why is it so expensive!?!?!?!?

Question

every pure bred dog is so expensive and they are no different then a good old mutt that will be put down if some one doesnt adopt him why dont people adopt?!?!?and why is so expensive to by pure breds?!?!?

Answer 1

Well, because We good breeders have spent YEARS with the breed we have. We have shown the breed, raised many of that breed, and have a LOT of knowledge.
Then we have done health clearances out the ying-yang which cost a pretty penny, and done temperment tests to ensure that they are sound in that department.
We have spent a TON of time and money doing working events....the things our breed was BRED to do. That way we can ensure the puppies are passed this instinct.

ALL OF THIS COSTS!!!! If you slap two dogs together, it is cheap and easy. to do it RIGHT cost a LOT. In time, money and effort. We do it because we love our breed and want to produce BETTER than what we started with!


Personally, I think shelter dogs are fine. That is the right choice for many people. BUT, some people like a certain breed, and want to do certain things with the dog. So, they get a specific breed. I don't think that "purebred" people are any more snooty than the "shelter shovers" that feel you dog is nothing UNLESS it came from a shelter.

It goes BOTH ways folks!!!!!

And you don't get money at shows. You PAY to go to shows. You would think someone would know the facts before they tried to dis people.

Answer 2

Half the shelter MUTTS are there because people had problems with them in the first place. Like the one my older sister adopted and attacked her husband.
She was told the dog was a great family dog so she addopted it as a pet and to protect the house. She bought teh dog home and when her husband came home the dog attacked him. Her husband ended up with 45 stitches, the dog went back to the pound. Well Guess what they said, oh ya hte dog doesn't like men. It isn't the best family dog because it was given up from the second owner because it attacked her husband.
I've heard many other horror stories about shelter dogs.
Where I live the dogs pound is almost always fighting parvo.
They don't have a vet, the animals are not vaccinated.
A good breeder would bring her dog to the vets and have all the genetic testing done (cost her money), she would possibley pay a stud fee, she would have the dog to the vets several times to the vet during pregnancy for checks, then there is the extra food mom eats and the pups will eat, Teh pups and mom should be wormed at 2,4,6,and 8 weeks.
The pups should go in for a vet check and first shots at 6 weeks. The pups should stay with mom for 8 weeks or longer.
All this cost a great deal of money.
Who knows what you will get with a shelter dog. A well bed dog yo can pretty much guarantee the general temperment, health guarantee, A much cleaner environment if a reputable breeder.

Answer 3

Your question displays your total lack of knowledge.

There is a huge differance between the mutt and a well bred purebred from a responsible breeder.

With the mutt in the pound the person responsible for his existance didn't put any more thought in to creating him than they do of his dealth. On the other hand hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars where sent creating the purebred from a responsible breeder. There are the hours spent training and socializing his mom, then there are the hours and money spent showing her (newsflash you spend money showing dogs you don't win money), then there are hundreds of dollars spent doing health checks to make sure that she isn't going to pass on genetic disorders to her offspring. The owner of the sire has done the same. After that there are the hours spent doing research to find just the right mate for your female. Normally the perfect mate isn't just around the corner so then there is the expense of shipping your female to and from the male for breeding in addition to paying the stud fee. After all this your female may or may not have conceived. Assuming she did you run the risk of having to deliver the puppies via a c-section or worse yet of loosing your female and potentially the puppies during the delivery. Assuming that the pups and mom come through the delivery okay then you have hours spent cleaning up after them, feeding them and starting their socialization exposing them to the things they will encounter later in their lives. As a breeder you have the expense of there vet bills (dew claw removal, worming, shots, etc.). The person who gets their pup from a responsible breeder for the life of their pup always has someone to call if they have a problem or concern.

Then there is the fact that the purebred from a responsible breeder doesn't end up in the shelter.....the reason for this is that that dog was placed on a contract that requires the dog to be returned to the breeder with the owner can't or doesn't want to keep it for some reason. Before he leaves the breeders house he is mircochipped with a chip that is registered in the breeders name so if the dog ever does get lost and show up in the shelter or the owner breaks their contract the breeder will be notified by the chip company and can make arrangement to get the dog.

Responsible breeders also do rescue work in their breed and potentially other breeds, helping retrain and place dogs who weren't as fortunate and came from backyard breeders and puppymillers.

I'm sure this is going to come as a huge surprise to you but most responsible breeders develop a long relationship and friendship with the people that get there puppies. I can't speak for others but personally I've had puppy owners tell me that I seriously under charged them and they would have happily paid much more for their puppies.

Answer 4

Part 1: Adopting Mutts
Some people choose to adopt a purebred because reputable breeders test to take all precautions against your pet developing a genetic disease, and therefore will, in all likelihood, be healthier than a mutt. However, for people who aren't looking for a specific breed either because of preference or to show, a mutt will cost less in the beginning, but could, and may, cost a lot more in the end on vet bills. Even so, I have now owned two beautiful mutts! :)

Part 2: Expense of purebreds
It is all because of the breeding! First you need to test both the ***** and the stud. That costs quite a bit of money (Try a few hundred dollars). Then you need to actually feed the ***** during her pregnancy while she eats more, which will cost you quite a bit more in food. After that we have all the supplies required to whelp the litter (a few hundred in blankets, a whelping box, etc, etc) and money for emergency c-section (which, depending where you are, can be upwards of 500). You also have to clean up after the 6 or 7 pups, which is expensive in time and cleaning supplies. You have to provide for the emergency that might (and easily could) occur, which would require an emergency trip to the vet to save a pup. On top of that, don't forget there will be money for de-worming, shots, basic training started by the breeder, registration, etc. All in all, breeding is EXPENSIVE. Most good breeders don't make money, and when they do it is VERY LITTLE. This is just off the top of my head, but I googled some website that break it down much more for you...

Answer 5

Here's your answer, babe...as far as I'm concerned. I like buying pure-bred because I know more about what I'm buying. For years, now, every ear prick and nose wriggle of most breeds of dogs has been studied, and re-studied, diagnosed, and documented, somewhere. Before I bought my dog, I knew everything there was to know about him. Training him was a snap for this very reason.
Why don't people adopt? Good question, but then, why do people get a dog and then allow it to run alone before it's fixed or neutered? That would be the first question. Then, adoption could be kept to a minimun.
The stress of living life in America these days makes owning a pet an enormous commitment. People work too hard and too long. Pets are something to enjoy in a more gentile lifestyle, where you have the time to spend with it and the dog has a chance to run and be himself as you watch him. That America doesn't exist for most Americans anymore.

Answer 6

My purebred was $200 from a rescue group. She's AKC registered and came vetted, with shots, and fixed.

And no, the expense of purebred puppies has NOTHING to do with being "snooty". That shows blatent ignorance and frankly, outright stupidity.

It's because proper breeding costs money. If that's a problem, then a person shouldn't get a dog.

And actually, good breeders sell those "snooty" pet quality dogs for cheap. Usually cheaper than BYBs and puppy mills.

I have no problem with "good old mutts". But, I hope to see a day when they will no longer exist. Not out of "snootiness", but because people are no longer letting their dogs run around unaltered and breeding all the time.

Answer 7

I payed $ 350.00 for my purebred boxer puppy...And I got a hell of a deal, when researching top of the line breeders in my area the puppies started at 650+ and a top show pup was well over 1200 bucks.. I bought him from a breeder that usually has chuwawa (what ever the spelling) ..lol... and had a nice boxer pair she had never bred,and this was a trial litter (just to see how it went) and come to find out it was the last litter...... I got a beautiful dog, he had his shots,declaws removed,tail docked and registration papers.... We decided not to crop ears cuz we were not going to show or breed him.. and he was neutered at 4 months.
My mixed female I rescued 12 yrs ago ... paid nothing for her and over the past 12 yrs have about 5,000 bucks in her....lmao... with food,vet, kennel bills.......
So weather you pay for a dog or not .... nothing is cheap in the long run.... Its like buying a horse ( the horse is the cheap end of the deal )
Love your pets with everything you have,they are very precious in our lives

Answer 8

not a black saint bernard said it perfectly...

GOOD breeders charge so much for their puppies becuase of the amount of money that goes into breeding properly (and a good breeder NEVER makes a profit) good breeders breed to preserve and better the breed...

purebreeds cost so much at petstores simply because petstores see a market for many people out there who havent the education to know of the downfalls, they up the price because people will pay...those people are idiots, and petstore puppies ARE overpriced because the mills these pupipes come from dont have any of the time, money and effort put into them that those form a good breeder have!

im all for adopting froma shelter, mutts make great pets, however some people want more, some people want to know EXACTLY what temperment and looks thier puppy will have when grown up, or they want a certian breed for a certain reason (ie livestock guarding or herding ect)
GOOD breeders have a specific purpose in this world, they keep GOOD examples of purbreed dogs alive...
Bad breeders need to be whiped out, but it wont happen without better rules and regs...


breeding dogs PROPERLY is possibly one of the most expensive things to do...and you never make any money off it...
my last litter my female had to have a c-section and only had 2 puppies and was spayed during the c.
the litter cost me over $8000 to produce (including costs of showing, health testing, health care, xrays ultrasounds for mommy, the c-section, the raising of the puppies and the pupies health care (shots ect) i kept one puppy for show possibility, and the other i sold on a spay contract to a pet home whod been on my waitinglist for 3 years (they wanted something VERY specific) for $600...
you do the math on what i LOST on that litter...and it never changes, even the best of breeders with large litters...if there breeding right...there lucky to break even...

Answer 9

There are lots of purebreeds in shelters, too, that are put down every day or pulled by rescue groups to be housed and adopted out.

I am a rescue volunteer who picked up two labrador retrievers from my local shelter a couple of weeks ago. I also notified other rescues about 2 chihuahuas, a brittany spaniel, and a german shepherd that were all picked up (and saved). I also notified a daschund rescue, but there 2 guys were adopted out straight from animal control. I also notified the Lhasa Apso rescue that had no space and little Rupert was euthanized last Friday.

I agree that everyone should adopt from shelters or rescues, but I think a lot of people have bad ideas that shelter dogs are bad because they were unwanted by their previous owners, so obviously they dig or bite or aren't house broken or are just bad dogs. Also, I think a lot of people don't realize that there are purebreeds at shelters. Instead they go buy from backyard breeders because these poorly cared for and emotionally unstable dogs are sold for much cheaper than a reputable purebreed breeder.

Answer 10

Pure breds are for looks or are used in shows just to get good titles, money, certificates. Mutts theres usually no class for them thats why they are cheaper. They dont come with papers also, people who do buy pure breds also breed them and sell puppies for high price. Usually thow its sad mutts make the best pets, they love their owners who didnt judge them by their breed :)