I am saving up for a rottweiler and a husky for when i move out and have finished college and got a job. I know that rottweilers are £500-700 for a good healthy well bred one and huskys probably that up to £900 but i want to know how much these two dogs will cost a month for food. Ive found out what insurance and neutering and vaccinations are but im not sure about food. Any other advice on these dog breeds is much appreciated.
This question is right up my alley as I have owned both.
I owned Huskies for 26 years (7 total), and I have had two Rotties.
All but two of those dogs were rescued.
You could not ask for two so very different breeds of dogs.
Try to really narrow down what you want in a dog to help you decide on the breed.
Huskies are fun loving, always wanting to run, look for escape route, can be a bit stubborn to train. You really have to dog proof your yard. My fence was burried in 8 inches of concreted at the bottom. I never had a dog escape. With Huskies you have to not care what your yard looks like, they love to dig. They need an INSANE amount of excercise to be truely happy. You can train them to be off leash, but be watchful, because that desire to run can sometime be too much.
Rotties are powerful, intelligent, can be stubborn to train but if they believe you are boss its a breeze.
They are loyal and loving. You have to be willing to be glared at the Rottie haters when you are out with your dog. You MUST devote a lot of time socializing them with people and pets so that you can be a great ambassador for the breed. As for pure obedience this is a much more reliable breed.
Good luck with your decision.
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I have a Doberman and a Rottweiler, we buy them a 20kg bag of busciuts for $130 aud, it lasts approx 4 weeks but we also feed them kangaroo meat with rice every night.
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This question is right up my alley as I have owned both.
I owned Huskies for 26 years (7 total), and I have had two Rotties.
All but two of those dogs were rescued.
You could not ask for two so very different breeds of dogs.
Try to really narrow down what you want in a dog to help you decide on the breed.
Huskies are fun loving, always wanting to run, look for escape route, can be a bit stubborn to train. You really have to dog proof your yard. My fence was burried in 8 inches of concreted at the bottom. I never had a dog escape. With Huskies you have to not care what your yard looks like, they love to dig. They need an INSANE amount of excercise to be truely happy. You can train them to be off leash, but be watchful, because that desire to run can sometime be too much.
Rotties are powerful, intelligent, can be stubborn to train but if they believe you are boss its a breeze.
They are loyal and loving. You have to be willing to be glared at the Rottie haters when you are out with your dog. You MUST devote a lot of time socializing them with people and pets so that you can be a great ambassador for the breed. As for pure obedience this is a much more reliable breed.
Good luck with your decision.
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Huskies are alot of work.. so i guess it’s good that you’re getting a rottie to keep it company. Know that they can also be VERY stubborn and most ppl don’t trust them off leash (but with lots of training it’s possible)
Huskies don’t eat lots of food compared to other lardge breed dogs. On average my husky will go through 1 bag of food every month- the lardge bags (the bag costs $50- sorry i don’t know how much that is in £) He gets approx 3 cups of food a day.
this is the food i feed my puppy
http://www.eaglepack.com/ChooseDog.html
*be careful cause huskies can have very sensitive tummies and some puppies get chronic diarhhea.
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http://www.siberianhuskyhealthfoundation.org/puppies_diarrhea.asp
It depends on the quality of food you decide to feed. I suggest aiming for a higher quality brand, they keep your dog healthier, and you feed less of it. The junk they sell in grocery stores is crap. Personally I feed Blue Buffalo and Innova foods. Here is a great website to help you select what brands to use:
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com
Also, don’t forget to keep him on monthly heartworm prevention, obtained from your vet. Good luck!
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