IndyBeerman
Was a real life Beerman.....
Angus is a good looking pup!
Now about yearly vet cost.
St. Francis down the road from you Que is (if memory serves me correct) $105.00 for the yearly full check up (heart worm blood draw and fecal for worms), all shots (except for lime decease) and kennel cough.
Dr. Bob @ St. Francis in Mooresville routinely does ACL surgeries on active dogs, he's done two on my oldest Border Collie (each rear leg) and one our now passed away Woodrow, all three was done for under 850.00 with no failures, Ellies surgeries was 3 and 5 years ago. Too me, it was worth it for my pup.
Failure rates are mostly because of a couple of things, keeping the pup from jumping the first 3 months, and not properly rehabbing, you have to help the pup out by extending and retracing the leg to regain full motion.
Now about yearly vet cost.
St. Francis down the road from you Que is (if memory serves me correct) $105.00 for the yearly full check up (heart worm blood draw and fecal for worms), all shots (except for lime decease) and kennel cough.
If I were getting a pup (or any dog) right now, I'd get pet insurance. We've got a soon to be 10 year old that blew an ACL while playing. She gets around pretty good and can still run a bit but there is no way we'd come out of pocket for a $1,000+ surgery that doesn't always work.
I'd say that this isn't too far off The Cost of Dog Ownership - Affording a Dog.
Dr. Bob @ St. Francis in Mooresville routinely does ACL surgeries on active dogs, he's done two on my oldest Border Collie (each rear leg) and one our now passed away Woodrow, all three was done for under 850.00 with no failures, Ellies surgeries was 3 and 5 years ago. Too me, it was worth it for my pup.
Failure rates are mostly because of a couple of things, keeping the pup from jumping the first 3 months, and not properly rehabbing, you have to help the pup out by extending and retracing the leg to regain full motion.