Welcome to YT!
You are so right- prices are all over the place and big money doesn't always equal a healthy, top quality puppy. We have many knowledgable, excellent breeder here so you're in the right place!
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"If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." — St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226