Total cost for new dog ownership?

It seems that most decent breeders (of breeds that aren't terribly rare) charge about $600-$1200 for a pet-quality pup. Depends on the breeder.

Docking? Breeders do that when the pups are 3 days old. If you were to do it to an older dog it would be expensive and very painful. Do you mean cropping the ears? Many breeders do that for you, too. If not.....I don't know how much that costs, but definitely don't go cheap on that. I've seen SO many horrible crops. You want to find a vet that does lots of crops and has a good reputation for them, no matter how much it costs. Better to leave them natural if you can't find a vet that's good at it.

The prices for shots and neutering vary wildly depending on your vet and location. I pay around $100-$200 for a dog alter and around $20 for each vaccine. Pups need 3 rounds of combo vaccine and a rabies shot, so around $80 for shots. But then there's heartworm meds, flea meds, office fees, etc. Probably budgeting around $500 for the first year's vet bills would be about right. An emergency fund in case the pup eats something indigestible or gets a tummy bug would be a good idea.

For a decent quality food, let's say around $40-$50 a month for a large breed. So 6 months = around $300.

And, as TooneyDogs pointed out, there are a LOT of things dogs need that you didn't list.

Do you have a dog currently? If so, some things you should already have. If not, it will cost a lot to get all the proper accessories.

Some things you probably hadn't thought of:

Cleanup Kit: $100
Portable blacklight - $20
Use this to find hidden urine stains. To dogs, urine spots are giant neon signs screaming, 'Pee here!' You can't smell it, but your dog can.
Enzymatic Cleaners - $50
Household cleaners don't cut it - you need specially formulated enzymatic cleaners that bind with urine crystals. Get at least a gallon.
3 Chamois Cloths - $30.
Super-absorbant cloths that wills ave you a lot of effort. I keep three: one to dry your wet dog, 1 to mop up accidents, and 1 as an emergency/travel shammy. I've heard that Shamwow is actually a great product, but I absolutely refuse to give any of my money to that annoying guy that's on my TV all the time, and the generic ones are cheaper anyway.

Travel Kit: $85
This is optional, but life is a lot easier with one of these. I'm assuming you've got an extra backpack, water bottle, and airtight plastic food containers around the house.
$30 - Seatbelt rig
$30 - Dog blanket (reinforced and waterproofed to protect your carseats)
$15 - 2 Folding food/water bowls
$10 - Baby wipes

Toys will probably set you back around $75, because I guarantee that your dog won't play with at least 1/3 of them. Remember the inverse puppy law: the more expensive the toy, the less attention your dog will pay to it. For a large-breed puppy, expect to replace the $20 of chew toys every month for six months.

Treats are really training tools, not snacks. If you're not homecooking them, don't be suprised if you spend over $40 a month. Training is fun, and it's really easy to get carried away (this is a good thing). You want the small, stinky treats that can be broken apart easily and smelled from across the room.

A large crate can run over $200; if you plan to crate as an adult, buy a large and partition it while a pup. Depending on your house, you'll probably want at least 2 pet/baby gates at about $35 each. A big plastic tub to store dry kibble will be another $35 or so.

Last, try to keep an extra $1,000 in the bank budgeted towards an emergency vet visit. Pray you won't ever need it, but it's always better to have cash on hand than to try and figure out how you're going to pay for an ER visit.

Really I think it all depends on where you live and how lush of a life you plan to give your dog. I was looking at the other posts and you can get a really great dog, from a good breeder, for around $500 bucks here (unless you are looking for a show dog, which opens a whole different can of worms). I usually plan to spend about $50 a vet visit for shots, ect., sometimes it is a little more and sometimes a little less, but on average about $50 x maybe 5times this year. It cost me $100 to have her spayed, $50 for 6 month supply of HW meds and we have been through about 5 collars and 5 leashes ( I like my leash and collar to match so I replace the leash every time I replace the collar, pretty stupid, huh?) which is about $15 for both. Bella also has an abundance of toys and several types of shampoo and has been through basic and advanced obedience training, which is maybe another $500. Add in her flea meds and your looking at $1000 for just the basics, without any dog or food. Food has a huge range and depends on what you are going to feed, raw, basic dog food or high quality kibble and what size dog you buy. And, you still need to put back money in a "just in case fund".

Man, I hope my husband doesn't read this! He would die if he knew how much I am spending on my dog, because on top of all that Bella gets groomed every 3-4 weeks which $75 a pop! (But she is worth every penny !!!)

It's been a while since I've purchased a puppy and everything that goes with it, but here's my breakdown as best I can remember...

$700 initial purchase price
$200 first trip to petsmart, which included crate, leash, collar, toys, dishes, ex-pen, etc
$175 ish for first vet visit
$65 ish for second visit
$165 for neuter
plus a hundred here and a hundred there for random vet visits

food....hard to say, right now I spend about $35 a month for food, but that's 4 dogs...plus frontline in the summer and heartworm preventative, all of those are monthly costs.

the destruction done to my house...can't begin to put a price tag on that...

Microchipping! I'm surprised that was one of the only little things missed.

I am not NOT advocating getting a shelter dog (all my dogs are rescues) but you never know exactly what you're getting with a shelter dog. They're not necessarily potty trained and ready to go. I got my mutt as a tiny pup for 15 dollars. Two days and two thousand dollar surgery later, she was already the cost of a breeder pup. Tack on vet fees every 6-8 months for gastric-intestinal problems that land her in the hospital like clock work. Not to mention the silly part where she was listed as a dachshund mix (and really did look like one when she was a baby!) and a year later was 60 lbs and very clearly NOT a dachshund.
And not to mention our other two with their wealth of behavioral problems from their past lives.