I paid $450.00 for Emmie, AKC registered, over 3 years ago. When I was told by someone else that her breeder had gone up to $1500.00, I bought my Izzyz B. for $850.00 from a BYB, and have now spent over $1000.00 in medical expenses (seizures) which the breeder has never offered to help pay. I also waited 6 months before he ever got her AKC papers to me and then they had her wrong birth date. So, though I love my Izzy B. dearly and would not take a million dollars for her, sometimes it is better to pay the higher price and hopefully get a healthy dog. |