Sorry Martini I thought you had said "you would buy nothing less than a show quality" I read your post wrong...
to sell a pet quality for $500 would be me donating my puppies.
Care alone on my 5 adults is about $5000+ per year providing there are no complications or disasters.
As for the breeder that said the price was higher because the pups were c-section a procedure here cost about $400, then it's dependant whether the mommie can continue nursing. If not there is many hours of a breeders time spent 24-7 for the first three weeks of a pups life feeding every 2 - 4 hours and the supplimental costs and many other things to consider. I am not justifying her price, perhaps I am trying to make sense of it.
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