[Bizzymammabee]

First off good luck finding the right healthy baby at a price your budget can handle. If you know you are not going to show then I would get a pet quality pup that is as close to standard as possible.

Honestly I am not sure as to what the rhyme or reasoning is for the pricing. Obvioulsy a dog that is champion sired and show quality can run you big bucks. As for a pet quality dog I find that estimated size of the pup seems to play a big part in the pricing. Females that are show quality can definitely run big bucks because you have the possibility of showing and if she gets finished and you do breed her the pup can be sold at a high price. Female dog pricing can run you more if you buy her on a full registration with breeding rights. For a female that has limited registration you tend to have a spay neuter contract. It's a rocky road to travel. Males tend to run less overall. Either way a healthy dog will run you a few dollars unless you get to be friends with a good breeder and they are kind enough to go easy on you like my new pups breeder did.

My dad used to breed dogs and I can say with the way that he cared for his dam and the pups he really didn't make any money at it. He pretty much broke even.

Again good luck. I hope the bit of information I shared with you helps to clear up a bit of the confusion. There are a lot of breeders on here and if you ask around someone can point you in the direction of a breeder that might be near you that they purchased their baby from. Just beware of the back yard breeders and the money breeders. There are tons out there.