Financial transparency: How much we spend on our dog

Here I’ve compiled our annual average, specific expenditures in certain years (like her epilepsy diagnosis tests), and our grand total since we adopted her.

First published in May 2023 and last updated in July 2024.

I’ve seen a push for greater financial transparency in the online dog community over the last few months, and I love it. I thought we’d join in by summarizing what we spend on Scout!

Here I’ve compiled our annual average, specific expenditures in certain years (like her epilepsy diagnosis tests), and our grand total since we adopted her—along with an attempt to categorize costs as “necessary” or “optional”.