would you spend $2000 on a puppy?

[MissM]

We did we have an american staffy - she's a blue we could have bought a blue for around 900 - 1500 but that is without papers. plus air freight and health vet check as we got her from SA and we live in Syd.

Alot of people made comments like 'it's JUST a dog' well yes she is a dog (thanks for noticing) which were REALLY annoying! But we were considering showing her but just dont have the time for the extra training

She is pure and we were definately not going to buy an amstaff WITHOUT papers cos I wanted to make sure if anyone said she was a pitty I would be able to prove otherwise. When we picked her up from the airport one of the guys said 'oh she looks like a pit bull' I was like 'Um, she's an american staffy - thats why we got papers'

I have heard of other people selling their pups as a certain type of breed but they weren't. we did ALOT of research on the breeder and he was FANTASTIC! Our puppy is SO SO funny, and is FANTASTIC with kids, she has an awesome temperment as well.

At the end of the day - it depends on what you are willing to pay and what you can afford etc and the restrictions of the breeder (when we were looking some breeder's had alot of restrictions)

[ss_storm]

Nope...as much as i love my dog (golden retriever) I can think of much better and more useful things to spend that sort of money on! We got our dog fr $300 from a breeder, normally around $500/$600 but he was a 'discount puppy' because he was about 4/5 months old and the breeders still hadn't sold him.

If you do end up getting a labradoodle, make sure you check out both parents very carefully...I've known a few of them and they were absolute nutters!
Maybe ask around at animal shelters/dog rescues close to you, they may get them in the shelter occasionally and you could adopt one from there. it is suprising how many purebreeds/designer dogs end up in dog pounds.

[Lulu]

Are they really that stupid??? I was thinking that those 2 breeds, being notoriously smart (although labs are hard to train) would be an alright mix. Not that I'm an expert on that stuff.

But no, I wouldn't spend that much - especially when there are so many wonderful pups being put down every year.

[~clover~]

I'm another no. We paid $200 for a staffy & would probably pay for another one one day, but no way would I pay that much.
We have 2 bull mastiff's we got for nothing & they are beautiful & perfect for us

[~me~]

I probably would if I wanted it bad enough. I have a cat that I paid $600 for and she is now 12yrs old, my kids love her and she is great company. I would go with the one that you can get desexed straight away though.
If you spend that much on a dog it would be worth getting 'pet health insurance' in case she does get hit by a car.
Trillian also has a very good point about in breeding, so if you know anyone who shows dogs or a Vet perhaps take them along when you pick.