If you bought your dog as a puppy how much did you pay?

[MunchBunchYoghurt]

If you bought your dog when it was a puppy, how much did you pay, what breed is your dog and what year was this?

We’ve been wanting a dog for a long time now but had to wait years for us to have better jobs and a bigger house etc.
We are almost ready to add a lovely dog to our family but WOW the prices are really high.
People tel me this is due to lockdown or the time of year.
So I just wanted to gauge the prices of puppies in recent years.

Also on another note seeing how high they are makes me sad that people will take advantage of the amount of money to be made (example labradors in my part of the UK are £3,000, the average lab has 8 puppies- that’s £24k!)

Rescue, it's worth it.

£180 rescue puppy in 2017 my friend bought a cockapoo puppy at the same time from “breeder” for a £1000

Chocolate labrador, Oct 2019 around £850ish I can't remember the exact figure.

Labrador in 2016 cost £750

Jack Russell 2020 (2 months ago) £500

Two yorkies here
Male was £450 12 years ago
Female was £500 8 years ago
Worth every penny

@joanwinifred
I’m keeping my eye on the rescue pages daily but the dogs that come up are all ‘no children’ or ‘no other pets’ or the very few that do fit the Bill become reserved immediately.

2015 lab 1 boy was £400, 2nd lab a girl 2019 £650.

Rescue dog in 2014,£150,he was 20 weeks old..Neutered,chipped,vaccinated,wormed and treated for fleas..Best money I ever spent.

I would never buy from a breeder,my dog is my third rescue dog.

Shiba Inu, June this year, £1,200.

Definite hike in price then.
Currently can’t get any breed for less than £2000
The breed that suits us the most is £3000-£3500 at the moment.

Toy Poodle in 2014 and paid £400. Id like a little friend for him but refuse to pay these ridiculous money-grabbing Covid prices. Got my eyes on a few rescue pages.

Beagle, £800 10 years ago.
Tried to rescue but they wouldn’t let us as we worked full time, even though DH worked from home 3 days a week and on the other 2 days he was dropped off with MIL while we were at work.

[quote MunchBunchYoghurt]@joanwinifred
I’m keeping my eye on the rescue pages daily but the dogs that come up are all ‘no children’ or ‘no other pets’ or the very few that do fit the Bill become reserved immediately.[/quote]
There are other ways to adopt a dog

www.pets4homes.co.uk/search/?type_id=3&advert_type=2&distance=1&results=20&sort=datenew

2014 - £900 Pug

You'd better wait until things get closer to normal, alot of breeders aren't planning or advertising litters at the moment.

Lab bitch February this year £650. She's not kc registered. Kc registered ones were about £1k when I was looking at the beginning of the year. Lockdown has definitely pushed up the prices.

@MunchBunchYoghurt

Have you thought about the Spanish rescue centre. I recently got our puppy from a rescue centre ( we live in Spain) but they are desperate for families and arrange transportation. There are several FB pages . Costa Blanca rehoming is one I know of .

Whippet puppy 2012 £250

Also have a rescue greyhound £70 rehoming fee. He's a lovely boy

Here's another one on FB
costa blanca puppy homing

Both of my labs are KC, got both from a friend.

A beagle in 2017 she was £400 ,prices have gone stupid since lockdown I believe.

Saluki cross 2014 cost me £90 at 9wks old

My parents bought our Boxer 2002 - £650

I remember my grandparents saying that was extortionate. My DSis just paid £3600 for a cockapoo 😳