pet walkers/sitters when you’re away, doggie day care perhaps?
The cost will go down and even out until they get old. Given they don’t hurt themselves along the way.
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owning the Hellbeast herself.
Oh my gosh. I got my yellow lab and I thought I got a great deal. I got him from a friend and payed only 25 bucks. Well then you have to get his next set of shots thats around 100. then your going to want to get heart worm meds just to be safe and those are expensive. then we got our dog neutered along with his 6 month shots and seriously it costed me almost $500. we also had them put that chip in him so if he is lost and ends up at a pound they can scan him and they will have our address and our vet’s address. then we are going through a lot of food, he is a large dog so they eat more. We also spend an arm and a leg on different toys so he don’t eat our house. if you want to add on all the shoe’s of mine he’s eaten there’s a lot more money. so they are really expensive. But they are also great dogs. I have had a black lab and now i have my yellow and they are the greatest dogs ever. I wouldn’t ever give up my baby. They are expensive but also well worth it!
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If your thinking about how much money it would cost, then it would be best to just wait all together. I have 2 labs, 11 months and 11 years. The older one got Lyme Disease and is on tons on medications and needs to go to the Vet every 2 weeks and the younger one has already been in the hospital twice. They’re expensive.. and you dont want to get a dog and not be able to take care of him when needed!
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well if your meaning for service dog work your looking at 15-20 grand really. i do owner training which means i train my own but your looking at 1000 hours or more of just straight training and all the extra that goes into xrays and all that and the tack needed. thankfully if your talking about just a pet you dont have even half that amount really.
btw this is why i asked about breeders willing to donate if people are wondering. it is not that one cannot pay to care for the dog but with all that goes into it. sadly some think the disabled person that does ask only wants to short them.
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You should get pet insurance, our Lab had very serious hip trouble when he was young and would have cost us £1000′s if it wasn’t for the pet insurance we had.
Vets bills vary with the treatment but you need to remember it can be anything from £15-25 just to see the vet for an appointment without any treatment on top of it.
If you buy a pedigree puppy it can be anywhere from £300 upwards, adopting one from an animal shelter is usually around £50 but that doesn’t often include injections and worming treatment etc.
You will need to consider flea treatment, and the fact that your dog will need a booster injection every 12months.
accessories can be expensive but that depends on where you get them try to find a pet shop rather than a supermarket as they are often cheaper.
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The first year just shots and vacinations and neuter is about, 3 to 400.00. Then you could have other things come up.
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As much as it costs to have any other dog!
Seriously though I recon my dogs cost me about £15 to £20 per week in feed, training fee’s, pet insurance and incidentals like kennel fees over the year and general health care. This is in addition to the cost of buying your dog and all of the accessories you need, leads, bowls, crates etc. If you work what about dog walkers fees for daily visits.
I think as well as the monetary cost you need to also look at the cost of your time and whether or not you can afford the time it takes to look after a dog properly. A lot of people these days have the money to care for a dog but don’t have the time and so many dogs are suffering because of this.
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First year will cost the most. I have no idea where you live, but in California it can go up to $1000 the first year, and $500 subsequent years.
You’ll need to buy some of the stuff here which will cost a lot:
http://petgiving.com/dogs/hate.html
Dog ownership costs a LOT of money; according to a study the average LIFETIME ownership of a dog in the US as of 2007 is over $8300 (http://www.cbrrescue.org/owndog.htm).
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if you have to ask then its too expensive as you give what ever it takes to make your puppy healthy and happy…this also includes time……..
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quiet alot- and alot of time but around £500 should cover everything- but Im not sure
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Loads, the 1st year is the most expensive as you will need all the vaccinations, the spay/castrate, the microchipping, routine monthly flea and worming (worming monthly up to 6 months old), plus the cost of the puppy which can easily be well over £500 thesedays if you buy from a breeders, food will vary depending on what you feed them and how much, but I would guess in your first year, including the purchase cost, all the above and the things you mention such as accessories, training etc you would be looking at in excess of £1400, possibly more by the time you include pet insurance, insurance excesses if there is a claim made etc.
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I work in a vets.
You can’t put an exact price on raising a dog, but roughly dry food costs between £20 and £40 per month (probably about the same for wet food too). Then there are any vet bills (which you can’t put a price on but annual boosters are about £20). Training could be free if you do it yourself and will only cost you in time. Toilet training should only cost the price of a couple of newspapers and kitchen towels etc. per day. Toys and collars will cost as much as you want to pay.
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