<prompt> Human: Might not be the best place for the question, but with most followers tracking their expenses to a budget, I thought it would be well placed. I am looking into getting a dog English Bulldog or Pug breed with the expectation of an upfront cost of about 1,500. Income 84k, zero debt besides mortgage of 1,700 inclusive of HOA. Is this dog too expensive?My real question is, what should I expect for recurring monthly food costs or other costs? What other costs should I expect besides food?Any and all advice welcome, thanks!  <response>: Pure bred dogs have lots of medical issues. Those breed specifically have lots of respiratory problems and bulldogs legjoint issues. Those medical bills are the killer.My dog who is about 40lbs goes through about 300 in food a year, and annual vet and vaccines and what not probably another 300 or so. You can get much more expensive food, or cheaper food. Same goes with vet bills. We dont get her all the vaccines, but she probably gets above average because she spends so much time outside in the woods and running around. She then gets spoiled with treats and toys and what not which is extra, but that could be 0 of literally millions depending on how much you want to spend.When I first got her there was like a 350 adoption fee and I spent probably another 200 or so to get set up to be a dog owner collar, leash, dog beds, crate, poop bags, etc. If you get a puppy you might want to factor in price of destruction from either peeing, shitting, or chewing through your stuff 