$1500 for our show line bred girl without breeding rights.
$1000 for our working line boy without papers.

 

I paid $200 on craigslist, he has papers as well. A few generations back there are several IPO titles. Great grandparents were imported from West Germany as well. The breeder the original owner got him from was selling puppies for around $2,000. I got one **** of a dog for the price I paid. There's no way I would have had the money for him from a breeder. A friend of mine has an uncle who breeds in the central NC area twice a year, and they sell their puppies for $1000. Not sure on the pedigree, but the family is from Serbia. I believe they brought dogs with them when they immigrated.

 

Prices Then & Now




We had one litter 20+ years ago & charged $650 to $1000. Our bitch (Magic) was not titled. She was bred to 1995 USA SchH3 Reserve Champion, born & trained in Germany, a retired Customs Service Dog. Magic was 3/4 black and red and Bodo was black and tan. They produced black & tan, 3/4 black & reds, and 5 or 6 all black (11 pups total). Purchasing new working GSD puppy within the next 3 months or so and expect to pay $2500 with no paper restrictions. Bitch, Svv1, absolutely beautiful Czech import with stunning plush coat. I don't have the info on the planned male. She will be bred in about a month, so we will get our pup in about 3 months. A previous female from this breeder did not take, so we moved from that waiting list to this waiting list. Actually, I like the looks of this female better. She is really stunning. Her mommy and daddy are both very dark & I am hoping for a dark sable male with plush coat, keeping in mind personality will be #1 & color just on the "wish" list of wants.


We looked at another puppy with a different breeder and they wanted $2500 with restricted papers as "Companion Dog". I would never buy a dog that had paper restrictions. Our new puppy has a "lifetime" guarantee for "any" genetic medical issues. We guaranteed our puppies 5 years. Attaching picture of Magic and Ace (a male pup we kept from her litter).

 

2 grand with limited AKC registration. I can get the full registration at 2 years when I get his hips certified. I probably won't breed him, but if I do I'll go through my breeder's kennel and let her handle it.

 

A lot of people paying a grand plus for GSD puppies. Very tempting to breed Mei! I wont though. I probably will mess it all up and possibly lose some babies. That would be terrible and selfish of me. If she mates with Chase, her GSD boyfriend, they'd have some gorgeous puppies! Heres them playing.

 

A lot of people paying a grand plus for GSD puppies. Very tempting to breed Mei! I wont though.

Yeah, most people think that is all profit. Umm no.

If you have a bitch that has no trouble getting pregnant, you still have expenses for progesterone testing and ultrasounds, worming and vax, extra food (bitches eat a LOT when they are nursing). After Carly finished her championship (which cost me about $5000 in show related costs), she had one litter of 5 puppies. I split the litter with her breeder, and after all was said and done, I had just enough money to buy a fancy blow dryer.

My breeder has told me several times that I don’t want to know how much the litter Scarlet came from cost her! She’s a wonderful friend for giving me Scarlet free of charge, instead of trying to recoup some of her losses.

 

Forgot to add in cost of X-rays for OFA.

 

Definitely sounds like a lot of work and I applaud you for doing all that. There definitely are irresponsible breeders out there.

 

Kimber was $1100, Xander was $2500 by the time is was all done, Areli we bred and she’s the most expensive haha. And for those thinking it’s all profit, I’m probably at least $3,000 in the hole on my “B” litter. That’s not including titling Kimber and Her health checks.

 

I have an American/German show line cross, purchased on limited registration. I don't know that I want to post what I paid for her four years ago, but I'll just say it's more than anyone else has posted on this thread for an American show line dog, and a similar pedigree now would be even more than that because prices have gone up since I bought my dog. My jaw dropped when I saw what @dogfaeries said the going rate in her area was - I'd expect to pay at least $1000 more for a companion puppy if I bought around here (though to be fair, I don't know the pricing structure of every ASL breeder). But I thought what I paid for my dog was very fair, and I think what I'd pay now for an equivalent puppy if I bought one tomorrow would be fair, too, given what goes into showing and health testing and any performance titling that does happen, plus vet care for the bitch and litter.

 

I paid $2500 USD for my girl on a non-breeding contract, with AKC papers and a health guarantee. She's DDR / Czech WL, from titled bloodlines.


Sire is (5x) IPO3, SchH3, AD, BH, KKL1, HD/ED Good, LBZ (Koered for Life), and Dam is SchH3, KKL1, HD Normal. Many pups out of the breeding program I chose have gone on to SAR, police work, cadaver detection, personal protection, etc. and many others have settled into homes in a purely 'pet' role.


She is absolutely, 100% worth the price I paid (even with the conversion to Canadian dollars, the import costs, and travel costs). She's stable, has excellent nerves, engages with her handler fully, has beautiful structure, 'works' when I need her to, but also has an off-switch, and is exactly what I was looking for (and what I asked the breeder for).

 

The actual cost of the dog is minimum compared to what it cost to raise a dog.

 

I just paid $10. for my 2 yr. old rescue Heidi, but before you say I paid too much, she was just spayed, all shots, and HW

tested. My last GSD I paid $75. at county shelter and she lived a healthy long 16 yrs and was the greatest dog.

Heidi has some huge shoes to fill. There are so many wonderful shepherds in shelters, I would encourage folks to

check there first. You'd be surprised at the quality dogs who get picked up as strays and owners are tired of fooling

with them. Some may need a little training or re-training but if you're experienced with shepherds, it's not a big deal.

 

Arrow was $125 and General was $60.

 

$1100 in 2012, AKC registered, 9 week old, male pup.

 

Pet store prices are insane and it is interesting how people don’t question the price but brag about how unknowingly ripped off they and some would rather pay this amount then go to a good breeder - puzzling with health testing , lifetime support, get to meet and see the longevity in the lines -my favorite part etc.

 

In 2001 my wee man, Windows, cost me £450 (about $570 on today's conversion). He was a WGSL and an absolutely brilliant dog. Luckily I had him insured so saved thousands in vet bills.

 

I paid $3.00 for Leo back in 2012. Well, that's what the four loads of laundry done at the Highland Washateria cost me. The stray puppy wandering the parking lot was free...

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I paid 500$ for my little princess.

 

$200 for my Rio, this was without papers and the breeder was in a bind to rehome remaining pups. He is a wonderful puppy.

 

$400 for a dream puppy. A family had an oops litter. Knowing what we do now, we’ll get on a waitlist for a breeder next time around because we know we just got very very lucky. She’s very confident and a fast learner. Our friends who have met her say they’ve never met a dog like her before.

 

I would say about $3,000 is a nice price for show line.

If you are from IL i would suggest to check Zeal German Shepherds, they are breeders but also have imported puppies so you can check how it looks.