Puppies prices getting ridiculous

[Jukebag]

I've noticed over the last few years that prices of pretty much any breed of of dog, large and small, seem to be getting silly. Checking out a few dog sites even a Jack Russell (which isn't officially recognised by the kennel club - as far as I know) are selling for anything from £500-800. Daschunds are around £1000, Beagles about the same, GSD about £900, even crosses are selling for silly money. This is just ridiculous IMO.

[Jonnny]

Wife wants a dog, Cockapoo whatever that is.. £1000 starting.

Plus accessories it's easily £1500 to start.

[Tommo87]

Jonnny said:

Wife wants a dog, Cockapoo whatever that is.. £1000 starting.

Plus accessories it's easily £1500 to start.

Huge money for what is in reality a mongrel by any other name.

But, popularity of a particular ‘breed’ vs supply and demand, will alwsys set the price.

[Tango13]

I think my parents paid Wood Green rescue centre £120 for their current bull terrier, mind you the dog is a frisbee obsessed weapons grade fkwit so the price might have been a reflection on his (lack of) intelligence...

[PositronicRay]

Our pup came from dogs trust, pups don't appear on the website though.

[Driver101]

Puppy prices are on the way down. They were significantly higher during Covid times.

[HJG]

Prices are still ridiculous but seemingly much lower than during peak Covid era.

Our Jack Russel X Whippet in 2007 was £80
Went on to live 15 years!

[Jukebag]

Jonnny said:

Wife wants a dog, Cockapoo whatever that is.. £1000 starting.

Plus accessories it's easily £1500 to start.

Cockapoo's aren't even a recognised pedigree breed, they're just a cross, I don't know how anyone can sell them for that kind of money. Seems like some breeders/sellers are getting really desperate.

[CloudStuff]

Jukebag said:

Jonnny said:

Wife wants a dog, Cockapoo whatever that is.. £1000 starting.

Plus accessories it's easily £1500 to start.

Cockapoo's aren't even a recognised pedigree breed, they're just a cross, I don't know how anyone can sell them for that kind of money. Seems like some breeders/sellers are getting really desperate.

Supply and demand, lots of families with young kids like them - they look cute and don't shed their hair.

[Djtemeka]

Jukebag said:

Jonnny said:

Wife wants a dog, Cockapoo whatever that is.. £1000 starting.

Plus accessories it's easily £1500 to start.

Cockapoo's aren't even a recognised pedigree breed, they're just a cross, I don't know how anyone can sell them for that kind of money. Seems like some breeders/sellers are getting really desperate.

My MIL paid something like £2k for her cockapoo.

Mental!

Rottweilers are going for £2800

[Wheatsheaf]

Some of the prices mentioned sound cheap based on my experience- ex-wife paid £2,500 for a Labrador. Not even a pedigree. Absolutely cracking dog though

[Zetec-S]

Wheatsheaf said:

Some of the prices mentioned sound cheap based on my experience- ex-wife paid £2,500 for a Labrador. Not even a pedigree. Absolutely cracking dog though

Yes, anything under £1k these days is very cheap. I remember back in 2008 we paid about £350 for our Labrador, but like you say £2k+ these days is the norm.

To be fair, if you add up the cost of stud fees, vets fees, all the stuff you need for birthing and looking after a litter of puppies for 8+ weeks then I'm sure it adds up. Not saying people aren't making money, but if they are a responsible breeder rather than someone churning out litter after little, it's probably not as much as it might appear.

[MonkeyBusiness]

My Old English Sheepdog was £900 7 years ago.
They are now going for £3500-4000.

I notice on sites like Pets4Homes its mostly full of people advertising their dog for stud.

[Parsnip]

Our lab was free (perk of being related to the breeder). The rest of the litter went for about £2000 a pop 2 years ago. Prices for the last litter (roughly a year ago now) I think were around £1500.

Stud fee was I think around £1000 (for a FT Champ), vets bills I think about the same, plus hip, eye and DNA tests beforehand. 8 weeks of not far off 24/7 looking after a litter post birth, plus care of the breeding bh before, plus the time you can't work her, plus the risks to her. Genuine question - what would you charge?

Both litters sold fully through word of mouth - so could arguably be worth more on the "open market". The fact that these pups are selling for these prices is just in indication of what the market thinks they are worth.

In the grand scheme of things, the initial cost is buttons compared to the running costs. Considering insurance, food, dog walker, flea and tick treatment, vaccinations and vet bills I reckon we'd be doing well to get change from £4k/year.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Dog walker?

Isn't that your job? The responsibility of having the dog in rhe first place?

[CloudStuff]

We paid £175 for our lab in 2013. And then paid £3000 for our Australian Labradoodle puppy in January.

On the face of it, silly money but couldn't imagine him not being around the house.

[Parsnip]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Dog walker?

Isn't that your job?

Not last time I checked Linkedin, no.

[anonymous-user]

Wheatsheaf said:

Some of the prices mentioned sound cheap based on my experience- ex-wife paid £2,500 for a Labrador. Not even a pedigree. Absolutely cracking dog though

That's insane money!

We got our Black Lab for £400 in May 2020 and then rescued a Golden Lab (4.5 Month old) in July 21. She was a lockdown 2.0 puppy that no one wanted and we took her with a donation to the rescue charity.

I do remember seeing Lab's going for around £1500 at one point but £2500 is nuts.

[Boosted LS1]

My 17 week old Chow came from the Dogs trust, £185 iirc. An absolute bargain and when there I saw a number of young 'fashion' breeds waiting for homes. Certainly a place to visit if you can get past their procedures.

[ChocolateFrog]

My sisters Lab had puppies last year.

She sold them all to family members, for £1200 each!

Thought that was cheeky.