OMG !! 2200.00 :o

[samsons]

ok ~~ DH says I can get a new puppy ( he he he he eh ) ok ok ... he said HE was gunna get a boxer puppy , but I could & should pic the breeder.

( we are getting a modest amount of money in a settlement )

so , I start looking around at breeders ( online - i know thats not so great , but I was bored )
I come across a family that breeds , says all the right things, championed bitches & studs, screens ( potional buyers ) all the right health tests, yaddy yaddy ....
not that this is even relevant , uses my vet ( i always said she was the best ) a
and only a hr away !

I was looking at around a grand TOPS .. was hoping for more around 6/7 hundred.
BUT 2200.00 & THATS A LIMITED REGISTRATION !!!!!!!

am I out of my league here , I am TOTALLY against a BYB ... but can I really find a pup in my price range ?? DH really is set on a pup ( we do lots of fostering & rescue , but I still feel guilty BUYING a puppy)

I dont know ~ really looking for some advice on if this is even doable ... what should I expect ? I KNOW what I want ( ) and its apparently a 2000.00 puppy !! ( NOt going to happen )

so maybe a guide line on what the 'going price' for a PET puppy should be from a good breeder ....

 

[darwinsmom]

Gosh, it's been a few years since I was looking (and we ended up adopting) and it does seem to vary regionally, but $2200 for a pet puppy does seem expensive. I remember seeing prices ranging from $1200-$1500.

 

[Gatorblu]

That does seem high to me as well. However it has been nearly 5 yrs since we got Arabella. At that time it was around $1000-1200. But still with a recession going on you would think the price wouldn't go up that much.

Still check with the rescues because they do get puppies, or pregnant bitch. good luck on your hunt!

 

[samsons]

yaa !I thought so ... BUt these guys where stunning ... waiting list is long .. and looks like the do everything by the book ... titled/championed dogs , only breed 1 time a year , house raised, tested out the but, just the kind of bbay I would love to have ....
not gunna happen at those prices ... :( DH said .... well we will go with he laughed ......

and they had 2 more pups ( sold ) I think this site was just a "look at my pups & show off page" that where in the 3 grand range .....

sigh .......

 

[CrazyCharlie]

That seems really high, my parents bought their German Shepard puppy for $1600.00 and he is top of the line, Akc registered, German lines bred to be the best guard dog ever. I wouldn't pay more than $500 for a puppy. But thats me. Of course I say this now, I also said I would never have a car payment..... Here I am paying on my Fj cruiser..... So yeah.... LOL

 

[RockyCody]

That seems like a lot...but I have one word for you:

RESCUE!!!

You can find CUTE, adorable, boxer mix puppies at several rescues. I know you want a breeder/purebred - but if you rescue -you'd be saving this dogs life -AND it likely would be in your budget.

Our puppies, any breed, at our rescue go for anywhere from 350-400 depending on if the litter we get from the shelter got sick or how much medical we need to put into them - AND THAT INCLUDES THE SPAY/NEUTER when they become the appropriate age

Just a thought....

 

[RockyCody]

and one more thing - I'm not trying to pick on you, I really am not. The thought of getting a cute, beautiful, stunning boxer for our next dog (since Rocky was a rescue) has floated through my mind several hundred times. But I just couldn't do it - not after seeing first hand all of these dogs/puppies in the shelter who need help. They aren't kept safe in a 'home' enviornment with a breeder - they are in a cruel, loud, dirty, stinky shelter scared for their lives, especially if they are babies. And they aren't kept safe forever - they are killed when too many dogs are being picked up as strays, etc.

It is very tempting - but please consider rescue

 

[TwoDogs]

Rescue is great, and I'm a huge advocate---but it is basically a dice game. You don't know the parentage of that pup, don't know the health status of the parents, nor the temperment of the parents. Yes, you may be saving a life, but you have to be prepared to accept whatever that pup turns into. Are you willing to keep and raise an aggressive dog with a nasty heart condition and bad hips? Yes, you can get wonderful pups through adoption, but it is possible that you could get a pup with problems--behavioral and/or health. It may be less expensive in the beginning, but you may end up paying a behaviorist or vet specialist thousands of dollars for treatment later. If there were serious health issues inherent in the breed that I was looking to get, you can bet your butt I would go the breeder route. Knowing what I know now about Boxers, I would not have adopted my guy.

I love adoption, but totally respect if someone wants to sway the odds in their favor by purchasing a pup from a quality breeder instead.

 

[samsons]

ahh bad hips ~~ doing this one ... Sam is a rescue ( as have been MANY ) that have lived in & enjoyed my home. BUT we have a chance to have the kind of pup we have always wanted ( we also will still be doing rescue work ) .... we also have not decided on what we are doing ~ just looking around....

I just wanted to know what the going rate was for a WELL breed pup from champion dogs ( not in the line ~ but BOTH parents titled )

in my defense , I am VERY active in rescue work ~ & have fostered several dogs. We also give money .....

 

[RockyCody]

Rescue is great, and I'm a huge advocate---but it is basically a dice game. You don't know the parentage of that pup, don't know the health status of the parents, nor the temperment of the parents. Yes, you may be saving a life, but you have to be prepared to accept whatever that pup turns into. Are you willing to keep and raise an aggressive dog with a nasty heart condition and bad hips? Yes, you can get wonderful pups through adoption, but it is possible that you could get a pup with problems--behavioral and/or health. It may be less expensive in the beginning, but you may end up paying a behaviorist or vet specialist thousands of dollars for treatment later. If there were serious health issues inherent in the breed that I was looking to get, you can bet your butt I would go the breeder route. Knowing what I know now about Boxers, I would not have adopted my guy.

I love adoption, but totally respect if someone wants to sway the odds in their favor by purchasing a pup from a quality breeder instead.

Everything that you are saying - can STILL happen to a 'breeder' born pup. They can still have issues and end up breaking their legs, they can swallow/eat stuff, they can have horrible temperments and aggressive behavior. I really feel like your dog ends up the way you raise it, period. Obvoiusly you can't control genetic things in your dog - so I understand why getting the pup from a breeder can 'guarantee' a healthy pup. But even then...you never know.