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Originally Posted by MyPemCharlie
Here in Texas, the show breeders start around $800 for pet quality with a spay/neuter contract and $1200 and up for a prospective show/breeding quality dog. The horse ranch breeders get about $500-$600. (I didn't look at pet stores of course...but I've heard $1500-$2000...for a potentially sick puppy mill dog. Anyway I'll get off the pet store soap box.)
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What you're seeing is pretty much the average. And yes, there can be variations due to the region of the country.
And everyone needs to remember that these prices are for
well bred dogs from
reputable breeders. Breeders who are hobby (show) breeders, who do health testing and there are multiples champions in the first
three generations of the pedigree.
If you don't have the health testing and they're not requiring you to spay/neuter a pet then you're not dealing with a reputable breeder.
Peggy