[Dawn125]

I paid $1400.00 for my female (in California so maybe kinda comparable to Florida). I got lucky because I had no clue what I was doing and bought her at only 6 weeks old from a woman who also had no clue what she was doing. There was no health testing (that I know of). No contract and only a little handwritten notation on my little generic receipt "30 day guarantee". So far she is healthy and perfect at 19 months old. I shudder to think of the problems that I could have run into healthwise. I think $1400.00 was probably a lot in that case, however if I were to get another one (and I probably will someday) I would easily pay as much again but this time I will be much more particular. In fact I would even pay more if a breeder offered a good health guarantee and all the appropriate health tests. From what I have heard people pay thousands for surgeries etc.....it would be well worth it! I've also considered shopping out of state but realistically I wouldn't have a pup shipped so I would have to travel to pick it up and there goes the savings.