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The Cost of a Dog

Here, the range of prices for a canine companion, from the local shelter to the toniest puppy producer (bear in mind, if you’re buying a purebred, all good breeders have long waiting lists).

  • By Rosecrans Baldwin
  • Published Jan 7, 2007

• German shepherd mix (Animal Haven Shelter, New York). . . . . $128.50

• Golden retriever (Long Island Golden Retriever Rescue, Plainview, New York) . . . . . $350

• Llewellin setter (Lynnhill Llewellin Setters, Saegertown, Pennsylvania). . . . . $850

• Bullmastiff (Banstock Bullmastiffs, Newtown, Connecticut). . . . . $2,000

• Standard poodle (Ale Kai, Bryantville, Massachusetts). . . . . “In the range of” $2,500

• “Finished” hunting dog with an “AKC Master Hunter” certificate (North Lake Kennels, Dixie, Georgia). . . . . $4,500

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