Daniel, we just got him neutered from the OSPCA in Newmarket. Cost $70 instead of $700 from the vet ! 5-6 month wait time though. He's 2 years old now. Its the first time I have ever gotten a dog neutered too, and I really felt that he didn't need it.

I feed him 2 CUPS of dry dog food every day. He gets 1 cup (i.e. 250ml) of pebbles in the morning and 1 cup in the evening, thats all! No meat. His food costs me $40 a month. 30lb bag of Authority dog food. I don't take him to the vet regularly and neither do I fall in for their BS cash grabs if I have to take him in. A lot of vets are full of it. Other than regular vaccinations and deworming, I have $0 vet bills. I do not believe in insurance for my dog either.

I know how to give my dog people medicine when they do get sick, I've been doing it for years. For example, imodium, childrens tylenol, sudafed, and other off the shelf things from the drug mart in small childrens quantities. I even clean my dogs ears out with a long tweezer, cotton swabs and hydrogen peroxide. I don't use BS dog shampoo either that costs like $10 a bottle. Baby shampoo (tearless) works better and is like $3 a bottle. I like to keep my pet costs at a minimum. Honestly, I don't even feel that he costs me anything. $40 a month on dog food in nothing.

I'll tell you a little story when I went to pick him up from the OSPCA a few weeks earlier after he got neutered. There must have been 25 cats & dogs there getting neutered or spayed that day. All animals were indoor pets except mines.

They brought all the dogs out one by one. With all owners standing there, every dog that came out had a problem or another with it. A lump, rash, fleas or something that was of concern. The lady there took the time to explain to each owner what they found wrong with their pet while they were operating on him/her, while every other owner was standing there listening.

When she brought Casper out, she said they could not find ANYTHING wrong with my dog, not even fleas, nothing, NADA

There was one main difference b/w my dog and all the others, he's an outdoor dog