I actually think the spca deserves more for all the care they give. I think it is worth atleast $300 to pay someone for a mix breed dog. I am sure the cost of whelping and raising a litter in a proper way costs no less for a mix than a purebred. I don't think it is too much to ask for a breeder to want to be compensated even if it was an oops and completely their fault. You would want the breeder to make sure your potential pup had all the best in the beginning and that costs money, even for a mixed breed.

Biddy was $400 and she is a Yorkie/Jack Russell. good luck on your search!! :)

I completely agree here. Alot of shelters charge alot of money for some dogs because of the care that goes into them. And raising a litter of pups is not cheap.

Boy, it's not just you!!! That is highway robbery and I bet there is someone out
there that will pay it, just after they finish off paying for the Brooklyn Bridge.

I also agree with this. I don't think we can complain about puppymills and the fact that ALL dogs deserve adequate care and feeding and love and then place more of a value on a "purebred" than a mixed breed. I don't get it myself and never will because to me the purebred thing is really only there to satisfy the egos of people who show because all dogs are really "mixed" somewhere in their lineage. They started out by mixing two or three or four breeds in some cases to get the new breed.

I value mixed or, as those who do not discriminate in the athletic dog events. like to call them, All Americans, just as much as I do the purebreds so, if there was puppy that was so unique and unusual that I just had to have it and it had everything I was looking for for my family, then I would pay whatever the breeder felt was fair. I have seen mixes that were so unigue and darling and no way of ever getting it again so it is a "one of a kind" and that is valuable to me because I like unique.

I do not equate mixed breeds directly from a breeder with the dogs you find in shelters because those in the shelter usually have been mistreated, are older, have behavioral issues or other things which make them less desirable, however not less deserving. I believe most good breeders deserve way more than what they typically ask for their puppies and I for one would rather pay more to insure that the breeder has the money to give the puppies and their parents the very best care. I would feel badly if I didn't pay enough to compensate the breeder for all that went into the care of that litte rincluding the prenatal care for the mother as wellas the breeders time which they rarely count in when setting the price.

If our furbabies are truly "priceless" to us, then I think it is hypocritical not to expect the breeder to provide the best of care and not expect to pay for it. We all want babies who had the best start in life and it is the breeders who give them that.

Bottom line is I would pay the same price for a mixed breed as I would for a purebred because one is no more valuable than the other to me.

I like a lot of your points here. :thumbup:

I have a golden retriever that I love!! We paid $30 for him at the local pound several years ago. He's about 10 now. He came fully trained and the best personality and I fully trust him with my kids. I would have paid a LOT more for him! BUT I probably would not ever get another one, you know why? He sheds...a lot. If I could have a goldenretriever with his personality but didn't shed, I would pay 1600 for him. Because those qualities are important to ME and it would be worth it.

Very well said Kim. I myself have 2 mixed breed dogs and I think they are both the greatest. Take a look at Memphis. Do you really think that I could get another one of him by just crossing a chinese crested and a cairn?? I dont think so. He is soooooo unique. And that is part of what I love about him.
Same with recon. He is also unique. So I guess my bottom line is that I would pay a high price for a mixed breed pup also if it was truly what I was looking for.

Baiscally if they needed a home i'd pay how ever much was nesscary, if they didn't i'd pay about $500.

There are a lot of free mix puppies out there looking for homes have you read the Pet classifieds? Plus theres the
humane society They are only 30.00 for a puppy where I live.
Good luck in finding a new puppie.

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our local shelter has pompoos an a pomerian am poodle that came from a collector they are young dogs an their adoption fee is 65.00 they just adopted out a old english bulldog for the same fee

wow that is cheap.

i wanted to add i got my dog rusty from the edison pound for $20 7 years ago.

i would pay $450 ...which is how Rex cost us...he is a yorkie/maltese. but the $$ u actually spend on the dog is the same as any purebred. good luck on your search :p

Macy is 3/4 Yorkie and 1/4 Lhasa Apso, what a mix! She was only $200.00- I think about the steal I got and I am so greatful! She is my baby!
At 4 1/2 months she weighs 5.6 pounds. I am hoping she will be under 10 pounds, her mom was 7 lbs and her dad 5 lbs.