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Questions about Poodles and Malinois? Look no further.
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1. How much does a puppy cost? A lot of variable go into the cost of a dog, like health testing of the parents. You may not want to pay $1000 to $2000 for a dog. Hey, I didn't want to pay 40k for my vehicle. But the safety and features are important. If the health and socialization of your dog are important then expect to pay more than twenty bucks. But seriously, if someone has a litter of puppies selling for $300 you had better strongly question whether or not they are healthy, or even purebred dogs. If that is your price point then please seek a rescue.
The approximate cost to health test a dog is $200 for hips x-ray, $200 for elbow X-ray, $80 for eye exam, $200 for heart auscultation, $180 for thyroid, $65 each for DM, VwD, and NE. A brucelloius test before breeding is about $100, then $100 for each progesterone test needed to time an Artificial Insemination. That's about $1200 in just health clearances for ONE DOG. And they are necessary to ensure that identifiable genetic disorders are not passed on. So insist on it, and double check what any breeder says on the OFFA website.
Older dogs retired from show/performance or those that may not get along with other dogs in the residence are occasionally available from breeders. These can be a great way to locate trained and house broken dogs. They might also be dogs returned to the breeder by people that can no longer care for the, which is the mark of a great breeder. Allowing, or even requiring, dogs to be returned keeps dogs out of shelters.
2. Will a shelter dog die if a buy a puppy from a responsible breeder? No. That's dumb. But it is pervasive propaganda from PeTA and H$U$. There are about 35 million families looking for a dog annually, and 3.5 millions dogs in the shelter. Dogs end up in shelters because people fail to keep a hold of them, fail to spay or neuter them, or just don't feel like taking care of them. But that number includes intact dogs, not the number adopted or reclaimed by their owners when they are lost. So...use your head. Never buy from a pet store. Always pick a responsible breeder. If you don't know what that means just Goodle it.
The approximate cost to health test a dog is $200 for hips x-ray, $200 for elbow X-ray, $80 for eye exam, $200 for heart auscultation, $180 for thyroid, $65 each for DM, VwD, and NE. A brucelloius test before breeding is about $100, then $100 for each progesterone test needed to time an Artificial Insemination. That's about $1200 in just health clearances for ONE DOG. And they are necessary to ensure that identifiable genetic disorders are not passed on. So insist on it, and double check what any breeder says on the OFFA website.
Older dogs retired from show/performance or those that may not get along with other dogs in the residence are occasionally available from breeders. These can be a great way to locate trained and house broken dogs. They might also be dogs returned to the breeder by people that can no longer care for the, which is the mark of a great breeder. Allowing, or even requiring, dogs to be returned keeps dogs out of shelters.
2. Will a shelter dog die if a buy a puppy from a responsible breeder? No. That's dumb. But it is pervasive propaganda from PeTA and H$U$. There are about 35 million families looking for a dog annually, and 3.5 millions dogs in the shelter. Dogs end up in shelters because people fail to keep a hold of them, fail to spay or neuter them, or just don't feel like taking care of them. But that number includes intact dogs, not the number adopted or reclaimed by their owners when they are lost. So...use your head. Never buy from a pet store. Always pick a responsible breeder. If you don't know what that means just Goodle it.
