Is $550.00 too much????

[boxer]

The ABC Code of Ethics used to prevent the sale of white puppies - which some people had interpreted as a need to euthanaise them, and others as a need to give them away. But that's been updated now. The COE, I believe, allows for the sale of whites at a price that does not exceed the cost of producing and raising the puppy.

Since the cost of "producing" a white puppy is exactly the same as producing a coloured puppy, I'm not sure why you'd expect the pup to be sold substantially cheaper, or effectively given away for a donation. The pup may have turned out to be white, but there are still the costs of showing the parents and health-testing them to be recovered, plus veterinary bills and the raising and feeding of the litter. LOL - those costs don't disappear because some of the puppies are white, and it is perfectly ethical for a breeder to sell their white puppies at a cost that reflects those puppies' "share" of those costs. The alternative is to boost the price of the coloured puppies to compensate - and there's no need for that. A white puppy is not "defective", it's just white and will make just as good a pet as any of it's coloured littermates. The single difference is that it can never be breeding stock - but then, 90% of coloured boxers are not (or should not be) be breeding stock either

 

[JulieM]

Actually, the ABC's "allowed price" for a white puppy is a refundable spay/neuter deposit, plus veterinary fees directly related to that puppy. Showing/health testing of the parents, food, laundry, labor, etc. are not part of that at this time.

 

[Lots]

I paid 250 for Sindee, I was refunded $50 when I sent the spay reciept to the breeder. I was told that she was charging me for the cost of the vet fees for my Sindee
Tricia

 

[Finnegan]

Here boxer pups go for $1,200 (pet quality) on up for show quality. The whites I've seen have been offered for $400 with a $100 refund upon proof of spay/neuter. Sounds fair. These parents have all been health tested.

 

[LilacDragon]

What health tests were done on the puppy? What is a BAER test?

Sorry, I am new to Boxers. I know lots about rottweilers though. When looking for a rottweiler puppy, I would check into health tests done on the parents and I still don't know what a BAER test is.

 

[boxer]

When people talk about health test, they mean on the parents of a litter, not the puppies. You can find out about the health test that should be done prior to even contemplating breeding a boxer at www.boxerworld.com/health_testing along with a better description of the geneitcally inheritable health conditions that commonly affect boxers.

BAER testing is for deafness - in one or both ears. Actually, it's just about the only way to identify a dog that's deaf in one ear only. BAER is an acronym standing for brainstem auditory evoked response.

This is a rather old thread...

 

[mmichaelson]

We got Sam for $350, but we didn't know to health-test or anything, so hopefully we won't have any problems. Next time we'll know to do much more research!

 

[LilacDragon]

When people talk about health test, they mean on the parents of a litter, not the puppies. You can find out about the health test that should be done prior to even contemplating breeding a boxer at www.boxerworld.com/health_testing along with a better description of the geneitcally inheritable health conditions that commonly affect boxers.

BAER testing is for deafness - in one or both ears. Actually, it's just about the only way to identify a dog that's deaf in one ear only. BAER is an acronym standing for brainstem auditory evoked response.

This is a rather old thread...

Ahh, much like rotties. That is rather what I expected, due to size, etc.

Thanks for explaining about the BAER test - not many white rotties to test. LOL!

 

[FlashJackson]

We got Jackson for $450 and since we are new to the breed and new to the puppy thing, we didn't check out about heath testing either. Hmm, now I know for the future!

 

[Delto1000]

{Quote}I have found a sweet white boxer boy..health tested & BAER tested. She is asking $550.00 for him. Her others are selling for $750.00. I am just thinking that is a little too much. I spoke to the breeder on the phone for over 2 hours talking about her dogs and such and I really like her but the price seems high. She is in NC so is that price about right???{Quote}

i do not think that $550.00 is to much i think that is actually a reasonable price Koko was over $1,000.00