I paid $450 for Pirogue, but it was because he was going to be a bigger dog. At the time I didn't know what that meant. His dad weighs 8# and his mom is 10# and he is over 10# now.
I paid $600 for Lady Galahad at 5 1/2 mos. and altho she's a nice dog I wouldn't have bought her from her breeder if I knew then what I know now.
I paid $900 for Autumn Rose from a breeder I found on Puppyfind. She may have some flaws but I'm so in love with I don't see any.
I paid $1200 for Mr. Big but he's a 5th generation small. He's a little less than 6 months and weighs 3.5#.
Now Miss Lacijo is our unexpected baby. When we took the last pmt in for Mr. Big we got talked into taking her. She is the half sister to Mr. Big and was 5 1/2 months and now a little over 8 months. She weighs 3.4# and won't get too much bigger, she's also 5th generation small. The breeder wanted $2500 for her, had her advertised for that but sold her to us for $1800. Since she was going to be small anyway I don't know why she didn't sell but we didn't get a perfect deal either. She's highstrung when it storms or if there's loud noises. Otherwise, she's a perfectly nice dog. The breeder said we got the break because she knew we would give her a good home.
There's no way we would have put out $1800 for our first dog, I would have paid $1200 for my first Yorkie but I probably would have had to argue a little with my hubby. He only winced a little at $900 and didn't bat an eye over Mr. Big or Lacijo as long as the breeder would take pmts. |