how much would you pay for a dog/puppy that you really wanted?

Question

no animal shelters around here just give animals away. there is a fee of 100-400 dollars for dogs and 40-150 for cats.

i didnt say there was no animal shelters. i said there are no animal shelters that give animals away for free.

Answer 1

We paid $3,899 for our English Bulldog female. And we just purchased a male that will be delivered the day after Xmas. We paid $2,000 for him plus the plane ticket for the man delivering him was almost $700.

Answer 2

I paid $1,000 for mine, I didn't even plan on getting a dog but we had love at first sight, lol. It depends, if I were to get another dog I would adopt. Most shelters charge the adoption fee to help with costs of taking care of the animals and because you get some real freaks when you 'give' dogs away. You don't know what people will do with them, and if you are paying for them you are more likely to really want them instead of just using them for other things I would rather not talk about. Seems like a lot of people on here believe only pure bred dogs with proper lineage and paperwork are the only dogs that should exist, but the "mutts" at the shelter need love and can be a wonderful companion also.

Answer 3

I have found the best pets can be found at an animal shelter. Pure bred dogs become a nightmare in vet bills due. A mixed breed dog will be much healthier. I learned the hard way. Every breed has issues health wise. My Dalmatian was on $60 a teeniest- tiny bottle of eye drops for years and was eventually blind for too many years. Then there was the bladder stones/ $200= every time they had to be surgically removed and the special diet required. Even my vet advised looking at the animal shelter when I desired a new puppy. I chose/ or was chosen as I like to think by an adorable mixed breed that has been healthy for 6 years.
I bet not only would you find adog/puppy you wanted but one that wanted you too.

in rsponse to your edit: Where do you live that there is no animal shelter? What happens to the abandoned animals in your area? I'd advise a trip to a town that does have a shelter.

Answer 4

I guess if you really want a dog or a puppy. Money is no object. You pay what the fee is to have the one you want. Around here you will often pay just as much for one in the Humane Society as from a private individual. From the Humane Society you know for sure it has been examined by a veterinarian prior to adoption. (Its a start at least. The real price for the love of a pup or dog come from follow up care for the rest of it's life) Whereas not all private individuals bother to take a dog/pup to get a well check. Some don't even bother to get their vaccinations. (you could end up paying dearling for future medical problems) So why put extra money in their pocket if they don't even care about the health of the dogs and puppies they raise!

Answer 5

About $200, that's about the average for a shelter or rescue adoption around here. I don't see the point in paying more than that for a PET when there are millions of wonderful dogs in shelters and rescue who need homes.

If I were looking for a working or a show dog, that would be a completely different set of criteria, with a completely different price range.

But for a pet? The cost of adoption.

Answer 6

For what I do with my dogs, I would be comfortable paying up to $2000 for the right breeding. Although my dogs are my pets, we also spend a bunch of time training them so that we can participate in retriever hunt tests and retriever trials. A Labrador Retriever breeding with a quality pedigree (lots of champions in past generations) can be found for as little as $700 and/or as much as $4000 in today's market. The better the pedigree the higher the price.

Pick the breed, pick the breeding, check out the breeder, find out about the sire and dam, compare the asking price to comparable breedings (similar pedigree) and then decide if this market price fits your budget. Remember, the purchase price of the pup is only a fraction of the cash that you will be spending on this dog...buy the best one you can afford from a registered breeder.

If it is a mixed breed or 'designer dog' that you are after...shop at the SPCA - buying from a pet store or privately only encourages profiteering by opportunists. (puppy mills)

Answer 7

For a pet from a reputable breeder: $500-$1600
For a show-prospect: up to $3500

As far as it "being crazy to pay more than $500 for a dog", I personally wouldn't buy a dog any CHEAPER than that. If the dog is under $500, the breeder isn't doing something they should be doing, it could be anything from having low-quality animals from the get-go, to not having the dam and sire OFA'd and CERF'd, but a cheap dog [from a breeder] is a huge red-flag to me!

When getting a dog from a breeder, I'd much rather pay a extra few hundred dollars up front, than to have a poorly bred dog with genetic issues (that would have been prevented by proper breeding standards) that cost thousands of dollars in vet-bills in the future.
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Answer 8

Depends on the breed...the more rare the breed the more money you will need to spend. For instance, $2500 is pretty standard for a Black Russian Terrier while for a Boxer, $1000 is likely what you're looking at. The breeders of rare breeds often require that buyers sign contracts stating that you will not breed your dog. This effectively ensures that, to get one, you have to go to a breeder. Keep in mind, also, that a puppy may or may not be registered, micro-chipped, etc. Also, the older the puppy the more expensive usually since the breeder has spend more time and money themselves feeding them and vaccinating them and deworming them and all of the rest. There are just so many variables. For the record, I paid $1000 for mine but that's pennies compared to how much we've spent on him since then with food, vets, puppy insurance, etc.

Answer 9

Anyone who would pay more then 500 dollars for a dog is Nuts. Why not just save an animal from the shelter.

Answer 10

the initial cost of an animal is the smallest amount you will pay. food, vet bills, toys, training, etc. those are the dollar amounts that add up. and owning a dog is a commitment that can last 15+ years depending on the breed.
i have 2 chocolate labs that i would pay anything to keep healthy and happy.