Typical puppy prices

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I wouldn't buy anything out of the newspaper. It seems that most really reputable breeders' litters are sold before they're born, so there's no need to advertise. I'm not saying there aren't exceptions to this, but I would have to be really confident in my ability to assess puppies and their parents before I'd even consider buying from someone who places an ad in the paper. But maybe that's because there's NO ONE in my area selling anything decent, so I'm bitter 8) . Caleb was $1500; (I don't care to add up how much he REALLY cost when you add airfare, crate, health cert, etc.) I could've found one a little cheaper, but I really liked that particular combo, and I knew it was probably my last chance to get a son from his sire. So, it depends alot on the parents and your motivation for buying a pup and your intentions. Sorry to ramble; puppy prices are a sore spot for me-my family still hasn't shut the hell up about what I paid for Caleb :x . They know &*%$!

I know you all will probably point and laugh at me, but I paid $2,500 for Jak. However, IF anything should happen that he can't do the work, or if he develops hip or elbow displasia (or other health issue), or if he were to become too much for me to handle, or whatever reason at all, I can give him back and get another dog no questions asked. Yes, I could have gotten an 8 week old puppy for between $800 and $1,000 from another breeder that breeds and trains for police departments, but there would have been no guarantees at all, except for maybe a replacement puppy should the one I got develop displasia. I really didn't want to buy from out of state or from so far away that the puppy would have to be shipped to me and I didn't get to go and see him or his parents, and that would have been my only other option if I had not bought from one of the two breeders I had to choose from semi-locally. And honestly, by the time I paid to have him shipped, bought an airline approved crate (since the airlines have horrendous rules about that now), and all of the crap that has to be done when you have a puppy shipped to you, it probably would have ended up being pretty close to what I paid, right?

I agree Selena... My puppy has a bite guarantee and a HD guarantee. I don't know what the terms are, I don't care, I never asked. She's my puppy, if she doesn't bite she won't get sent back... but... well, I don't see that being a problem LOL!!! If she develops HD, I'll deal with it, but she still won't get sent back or replaced. Once my dog is my dog he/she is my dog no matter what, period, end of story. If she cost me $5000 on hip replacement surgery or whatever the going rate is for that surgery, then that's just the way life goes.

If you really want a specific pup then I don't see a problem in paying for that pup whatever you're comfortable paying, I could have gotten a dutch shepherd without papers for 1/3 of the price, I don't care about papers at all, my GSD has papers but I haven't even registered him yet, I keep meaning to do it but I always forget, he's almost 2 years old now :lol: But I liked the choice I made with both my dutchie and my GSD so I was OK with paying more. I could have gotten a GSD for 1/2 the price too, but I liked the breeder I went to so I paid the price.

I would never pick a breeder based on their guarantees, but rather the dog... but if you like the dogs then the guarantees are a bonus I guess... if a dog was \"too much\" for me, I would learn to handle the dog and figure out suitable living arrangements, not give the dog up, but I know that if I were to want to get rid of my dutchie (not gonna happen!!) I could ship the dog back to Johan and he would accept her back without a problem.

I have no problem with someone paying even $3000 for a dog if that's what they want to pay, as long as the reasons for buying the dog are the right reasons

Mike Schoonbrood said:

My showline GSD was $1200...

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Cujo is from Showlines (JK :wink: )

I thank you all for the info. I'm actually embarrassed b/c I thought that AKC
registered dogs were, as my kids would say, \"Da Bomb\"! I thought that AKC
registration was all there was in the dog world, actually.

I paid $50.00 for a $150.00 pup. The owner of both parents sold the pups so
cheap b/c he never bothered to register the parents. They're purebred thought.

Anyway...

Once I picked up Sable, I did research, and found the training articles that Ed
Frawley has written on working dogs, as well as the Leerburg dog forum. And
now this forum :lol: !!!

I'm very exited to have Sable evaluated for PP and/or SchH. And if, by the
off-chance that a $50.00 non-working line pedigreed GSD will do fairly well
w/PP and/or SchH, then that'd be so cool! If not, she'll stay with me for as
long as God keeps her by my side as one of my best friends

BTW, anyone want to sell me a Dutchie or Mal for $50.00 (only half joking)?

Yes Cujo is from Showlines (german not american). His parents both worked, his mothers mother was an exceptionally hard dog with excellent working abilities. He's not gonna win any championships, but he can handle alot of stress and defensive work -- but the difference between him and a working line dog, besides intensity and working abilities, is the effort it takes to train... Cujo requires ALOT of work to train him, whereas a working line dog will bite, n jump over things, climb onto stuff with very little training. Everything Cujo does (not to brag or anything :lol is because I've spent the time to teach it to him and build him up... it teaches you a whole lot more than buying a dog that \"just does everything\"... when Lÿka is older I'm sure I'll have alot less issues in training her than I did with Cujo, she'll probably be alot more obedient, alot quicker, and alot more willing to do things that Cujo hesitates to do. I wouldn't suggest to someone to get a showline dog if they want to work, but I have what I have and he's taught me more than I would have learnt if I went with a working line dog. Now I have a working line dog who's gonna be easier to raise because I already learnt so much, and she's going to teach me other things, probably about handling dominance and aggression :lol: :lol:

Mike Schoonbrood said:

Selena van Leeuwen said:

NO way! I don´t earn money on my litters, usually they cost me..but I won´t sell for $50...or you get a puppy for free (agreement) or pay 250 euros (but this hypotically, ´cause I will probably not sell to the US).

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Yeah E250 sounded cheap, I was wondering if they COST you money :lol:

I don't even know how they sell ANY puppy for $150, let alone $50... I just spent $280 on food and bones for my 2 dogs that'll probably last 6-8 weeks, n that's only 2 dogs, a puppy and an adult! Let alone a litter of 8+ pups.

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cost last litter ( 4 puppies, 1 died at birth):
- breed money 200 euro
- gas cost 50 euro
- puppyfood 50 euro
- vet bill 250 euro (deworming, indentification chip, shots)
- time priceless

income:
1 puppy 250 euro (charged 200 last year, got some extra)

1 puppy on (breeding)agreement to UK (leaves may 1th this year), so feeding 9 mo., rabies shots, blood test, x ray etc. is for us.
1 puppy on agreement
1 puppy for me/ us, for sport and breeding.

If Benta is pregnant again, 1 puppy will stay with us and I don´t expect more than 6 puppies....so do the math :roll:

It´s an expensive hobby, breeding :wink: