Puppy prices - Page 3

The best and most reputable breeders are those who rarely if ever have a litter advertised for sale, this is because they only produce pups when needing something themselves either to show, work, start a new bloodline and/or continue their breeding programme, surplus pups available to others from these litters are normally pre-booked and would command a fair price of around $1000. Breeding litters for profit applies when all pups are for sale, these litters are never bred for the good of the breed but for the good of the breeders pocket and buyers should be aware of this. Ssh you could know who

4 months of peace and quite.........and It's back.......Just for the record Whisperer,what exactly is/was your contribution to the breed.....We all wait with baited breath.

Thanks Blitzen that was very nice of you to say. Heather

It is true about the prices..it goes both ways. There is no guarantee that a breeder charging higher prices cares anymore than a lower priced one...I have also spoken with a breeder who charged a higher price and never asked me once about the living conditions of the puppy, my ideas on training etc..she also told me an abusive situation she knew about ahead of time and still sold them the puppy..just to make money..

I always believe you get what you pay for in some cases. I have paid 3000.00 for a green dog import czech lines.....super working dog. I just purchased a male gsd puppy for 1500.00 that has show lines and no breeding restrictions. Well at 8 months old he has one testicle since the other didnt drop. Now I will have a super pet that I can not show nor ever think of breeding. Breeder comment to this was get an implant and show him and don't worry about breeding him because its not genetic. He still is a great dog and would not take the breeders offer to send him back for money. Bottom line is you don't know what your getting for your money,but make sure your breeder isn't running a puppy mill and knows what the heck there talking about.

Biv - you need to have that undescended testicle removed!! It could be a very real cause for cancer down the road. You can leave the other testicle in place so that your dog will have normal hormone levels as a male, or choose to remove the other, have him completely neutered. But you need to address the undescended one. Whisp - typical comment from a non-breeder. When you breed, sometimes the litter does not meet your personal goals or expectations and there is no pup that you would want to keep for yourself, so all get placed. That does not mean the litter is bad, it just does not suit your purpose. But you won't know that til the pups are there, now won't you. At other times there are none that you will end up selling because the litter exceeded your expextations. More often than not you need to breed several litters to see consistency, to see where certain problems come from and how to eliminate them, how to strengthen the positives, to establish a line but go wide enough to give you a good base to draw from in the future, to make sure that one nice one was not just a flash in the pan, and many more reasons. People on waiting lists change their mind or have already been looked after elsewhere in the meantime. Just about every top breeder I know or know of advertises at some point. Breeding for profit applies the moment you charge a single penny above cost. No allowances for time spent, it is a hobby after all...

DH not surprised you and others often find your litters not containing something good enough to keep for yourself, those who breed more litters than they need are those most found experimenting with bloodlines. Bet you still advertise all as perfect for the show / working home though. Not good enough for you but perfect for anyone else. Yes Charlie that is the truth of it and well you know it. As for my contribution to the breed, I dont flood the market with dogs that find themselves on the street or in rescue and I dont sell pups with missing testicles to unsuspecting trusting buyers. What do you do for the breed besides spend all your time lauding it on here with the rest of the morons? Ssh you know who ....

Good answer Whisperer,I expected no more then that....lol.Hope you had a nice day!