Aluewolf15 wrote:
That is a lot of money for a puppy. But i would pay any amount for an adorable puppy like Raven!!! She is sooo cute!!! Have fun training and getting close to her!!
Some purebreds run a lot higher than that. And the designer mixed breeds "cockapoos", "yorkipoos", and various "toy" versions of bigger breeds, etc. are even worse (some topping $1000.00).
Milo, my regular-sized Australian Shepherd, ran $900.00 from one of THE premier Aussie breeders (
http://www.montroseaussies.com) for him to be a companion dog. Were he going to be used as a stud dog or a show dog, he would have cost a heck of a lot more.
I've heard bulldogs can go over $2,000.00. Breeders always claim that their costs ONLY reflect what it costs to successfully birth a litter, and get it checked for any anomalies, disease, etc. from a good vet. And yet, they charge ridiculous fees for certain breeds. So I don't tend to believe breeders.
Still, I like purebreds better than mixed breeds...and CERTAINLY better than any "designer" breed.