I have seen a quote on another thread someone saying they don't need to show to breed and that show breeders are charging, I assume in their breed £2000 for a puppy.

What is a reasonable price for a well bred puppy from health tested top class parentage.

How does this compare with the stud fee?

Is the availability of puppies low (fewer than 300 pups registered annually), medium (up to 2500 pups registered) or high (more than 2500 pups registered).

Has the breed had public exposure in films/adverts, by celebrity ownership, or in some other way become fashionable?

What is the going rate for the breeds your involved in and do you think that fair for the relative rearing costs involved?

I'll start:
Norwegian Elkhound £550 - £600, Stud fee price of a puppy, availability of pups Low.

bull terriers £650-850 but i paid a £1000 pound for my fawn bitch with 24 champs in the bloodline !

Ok my breeds "Basenji & Norwegian Buhunds" £500-600, stud fee price of a puppy, availability low.

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That is what I meant by well bred. So would you say £1000 is what a pup from show potential litter would cost or is the price very varied.

For Staffords in the region of around £450-£700.

We paid £350 for Tyler,he was from an untested litter,stupid I know and never again,It was so Stressful awaiting results.
We Paid £500 for Meg,She was Genetically Clear at birth,both Parents tested clear.

Stud fees vary in our breed from around £200 - £500.
My breed is very popular and very overbred,we are still seeing Stud dogs and litters advertised where no testing has been done,speaking from an owner who has had the horrible experience of waiting on results,I think it's disgraceful.
We are also seeing dogs & bitches that don't resemble the breed been offered at stud and been bred from,again I think this is unacceptable.
The availabilty of pups is high,all the free ads are regulary unindated with pups,same with the free papers.

Our Breed Rescues are struggling,all local and national ones are also bursting with Staffords.

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ruardeanstaffords

that was more than they cost usualy but she was rare color ,fawn with a black muzzle was what cost me the grand! usualy 750-850 buys you the best!

Italian Spinone only ever seen them priced at 750 pounds stud fee dependant on the blood line and show results.
At the end of day its about improving the breed standard if anyone does it soley for the money its for the wrong reasons.
I believe the high end price deters ad lib buyers who havent seriously considered the breed.

We get "Rare" Colours advertised when infact there is no rare colour,Our breed has a good variety of colour.These breeders of so called rare colours charge extortionate amounts of money usually for a badly bred pup.
Show Breeders charge a lot less with excellent bloodlines.

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Rooney Rumpus DNA Tested L2/HC Clear

Ellies Babe Genetically L2/HC Clear

ruardeanstaffords

My breed is Chihuahua..long and smooth coated. There prices have gone up a stupid amount in the last few yeras due to them becoming "fashionable" They are priced between say £1000-£1750!! i know its very varied but thats just how it is at the moment. For a show quality bitch of breeding potential your looking at £1500+ but obviously less for pet
Stud fee is very low compared to puppy price...normaly between £175 and £300 again very varied.
leanne xx

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Theres no smoke without fire........Oh yeah, what about smoke machines?!

What I am trying to establish is what is fair for the effort and costs put into good breeding and what drives prices above that which most would consider reasonable.

Why are stud fees the price of a pup in the majority of breeds yet in popular ones it seems not?