What every dog breed costs
Yearly, first-year and lifetime cost for 112 breeds and crosses, from the same model and the same 2026 US prices, so they compare fairly. Tap a column to sort.
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Breed Size Per year First year Lifetime
Chihuahua Small
$2,060 $5,950 $35,700
Miniature Pinscher Small
$2,090 $4,980 $32,800
Italian Greyhound Small
$2,170 $4,810 $36,000
Jack Russell Terrier Small
$2,190 $4,740 $33,900
Rat Terrier Small
$2,210 $4,110 $35,900
Chinese Crested Small
$2,250 $5,740 $40,400
Papillon Small
$2,260 $5,750 $38,200
Border Terrier Small
$2,280 $4,670 $34,900
Basenji Small
$2,290 $5,190 $35,700
Pomeranian Small
$2,350 $5,990 $37,200
Dachshund Small
$2,360 $5,750 $37,100
Shiba Inu Small
$2,370 $5,260 $39,200
Cairn Terrier Small
$2,380 $5,020 $36,600
Pug Small
$2,410 $5,390 $37,400
Japanese Chin Small
$2,440 $6,110 $30,600
Beagle Medium
$2,470 $5,100 $35,500
Boston Terrier Small
$2,470 $5,610 $33,000
Whippet Medium
$2,470 $5,450 $38,500
Pekingese Small
$2,510 $5,800 $36,400
Brussels Griffon Small
$2,510 $6,900 $40,200
Brittany Medium
$2,530 $4,970 $36,200
Shetland Sheepdog Small
$2,540 $5,830 $36,800
Pomsky Small
$2,550 $8,190 $42,000
Havanese Small
$2,570 $6,060 $42,800
Maltese Small
$2,570 $6,260 $40,300
Yorkshire Terrier Small
$2,570 $5,960 $37,200
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Medium
$2,580 $5,960 $40,500
Mixed Breed (medium shelter dog) Medium
$2,580 $3,020 $32,000
Coton de Tulear Small
$2,590 $6,480 $49,000
Cockapoo Small
$2,630 $5,620 $46,100
Shih Tzu Small
$2,650 $5,570 $40,700
American Eskimo Dog Medium
$2,660 $5,290 $40,800
Toy Poodle Small
$2,660 $5,950 $41,200
Cavapoo Small
$2,670 $6,320 $41,700
Cardigan Welsh Corgi Medium
$2,700 $6,080 $42,100
American Pit Bull Terrier Medium
$2,710 $5,240 $38,500
French Bulldog Small
$2,710 $7,100 $34,300
Lhasa Apso Small
$2,720 $5,110 $41,200
Miniature Schnauzer Small
$2,730 $5,720 $41,900
Australian Cattle Dog Medium
$2,730 $5,710 $42,200
Boykin Spaniel Medium
$2,750 $5,740 $39,600
Maltipoo Small
$2,780 $5,920 $42,700
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Small
$2,780 $6,670 $43,500
Miniature American Shepherd Medium
$2,790 $6,070 $40,300
Miniature Poodle Small
$2,800 $5,940 $43,000
Bichon Frise Small
$2,840 $5,230 $45,800
West Highland White Terrier Small
$2,880 $6,020 $44,100
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Medium
$2,880 $6,510 $41,800
Siberian Husky Medium
$2,880 $5,520 $40,900
Scottish Terrier Small
$2,880 $6,270 $38,300
American Staffordshire Terrier Large
$2,890 $5,820 $44,600
Border Collie Medium
$2,920 $5,950 $44,800
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Medium
$2,920 $6,800 $42,600
German Wirehaired Pointer Large
$2,930 $6,360 $48,800
English Springer Spaniel Medium
$2,940 $5,930 $42,000
Vizsla Large
$2,970 $6,400 $43,000
Greyhound Large
$2,990 $6,180 $39,900
Basset Hound Large
$3,000 $6,180 $43,200
Bluetick Coonhound Large
$3,010 $5,290 $39,200
Samoyed Medium
$3,010 $7,650 $44,600
German Shorthaired Pointer Large
$3,010 $5,950 $36,800
Lagotto Romagnolo Medium
$3,030 $7,160 $53,900
Keeshond Medium
$3,030 $5,670 $46,100
English Cocker Spaniel Medium
$3,030 $6,020 $43,200
Belgian Malinois Large
$3,040 $6,730 $50,700
Treeing Walker Coonhound Large
$3,040 $5,480 $43,000
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Large
$3,070 $6,360 $41,000
Labrador Retriever Large
$3,130 $6,560 $41,900
Rhodesian Ridgeback Large
$3,150 $7,240 $39,400
Weimaraner Large
$3,190 $6,470 $42,400
Dalmatian Large
$3,190 $6,380 $42,400
Bull Terrier Large
$3,220 $7,050 $46,700
Australian Shepherd Large
$3,270 $7,100 $50,800
Collie Large
$3,280 $6,460 $46,800
Bulldog Medium
$3,300 $7,540 $33,900
Chow Chow Large
$3,300 $6,990 $37,200
Cocker Spaniel Medium
$3,330 $6,560 $43,800
American Bully Large
$3,400 $7,580 $42,200
Airedale Terrier Large
$3,400 $6,690 $48,600
Portuguese Water Dog Medium
$3,450 $7,330 $45,900
Boxer Large
$3,490 $7,110 $42,500
Irish Setter Large
$3,490 $6,780 $53,400
Doberman Pinscher Large
$3,510 $7,690 $43,500
Alaskan Malamute Large
$3,580 $7,260 $47,500
Flat-Coated Retriever Large
$3,590 $7,020 $36,100
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Medium
$3,590 $7,380 $51,300
Labradoodle Large
$3,600 $7,580 $55,600
Chinese Shar-Pei Large
$3,610 $6,330 $39,100
Aussiedoodle Large
$3,630 $7,560 $52,200
German Shepherd Dog Large
$3,630 $7,570 $52,200
Golden Retriever Large
$3,660 $7,850 $45,200
Afghan Hound Large
$3,710 $7,140 $60,400
Standard Poodle Large
$3,710 $7,390 $56,800
Goldendoodle Large
$3,710 $7,790 $53,400
Giant Schnauzer Large
$3,810 $7,740 $50,500
Bernedoodle Large
$3,980 $8,920 $57,700
Great Pyrenees Giant
$4,000 $7,470 $48,300
Akita Giant
$4,080 $8,550 $54,500
Bloodhound Giant
$4,130 $7,610 $49,800
Old English Sheepdog Large
$4,140 $7,820 $49,900
Cane Corso Giant
$4,280 $9,500 $53,200
Bullmastiff Giant
$4,530 $8,290 $40,100
Rottweiler Giant
$4,680 $8,910 $51,700
Boerboel Giant
$4,810 $8,790 $52,800
Newfoundland Giant
$4,920 $8,650 $48,500
Leonberger Giant
$4,940 $9,670 $44,600
Bernese Mountain Dog Giant
$4,980 $10,460 $50,800
Great Dane Giant
$5,020 $9,240 $49,900
Dogue de Bordeaux Giant
$5,040 $8,800 $39,000
Mastiff Giant
$5,240 $9,250 $46,000
Irish Wolfhound Giant
$5,260 $9,990 $41,700
Saint Bernard Giant
$5,470 $9,190 $53,400
Per year is a typical adult year: mainstream food, groomer where the coat needs one, no insurance, average-cost area. First year and lifetime assume a puppy from a breeder (adoption for the mixed breed). Sizes: small under 25 lb, medium 25–50, large 50–90, giant over 90. How we estimate costs