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Originally Posted by mistyblue  I'm sorry.  As I said in my original post, I did not wish to upset anyone. I was simply curious. I also did not mention an exact amount. I was not referring to 4/500 dollars. I actually saw and ad on petfinder, thru a rescue, for over $700. I truly believe that that is too much money to ask for a rescued dog, regardless of what has been spent on him, when most people who are willing to spend that and more would be more likely to go out and buy from a questionable breeder for a healthy dog than pay the same money for a dog who may very well have serious and continuing issues. My concern was not for "how much money should one pay for a rescue" but rather how can we, as a caring group of individuals, be placing more rescued dogs in loving & caring homes and seeing fewer in shelters and rescues?
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Like with anything there are good and bad rescues. I had one rescue closed down as it was a broker posing as a rescue. She was getting pups from a mill and saying they rescued them from auction. She was asking I believe $750 or more for the Yorkies and this did not include a spay or neuter.
I've seen some reputable rescues getting $700 like you mentioned but I don't have all the particulars so can't comment. All I can say is that I think a good guide for adopting through rescue is to expect the fee to be between $400 - $500 This is for a pup or young adult. Older adults are generally about $250-$300. With these fees should include a spay/neuter, shots, vetting done prior to placement, heart worm prevenative. IF A RESCUE IS charging these fees and is not including this stuff then I would look elsewhere. IF a rescue is charging higher and not including these things then look into another rescue. Not to say that makes that rescue bad or not reputable but I like to follow a guideline and I feel that this is a good one to follow. I've mentioned this before but Lilly was 13 weeks when I got her. Her fee was $400 and that included her shots, spay, and the vetting she needed. And, some have concerns on whether they'd get a sick pup from rescue. I'd just like to say that you are more likely to get a sick pup from a breeder then a rescue. Why? Because with rescue they have checked that pup out top to bottom, gotten him or her the medical care it needed if any and if the pup is sick you are told about it and they look for a special home for that pup. When you buy from a breeder most do minimimal if any testing and at most you get shots and a health guarantee. Elaine