I have to say that after going to Banfield and seeing Dr Paul for a year we started to feel taken advantage of. We calculated out our monthly expenses and found that over the course of 12 months, we spent about 300-500 a month on our dogs healthcare at Banfield. With the membership it was very convenient to bring the dogs in for any little thing. But we never left empty handed. We always needed to purchase special washes, special shampoos, and whatever else which really added up and started to seem silly. We do not have sick dogs. We have now found a vet who really takes her time with us and the puppies have only needed regular vaccinations and heart-worm medication ever since.