I paid quite a bit for my 4 dogs (it seems the price got higher for each dog I purchased lolol). I started out with my first dog paying $1,000 and then the last dog I bought was $2,500, plus I had to fly out to CA to pick her up.
Money isn't the issue to me. HEALTH is the first and foremost important issue to me and sadly, my dog's haven't always had the best health. In the future, I plan on doing A LOT more research on a breeder because it's just too heartbreaking to have a sick dog.
I'd pay more for a healthy dog.