I have no idea why im even looking as a second dog is never going to happen but i do look and i cant help myself. I was looking at small individual rescues tonight and came across a french bulldog and he is stunning, around 2 years old. If i was able to have another dog i would have been on the phone in a heart beat. I really think this is the perfect breed for me but finding £2000 for a pup is very unlikely so i will only ever have one if from rescue. At the end of his info it says "substantial donation required due to breed" im not sure what amount they have in mind and i dont plan on phoning to ask. I cant decide how i feel about this though. Part of me thinks its wrong and a the rehoming fee should be the same regardless of the dogs breed and by asking more than their normal fee it kinda makes me feel like they are selling him. But the other part thinks they should try and get as much as they can as they are a charity and need the money for the other dogs. Cant make my mind up. I know most rescues charge extra for puppies but this fee is advised clearly so you know the cost before hand and its not usually that much more than an adult dog. Maybe i wouldnt mind so much if they had the price on his info as wouldnt be fair for somebody to go and fall in love with him then find they need a £1000 or something. What do you guys think? Ever heard of this before?
Well I dunno but my guess would be it's to deter people from rescueing him on the cheap and then selling him on for profit. Also you can't begrudge them trying to raise as much cash as possible for the rescue as you say. I know Pug rescues charge a lot more than your average rescue but tbh there are so many "secondhand" pugs for sale anyway that rescues tend to end up with the old and one eyed pugs. It infuriates me that someone buys a pug uses it for a few years, takes a couple of litters and then advertises them for sale for anywhere between 500-800 quid usually to ensure a good home, and they hold on to the papers to stop you registering any future pups. No they're just money grabbing, horrible bastards to be blunt and if they cared about the dog not being bred from again they'd neuter not hang onto the papers but that costs money.
Not sure on other rescue homes but our prices are as followed : Male Puppy up to 11 months old minimum donation of £300 + ask for minimum of £100 to cover neutering cost (dog needs to come back to us to be neutered Male junior from 1 year to 3 years old minimum donation of £450 dog will already be neutered hence price small breed female Puppy up to 6 months old minimum donation of £350 + minimum of £100 to cover spaying cost dog needs to come back to us to be spayed Small breed female dog over 7 months old to 4 years old minimum donation of £500 will already be spayed Large/giant breed female up to 2 years old minimum donation of £900 (this will include spaying cost) we don't spray large/giant breeds until they are between 18 months - 24 months old, so we tell new owners to bring in dog when she is between 18 months - 24 months & we will spay her for free (cost around £400 to £900 to spay large/giant breeds we have discount rates) We neuter all male dogs over 1 year old before leaving us, but female dogs is not so easy as they need to be 7 months for small breeds, 9 months to 12 months old for medium breeds & 18 months to 24 months old for large/giant breeds.
£900 for a rescue , you have got to be kidding, you would not pay that for some giant breeds as a puppy
The cost covers the spraying of the female dogs which in giant breeds is very high as it goes on weight of dog, depending on weight is how much sedation is needed to keep dog out for the operation, Its the sedation med that keeps the cost of spaying/neutering dogs up high, many owners can't afford to neuter/spay their dogs, so male dog as its wicked way with female dog, then in turn their puppies turn into adult dogs & they end up having puppies so on, that's why there are so many unwanted puppies/dogs in rescue homes.
I've always owned large breed dogs and I can't believe spaying costs anywhere near £400-£900 to spay a giant breed. I pay London prices and a large dog is nearer the £200-£250 price range and most people think that's expensive.
But done most rescues get discounts with their vets, I still find the price you are quoting is extreme, if the vet you use is charging that sort of money , then I would be looking elsewhere. But even then, the mentality of folk is such they are not going to pay more for an older rescue than they would for a puppy, surely this is going to make it harder for yo uto rehome larger breeds if you are charging so much.
There’s a few rescues that charge more for pedigrees, personally I don’t see why as it costs exactly the same to keep a pedigree dog as a cross and you don’t get the pedigree anyway. Same with those that charge more for puppies guess that’s because they are easier to sell so it’s a quick profit. Tina Id say that these prices are ridiculous and cant believe it costs up to £900 to spay a giant breed, think id be finding a different vet and i certainly wouldn’t pay those amounts for a rescue,. What’s the name of your Rescue Centre,??
I would think it has to be one of the larger ones, blue cross, RSPCA or second chance , with the amount of kennels they have.
I just do not get it. One minute it is a Rescue Centre, the next it is a holding kennels for the police, dog wardens [and sometimes for the RSPCA]. And now it is just about the most expensive re-homing centre ever. Private vets do not charge anywhere near that amount for spaying, and vets who work for/help/assist re-homing/rescue centres usually charge far less than private vets. Sorry but it just does not add up.
My sentiments exactly! Why on earth would I want to pay £350, or even more, (plus another £100 for spaying,) for a medium sized female puppy when for £520 I can buy a KC registered Shar-Pei puppy from a top breeder and when the time is right have her spayed for £75?
Holy poop! I only paid £450 for phoebe as a puppy. Also your vets is a rip off i paid £400 to spay phoebe so if you get discount ild expect less than £400
The more I read this the less I understand it and tbh I'm quite shocked anyone would apply to rehome a dog at those prices. So the cheapest is a male dog of no particular breed but under 11 months old for £400 including neutering. You can buy a jrt or similar for around £150 as a pup and have it neutered if you want (my prt never was) for about £70 is it any wonder we've become a throwaway society when it's cheaper to buy a new pup with no issues than rescue a dog which may have a few. That's before you get to the bigger dogs.A large breed female upto 2 years old for £900 you could buy a well bred health tested puppy for that, and I know you say it includes spaying when the time comes but most people would rather pay for the spay when they spay not ages in advance and you'd know very little about the breeding of any dog that came from rescue and all the associated health issues that dog may suffer throughout it's life. I know whichever way you buy a dog there are no guarantees but it seems to me there are a few more safeguards in place when you buy from a breeder you have come to know and trust, seen all the health test results and met the "family" so to speak.
It costed me £400 to buy K9 & £450 to buy Skye 5 years ago it cost me £170 to neuter K9 & £190 to have Skye spayed Four years ago it cost me £185 each to have Zeus & Kobi neutered & it cost me £200 each for Dottie & Ziva to be spayed You must have found a very cheap vet if you only paid £70 to have your dog neutered.
Wow that is a lot. I use a huge vet hospital that has 3 local branches a equine hospital and a farm vet section. They are know as being the most expensive in the area but i dont mind as they have specialist vets and equipment other local vets can only dream of. But even there spaying a 55kg dog cost £400 and nutering a yorkie was about £100. I know its personal choice what vets you use but your vets seams very expensive to me. It would be cheeper for your rescue to drive the hour to my vets they spay the local rspca dogs for cost. It is the GA that cost most i remember that for phoebes blote and torsion the GA was almost £900
I think it's difficult - on the one hand they want to rehome, and on the other they don't want people rehoming to sell to make a profit. If people are paying Tina's rescues prices, then good for her rescue as I am sure that money will help the dogs in their care (and allow them to keep dogs that may not be suitable for rehoming). On the flip-side it cuts down the number of people able or willing to afford those prices. Sounds like the rescue is doing ok tho
