Dawn...when I was still breeding pups my pets went for $800.00........costs were vet check, BC, vaginal culture $200.00...progesterine test $46.00 per test....shipping in chilled seman about $100.00 per time....fees for stud dog $600.00....collection $75.00 each Implant was close to $300.00>>>THIS WAS 3 YEARS AGO.....have costs gone up since then....... Maybe a C Section.........Have each puppy have a vet check....have each puppy have 2 vaccines before it left my house....bags & bags of good quality dog food for mother and pups .....worm babies and have stool samples checked at 5 & 7 weeks $700.00 for a good pet puppy was a bargain.......just ask the list how many loose money on a litter? Judy judsohngsd@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "D.G.Bonome" <lexieshep@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 5:51 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Price for a Pup What do you think is a fair price for a pup? I think that there are some breeders out there that are asking way too much for a pup, and it is not the finished product. What is reasonable to you, and what is highway robbery? At break time, at work, this subject came because a co-worker got a pup 2 weeks ago. (Not a GSD.) A Shih-Tzu pup, and she paid 700.00 for a pet. REGARDS! Dawn Bonome ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================