Here’s a ruff idea of their spending.

“Cooper’s worst money habit is ripping apart all of his toys the same day he gets them, which makes me spend a lot of money on toys!” —Veronica Quezada, MONEY Audience Engagement Writer

In honor of National Dog Day, we asked MONEY staffers to divulge just how much they spend on their pooches. While we know you can’t put a price on a pup’s unconditional love, the bills do add up.

This year, U.S. pet owners are expected to spend $62.75 billion on dogs and other furry, scaly, and feathered friends—a figure that has steadily increased each year, according to the American Pet Products Association. Puppy chow eats up the largest chunk of that total, with Americans expected to spend $23 billion on pet food. Trips to the vet are also costly, too, running pet owners a total of $15.42 billion in 2016.

The essential expenses are only part of the total cost; there’s also grooming, boarding, vitamins, and Fido’s toys and treats. In total, the APPA estimates that man will spend $1,641 each year to take care of his best friend.

There certainly are ways that you can cut back on pet spending without depriving your furry family member. Here are the best—and worst—money habits of MONEY’s favorite dogs.
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http://time.com/money/4468821/money-national-dog-day-pets/

Facebook post about encounter with Clinton goes viral.

(Editor’s note: The following story contains obscene language some may find objectionable.)

A former military K9 handler, tasked with protecting Hillary Clinton overseas while she was U.S. secretary of state, is now caught up in the dog-eat-dog world of politics after posting his opinion of the Democratic Party nominee for president on Facebook.

“It has nothing to do with her views,” Eric Bonner wrote. “It really doesn’t even matter about all the laws she broke.

“It’s because she actually talked to me once. Almost a sentence,” he said.

In Bonner’s original Facebook post on July 28, he describes how Clinton once flew into a blind rage, berating him and her security detail over his canine partner, and yelling at him to “get that f—ing dog away from me.”
(Facebook Link: Eric Bonner)
https://www.facebook.com/kilonine?fref=nf

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http://mobile.wnd.com/2016/08/military-k9-handler-unleashes-on-f-bombing-hillary/

By Ashley Jost St. Louis Post-Dispatch

HILLSBORO, Ill. • The Montgomery County, Ill., Sheriff’s Department is investigating the heat-related death of a K-9 left alone for hours in a patrol car.

Undersheriff Rick Robbins said the dog’s death on Sunday has devastated the K-9’s handler.

Robbins thinks that an alarm system in the car that was supposed to monitor the temperature malfunctioned. He estimates the dog was alone in the car for several hours before he was found.

“We think there were two malfunctions,” Robbins said. “One was with the vehicle and the other with the alarm that we bought.”
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/k–in-montgomery-county-ill-dies-from-heat-in

Cool cat found at beach near Olympic games.  Photo: Brian Neal

Some funny photos of a chill cat at Sao Conrado Beach in Rio de Janeiro are making the rounds on the Internet on Tuesday.

Check out the photos:
1. Even the cats are laid back and relaxed at Sao Conrado Beach in Brazil.

(Link To Story & Photos)
http://www.wgal.com/sports/2016-olympics/chill-cat-has-already-won-the-olympics/41022512

Some guardian angels choose to look over us from close by.

The GoBone is an entertainment device made for you and your dog. Automatically keep your pup entertained while you’re at work. Enjoy new ways to play when you’re together.
Automatic exercise and play

The GoBone plays with your dog automatically while you’re busy. Add a renewed peace of mind knowing your dog is happy and entertained.

YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/vp6AC8zjWJE

When Julie Barton’s depression hit its peak in the spring of 1996, it was a golden retriever puppy named Bunker who helped her see the positive side of life again. Here Barton, now 42 and author of the upcoming memoir “Dog Medicine” (Penguin Books, out Tuesday), tells The Post’s LINDSAY PUTNAM the astonishing tale of the dog who saved her life.

I barely made it through the front door of my Upper East Side apartment when I collapsed on the floor. For months I had felt increasingly depressed — warped thoughts such as “Nobody loves you, you’re worthless, kill yourself” flooded my mind — and it finally culminated in my inability to do anything, even to move.

I lay there for a day before I called my mom, managing between sobs to tell her: “Something happened. I think I had a breakdown or something.”
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http://nypost.com/2016/07/14/my-dog-cured-my-depression/

For all dog lovers every human should get a chance to read this!

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest Town he planned to visit on his vacation. 
   He wrote: I would very much like to bring my dog
 with me. He is well groomed and very well behaved.  Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?”
   
An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who wrote:

SIR: “I’ve been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I’ve never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes silverware or steal pictures off the walls or use them as a coloring book.   
I’ve never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I’ve never had a dog run out on a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel.  And, if your dog will vouch for you, you’re welcome to stay here, to.”