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You'll need to do better than that if you want to offset this dog thing.

The photo below is Dudley, a "purebred" double dapple dachshund. He is about 8 months old, very loving, potty trained, and like any puppy, loves to play. Sleeping on my lap right now.

tMisers are fostering Dudley because his breeder dumped him at the shelter. Why? Because Dudley was born deaf and has impaired vision. Not profitable enough to bother trying to sell.

Everyone who meets him immediately falls in love with him & I'm confident he will find a loving home & be an awesome "special" dog.

EdMartin'sLoan mentioned not taking the "runt". Ask yourself what happens to the "runts" when the breeder can't sell them. They end up like Dudley & few of them get second chances.

I have a lab/golden mix. He'll chew shit up just as fast as your AKC registered $2500 lab.

damn broseph, good memory. yep, but my company became incorporated on Jan 1st so she now gets a paycheck.

Even if your chosen breeder is in fact "reputable", dogs selling for $2500 each are the reason why "backyard breeders" & "puppy mills" exist. The lure of an easy profit. You may never buy a dog from these scumbags, but you are definitely contributing to the problem.

Well that's sad as shit

Pics of Myles' slut mom.

i don't think most of america considers chocolate labs designer dogs but I see your point

Anybody who buys from a breeder rather than rescues should first be required to go to the local pound, select a dog in the breed they prefer, handed a shotgun, and forced to shoot that dog in the face. People should be made to understand the consequences of their actions.

as a married guy I understand picking battles but this one you need to stand your ground on considering the $1800 difference. Hell, I think you're overspending for your $600 option but if you spend $2500 it better shit gold every few months.

If you want it as a show dog, multiple litter breeder or for competitive hunting then I could begin to consider possibly justifying that amount of money but if it's just a pet then hell no. My parents got 2 labs from families to bred them, had the papers and all, and they were excellent pets and terrific hunting dogs that my dad trained himself, one for $200 the other for $300 (a fox red, which is harder to find, thus the higher price). One lived to 14, the other still alive at 13.

I too am passionate about going the rescue route - my wife and I donate to many rescue orgs and our cat is a rescue and if we could get a dog it would also be a rescue, there are too many good animals who got into bad situations and deserve a good home. Many get into rescue organizations because of impuse buys, like after movies come out featuring a dog and idiots run out to buy them, e.g. pugs after Men in Black, then realize they have no clue how to care for them and think pets are disposable creatures. Give a dog like that a chance.

Stand your ground here, for the love of Kate Upton!

no, her is $2500 from a place in PA, mine is $800 from a place in NC

update: her mom and brother have also told her that the price is ridiculous and she will not be getting a lab from that place.

I got my black lab/beagle mix for $100 from an animal shelter. He was 2 months old when I got him and is almost 2 now. He's
My best friend and one of the best investments I've ever made.

I wouldn't pay more than $200 or so for a dog and it would always be a rescue dog. Even if I wanted a purebred, no way in hell I'd pay $2500. Just watch your local shelters, the type of dog you want will turn up soon enough.