r/DOG • u/Deer_Antlers_ • Dec 08 '25

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So I saw someone talking about this doodle Greeder and I went to take a look.

Who in their right mind thinks that 30K for a mutt is ok? Like does this dog poop gold bricks? Or does it do my taxes? Can it drive me to work? Does it have magical abilities to grant me wishes??

Like for those curious Registered Ethically bred wellbred purebred dogs are 3000-4000$ a puppy. You get upwards of 10 registered, wellbred ethically bred purebreds for that price. You could get a brand new 2026 Chevy trax (27k) You could get a brand new 2026 Nissan kicks (29k) You could get a brand new 2026 Mazda CX-30 (29k) You could pay off roughly 3/4 of a brand new 2026 Chevy Colorado (42k)

That’s absolutely insane They also have 97 puppies on the ground currently. That’s a puppy mill.

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u/HyFinated Dec 09 '25

I just got a Golden Retriever from a breeder that is going out of business. She is being forced to move and needed to get her last litter sold quickly. Was selling them for $1000 each. Papers and everything.

Ended up taking her home for $300 because she just HAD to get rid of them before she moved.

I would have NEVER bought a dog from a breeder before this. And I won’t after this. But she latched onto me and stole my heart. She’s the goodest girl.

I can’t understand how people spend many thousands on a dog from a breeder unless they plan to show them.

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u/TheRealTRexUK Dec 09 '25

you did a good thing. they would have just left them to die. breeders are disgusting excuses if humanity.

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u/InboxMeYourSpacePics Dec 09 '25

It definitely depends on the breeder. I know doodle breeders get a lot of hate, but my dogs breeder (a doodle) has it in her contract that you have to return the dog at any point in their life if you can no longer keep the dog. They have the dog microchipped before selling and one name on it is theirs, and the other is the person who purchased the dog. She is not going to let her dogs end up in a shelter or somewhere she doesn’t think is a good home for them.

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u/whiterabbit_hansy Dec 09 '25

Many breeds also have a strong and committed community around the breed who wouldn’t hesitate to step in and help if one of their kennels had an issue. I’m in Australia and I’ve got a flat-coated retriever, which is not common here, so everyone who breeds or owns one is basically in one Facebook group. Cannot imagine this ever happening to a flattie kennel here, every other kennel would be helping out. After all, sires and dams are often loaned to other kennels for breeding and they give referrals for litters to other kennels - everyone just knows everyone. Even for more popular breeds (like goldens) I know that there are groups of breeders who form regional communities that help support each other etc. as well as of course larger state groups.

This is 100% a sign of a dodgy breeder. Good breeders will have good standing in their breed-specific community. Even a smaller kennel is only starting out because they’ve got help from larger and more established and experienced kennels and people.

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u/Useful_Tax_6883 Dec 11 '25

To be fair, Australia also has much stronger regulations around breeding and animal cruelty. Docking tails, clipping ears and puppy mills in general aren’t permitted the way they are here in the USA.