I hope you don't mind my posting in response to this since I am not a breeder... but as a consumer I know that all the puppies in a litter are completely different so they should be priced differently in my opinion. You can have a large puppy who will be a large adult, a small petite pup who will remain small, etc. Some may take after the mother, some after the father or the mixture of the two may be all the owrst features of each or all the best.
They all have different faults and health issues as well and should be priced accordingly. If you have a puppy who is a perfect speciman of the breed standard except his coat is cottony instead of silky, he should be priced higher than his brother who has a long snout, big ears and long legs for example.
If a puppy was born with a hernia that was surgical fixed or has had several hypoglycemic episodes, it should be priced slightly lower in my opinion.
Ava came form a litter of two and her sister was very large and did not have the gorgeous coat or Ava's pretty features. The breeder decided to keep her to breed her however since she had a male that complemented her faults and she would be big enough to breed.
I have seen websites of breeders who show pics of the puppies starting at 6 weeks and some in a litter were priced at $750 while the same litter had a couple priced at $3000 because they had all the desirable features. There is nothing wrong with this...in fact, I think it is more honest to command the price allowed by the marketplace on the more "valuable or desirable" puppies and sell the less sought after ones for the cheaper price they can command from a loving home. Then the breeder recoups thier expenses and hasn't charged too much for any one puppy.
I hope that made sense????? |