Call me a sucker, but the shiba has totally reeled me in.
After talking about them for a couple years now and dropping subtle hints (i.e., youtube videos, borrowed library books, and all things shiba related), my dad's gotten serious about adding a pup to our family. Up to now, I've just been lurking around the forum, but now that owning a shiba seems likely, I have a few questions of my own.
The debate my dad and I are currently engaged in regards price.
He thinks that a puppy (regardless of breed) should not cost more than $1000. The breeder I've been in contact with let me know that for a limited registration, companion pup we should expect to pay $1200 and for an open registration, companion pup we should expect to pay $1800. Based on the prices I've heard of at pet stores and those from other reputable breeders, plus the cost of early vaccinations, testing, etc., I could see the breeder's price being quite reasonable.
So my questions are: How much (a ballpark number will suffice) did you pay for your shiba? and What was the breakdown of the cost?
This forum's been pretty key in getting my dad on the Shiba Inu train, so any feedback would be much appreciated.
***Just for clarification, we ARE going through a breeder and NOT a pet store...please no hate responses--I just needed a catchy title.***
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After talking about them for a couple years now and dropping subtle hints (i.e., youtube videos, borrowed library books, and all things shiba related), my dad's gotten serious about adding a pup to our family. Up to now, I've just been lurking around the forum, but now that owning a shiba seems likely, I have a few questions of my own.
The debate my dad and I are currently engaged in regards price.
He thinks that a puppy (regardless of breed) should not cost more than $1000. The breeder I've been in contact with let me know that for a limited registration, companion pup we should expect to pay $1200 and for an open registration, companion pup we should expect to pay $1800. Based on the prices I've heard of at pet stores and those from other reputable breeders, plus the cost of early vaccinations, testing, etc., I could see the breeder's price being quite reasonable.
So my questions are: How much (a ballpark number will suffice) did you pay for your shiba? and What was the breakdown of the cost?
This forum's been pretty key in getting my dad on the Shiba Inu train, so any feedback would be much appreciated.
***Just for clarification, we ARE going through a breeder and NOT a pet store...please no hate responses--I just needed a catchy title.***
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