Well I’d assume they don’t randomly change the price because a cost went up or down, but the ones I’ve spoken to about puppies charged about half what I’ve seen some puppy farmers advertise at, so it pretty much depends on litter size as to whether they lose money, break even or go into profit. I know a few years ago it took about 4 lab puppies to break even (as long as you don’t count the time off work) and labs do tend to have a few more than that.
So you dont actually know if any breed and break even and dont make any money. You know there's ones that charge less than puppy farms. That's not the same thing. They may only break even if the vet costs are high or a small litter.
Not two though, you can’t invent a new breed by crossing just two existing breeds.
Yes and no. There's hoops to jump through, it's takes years and years of breeding, developing standards etc.
But it has to start with someone creating the crossbreed in the first place.
To be an official breed they need to get the KC (in the uk) to recognise and accept it. Black and tan Coonhounds, recognised be KC in 2018 were a cross breed originally. Casket terriers were crossbreed
However, if someone says 'oh what breed is your dog?' And you have a lurcher uou usually reply "a lurcher" not "Well he is actually a crossbreed of X & Y"
If you say a lurcher, no is going to say 'oh actually they aren't a breed....why did you answer my question incorrectly?'
In normal, every day speech 'breed' isn't always kept for pedigree only. Language evolves its technically use may not always be the exact use its used by larger groups of people.