CANE CORSO OWNERSHIP BUDGET WORKSHEET
Original planning tool from Donato Cane Corso | September 22, 2026
https://donatocanecorso.com/blog/cane-corso-ownership-budget-worksheet
General expense organization only. No default price estimates or approval thresholds.

Planning window starts: __________  Ends: __________

QUOTE RECORD (repeat for each item)
Item: __________________________  Provider/source: __________________________
Date checked: __________  Quote expiration, if any: __________
Status: CONFIRMED / PROVISIONAL / NOT APPLICABLE / UNKNOWN
What is included? __________________________________________________________
Amount per payment (including applicable charges): __________
Number of payments in the planning window: __________
First-year amount = amount per payment x payment count: __________
First due date: __________  Other due dates: _______________________________
Already paid: __________  Remaining balance: __________
Question to resolve: _______________________________________________________

CATEGORIES TO INVESTIGATE
Acquisition; equipment and home setup; food purchases; consumables;
veterinary services quoted by your veterinarian; any grooming, training,
travel care or insurance premium you plan to pay; other applicable charges;
planned replacement purchases. Include only the items relevant to your plan.
No care, feeding, insurance coverage or contractual recommendations are made here.

TOTALS
Complete acquisition amount: __________
Setup purchases: __________
First-year recurring amounts: __________
First-year spending = acquisition + setup + recurring: __________
Monthly recurring planning average = recurring annual total / 12: __________
Reserve contribution (separate from spending): __________
Unknown applicable rows still unresolved: __________
An unknown amount is blank, not zero. An incomplete subtotal is not a total.
Do not add a credited acquisition payment to the full acquisition price again.

PAYMENT CALENDAR
Month / bills due / total cash due / unresolved questions
01: ______________________________________________________________________
02: ______________________________________________________________________
03: ______________________________________________________________________
04: ______________________________________________________________________
05: ______________________________________________________________________
06: ______________________________________________________________________
07: ______________________________________________________________________
08: ______________________________________________________________________
09: ______________________________________________________________________
10: ______________________________________________________________________
11: ______________________________________________________________________
12: ______________________________________________________________________

CONVERSATION NOTES
Confirmed costs: __________________________________________________________
Questions for providers or breeder: ________________________________________
Household decisions still open: ____________________________________________
Keep private financial records private. Recheck dated quotes when plans change.