Cost No. 1: Putting the dog to sleep Similar to humans, the passing of a dog has a number of price variables — like performing the procedure in-office, at-home or through cremation. Kenneth Cohn, DVM, is a veterinarian who provides at-home euthanasia services. read more
Excluding the average cost to put a dog down, some pet owners would pay around $500 to $700 for an honorary cemetery internment. Most homeowners, however, would opt to only spend $90 to $145 for a casket and bury their late four-legged child/friend at their backyard. read more
Pet euthanasia is a planned death, usually by painless injection. Owners may choose euthanizing a dog that have reached the end of a comfortable, happy life, have physical problems for which the treatment is too expensive, or are brutal and unmanageable. read more