Price of puppy and adult dog | Online pet magazine ALFA-CDS.COM

When asked about the cost of a puppy or adult dog, it’s difficult answer unambiguously. The reasons for the large gap in the price of animals the same breed can be called the place of acquisition (in Internet, in the bird market, in the breeding nursery), and age animal (some puppies are cheaper than trained and involved in the exhibition of individuals), and gender (often females are more expensive than males), and the purpose acquisition of a four-legged pet. That’s why the price of popular in Russian dog breeds can vary within such limits – from 3,000 up to 100,000 rubles (and even higher). Also in online or newspaper ads you can find a dog at all for free or for a symbolic amount of 1000-2000 rubles. Wanting to save, many people turn when buying to sellers who do not install sky-high prices. However, this is fraught with some deplorable situations. in future.

When is the low price for buying a dog justified?

Despite the intimidation of nursery owners, you can buy from hand a good puppy at a low price or get free at good hands if:

The owner does not care about the titles of the parents of the animal, and there are no plans raise a puppy champion;
Funds do not allow you to spend a round amount on a dog show class (and even brid- and pet-class can not afford);
The owner is willing to spend time and money on a full examination dogs, her vaccination, possible treatment;
Compliance with the breed standard is not required – the dog is bought or taken for free as a pet;
The puppy is healthy but sold at a low price for a reason unscheduled mating dogs.

However, some unscrupulous sellers in the market may lead dishonest trade, giving off under the guise of healthy and thoroughbred puppies sick individuals. Sometimes they sell mongrels, tricking buyers, as if for a small cost you can get a thoroughbred puppy. In addition, acquiring animals on market, the buyer does not receive any documents, that is, at risk to give even a small amount for an unhealthy physically and psychologically a dog. Often they give out for thoroughbred dogs half-breeds. Therefore, before buying, you should ask in detail seller about the parents of the dog, the behavior of the puppy among relatives from litter, carefully consider the appearance of the baby, and then be sure to visit the veterinarian for a routine examination. if the low price of the dog is understandable, then why in some nurseries set sometimes too high prices for puppies? After all, the situation is not only in the availability of documents and compliance with the breed standard, which allows some potential dog buyers blame breeders for an unprecedented profit on the sale of animals. However, not all so simple.

What affects the puppy’s price:

Puppy mother maintenance – for the birth of strong and viable cubs the female should not have problems with health. Therefore, in part, the cost of the puppy can include expenses to his parent before pregnancy, during and after her (purchase high-quality feed, care products – shampoos, conditioners, brushes, etc., visiting a veterinarian, medications, etc.). Expenses for puppy bitch increase, so the amount paid for care, will be decent;
Services of a professional training instructor – the formation of the character and behavior of the puppy in the first weeks of life runs under the control of his mother dog. Therefore bitches in kennels certainly undergo training courses. According to the most conservative estimates only for OKD will have to pay at least 25,000 rubles;
The cost of participation of a breeding female in the exhibition is in good only dogs that are allowed to be breeding earned a mark of “excellent” or “very good” from the judges in the ring. In other words, the puppy’s mother must match the pedigree standard. In addition to the money given for the right to participate in the exhibition (usually this amount is several thousand rubles), to the owner have to spend more on training the dog. Hire a handler will cost at least 10000-15000 rubles, visit before the groomer’s event – it will take at least 3000-5000 rubles, you can prepare the animal yourself, gaining mass professional cosmetics. For example, some means European-made care products before participating in the exhibition may cost from 1,000 to 10,000 rubles;
Mating price – this amount depends not only on the breed male, but also his pedigree, title, championship. Usually cost mating is approximately equal to the cost of the puppy (as as a rule, from 20,000 rubles and above). In some cases, as not cash, but one puppy from born litter;
Possible help from a doctor during childbirth – sometimes pathological birth requires mandatory intervention by a veterinarian (at home or in the clinic), which will cost 3000-5000 rubles (or more depending on the situation);
Puppy content – already in the first days the baby can you need a mother’s milk substitute (from about 1000 rubles per 500 g), diapers, cotton swabs, heating pads are sure to come in handy. AT later growing up 3-4 weeks old babies will need high-quality complementary foods (by the way, the bitch will eat intensely – not less than 4 times a day). A puppy is usually prepared for an adult type of food. using small portions of natural food (boiled and pureed lean meat) or finished high-quality feed for younger age (dry product soaked in water or milk). The same item of expenses may include the acquisition toys for a growing dog, and possibly an apartment enclosure (its cost may exceed 10000-15000 rubles). Closer to 2 for months the puppy is given preparations for worms, and then the first ones vaccinations (which will cost about 1000-1500 rubles). All puppies from nurseries are stamping and microchipping procedures (for identification of a specific individual, if necessary), for the data services will have to pay about 2,000 rubles plus a specialist call on house. Before issuing a puppy card (where nicknames will be indicated the youngest and his parents, date of birth, belonging to to a certain nursery, data of the breeder, etc.) the baby must pass certification for compliance with the breed standard. This procedure will cost from about 500 rubles and above, excluding the cost of the call dog handler;
Advertising costs – to sell offspring tribal bitches need the cost of notifying potential buyers about the presence of puppies in the nursery. According to conservative estimates, this will cost about 5000-10000 rubles;
Possible expenses for travel and accommodation – breeders spend a lot of money on visiting exhibitions held in major cities. Often you have to bring a dog for mating for hundreds kilometers. Naturally, it also takes money;
Mature and old female content – time the dog’s admission to mating starts from 15-18 months (depending from the breed), and the completion of the process takes about 8-9 years. However, many individuals survive to 15 years (and even more), therefore the duty of the owners of the kennel is to take good care of the bitch, bringing several generations of puppies. Given all these expenses, the price of a puppy from the kennel no longer seems far-fetched and unjustified.

To the character of the dog – aggressive or fearful individuals may not re-education and be a headache for the whole family;
Health – if the non-exhibition animal has small errors in the exterior in the form of a non-standard breed wool, for example, it does not matter. And here are the problems with cardiovascular system, locomotor system, vision will lead to regular visits to the clinic and spending on medicines;
Heredity – naturally, no one will open the market secrets about whether the animal has sick individuals in the genus. However in the nursery the health of the puppy’s ancestors is monitored clearly;
Breed – some dog breeds require special care, investment considerable financial resources, time and effort. Therefore flattered by prestige of a puppy, you can unnecessarily throw a lot of money into the wind, while failing to ensure proper and quality care.