Crazy puppy prices?! Will they ever go down?

[SamPoodle123]

Out of curiosity I checked our breeders website to see how much the cost of a puppy has gone up since we got our 2 years ago and the cost is 5,000-6,500 now!!! 500 just to be on the waiting list. This is crazy! Okay, I admit, we paid a lot for our dog before as this is how much was being charged for the breed (looked at a few breeders). But now costs seem so incredibly high, which I know is due to the increase of demand for dogs. I am wondering if the price will go back down. I sure hope so, as we talked about getting another one in a few years...but doubt we will if its costing 5-6k!! GEEZ!

That's absolutely bonkers! I was tempted to buy a Pomeranian puppy as it needed re homing and was gobsmacked when she said she wanted 2,000 for it!

I think the prices may go down a little bit but not back to where they were and not for sometime.

I work full time but have worked a mix of home and office which meant I could afford to have a dog and have him go to daycare on my office days. Suddenly thousands of people are now looking at similar working patterns whereas before they were faced with full time in the office. That makes getting a dog more feasible for workers.

This year there have been a rush to get a puppy but I suspect many couldn't or have chosen to wait but will be looking to buy as soon as more come available which will keep the prices high.

Yea, I know SO many people who just bought pups and more who want to. I guess its true, that now is the best time to get one! As suddenly most people are working from home.

We are so lucky we got ours two years ago!!

Well on the bright side, you've now realised that your breeders are only in it for the money and have no interest in the dogs, so you can avoid giving them more money!

We get our lab pup in a few weeks and she's cost us £2k (reputable breeder etc)

My old girl was a friend's accident 14 years ago and coat £50 so the £2k price tag was a bit of a shock. It's actually one of the cheaper I've seen as well.

The tragic thing is that it seems the higher the price, the fewer health tests (or even registration have been done).

The dog world truly is going to hell in a handcart, and the pandemic has pushed it along at warp speed.

I found that as well, also the wording "health checks" means nothing. It's health "tests" with relevant paperwork to prove it - going so far as checking the vets out as legitimate.

I spent 6 months trying to find a decent breeder (well I was actually trying to find a rescue that would accept us but we didn't hit criteria for age of youngest and having cats, I researched breeders as it became apparent we would have to wait a few years to be suitable for rescues)

No not for a long time until people stop paying ridiculous prices. A breeder I know hasn't put up prices at all they are still under a grand (that's what I call a reputable breeder)

We found the same. However I'm convinced that there will be a huge flood of dogs needing rescue in the next year, as so many people who've never had dogs before, and both work are getting puppies during lockdown. We've decided to wait and help one out then.

So much demand... There's also the people who have puppies or young dogs & can now manage a second dog as a companion for their current one... Demand totally exceeds supply...

It's supply and demand, sadly some people are happy to profit on their dogs having litters. Wait a year or for the inevitable surge of young dogs ending up in rescue.