Would you ............

[Jane S]

Yes - they was Cockers Jane.
I nearly fell of my chair when i seen it  

I think I would have done too

[JaspersMum]

I think friends of my daughter paid that for their Boston Terrier, didn't stop it falling and breaking a leg before it was 3 months old though, plus they were just buying a pet - cute but that much  don't think so!

[Steelygirl]

I bought Fred just as a pet and paid £650... but then a major shopping spree for 'stuff' (toys, crate etc as he was my 1st dog) probably meant he cost me close to £1000 anyway.....

I'd pay £1000 for another dog if he/she was as wonderful as Fred  but maybe i'm soft....

I can see that amount being the norm soon as prices of everything go up! Such a lot of money tho!

[Brimbeck(Dyllan)]

I have seen puppies being sold at £1400 + 

Not Cockers, Sarah? You kind of expect it in toy breeds (where they only have one or two in a litter) or Bulldogs maybe but not Cockers .....

Yes - they was Cockers Jane.
I nearly fell of my chair when i seen it 

Yep they are down near me!

Forgot to answer your question Gail but no i wouldnt pay that much

[kalem]

Erm, from someone who wouldnt pay more than £25.00 for a pair of Jeans, then No I wouldnt, But I do know the prices of Cockers are going up I thought between £450.00 - £650.00 was average??

[happydog]

I just wondered if any of you would pay over £1000 for a show cocker ?

  Nope.

[Nicola]

I just wondered if any of you would pay over £1000 for a show cocker ?

  Nope.

Me neither but there are a few adult workers who I would gladly give that for!

[Helen]

I just wondered if any of you would pay over £1000 for a show cocker ?

  Nope.

Me neither but there are a few adult workers who I would gladly give that for!

I'll drop the price to £999 for you...... 

(whaddya mean not Jarv  )

[joanne_v]

I wouldnt pay that for any dog! Well maybe one....

[Nicola]

I just wondered if any of you would pay over £1000 for a show cocker ?

  Nope.

Me neither but there are a few adult workers who I would gladly give that for!

I'll drop the price to £999 for you...... 

(whaddya mean not Jarv  )

I'm just going to steal him... oh wait, did I say that out loud?? 

I wouldnt pay that for any dog! Well maybe one....

Yeah, I'd pay that for him too 

[Hurtwood Dogs]

I don't think £1K is a lot of money for an animal that you hope to spend 13 plus years with and become part of your family... but I wouldn't pay it (and couldn't anyway  ) I would be wary of a cocker pup that cost that much to be honest and question the breeders motives for breeding it too.....

Hannah xxx

[bubbles]

Lets hope this price tag doesn't catch on as loving pet owners would be unable to purchase I think the average for a pup from a good breeder is around £600. When i was looking at purchasing a dog and looking at certain breeds minature labradoodles are around £900 cute but not that cute

[Cob-Web]

I don't think it is a bad thing if reputably-bred puppies cost this much; it doesn't actually take long to save up the cost if you put to one side the money you will pay for the insurance/food etc every month...and if you can't afford to do this, then you can't really afford to keep a dog 

What would worry me is when a litter is priced much higher, or much lower, than the usual for the breed; so for cockers, £1000 is quite a lot, but for a bulldogs and similar flat-faced breeds (which have far more expensive medical screening and veterinary intervention during whelping) then over £1000 is usual 

[Jane S]

From what I can gather, it's not whole litters of Cockers that are suddenly being priced at £1000 and above - it's particular colours that seem to have a premium attached to them. Since every puppy will cost the same to rear, the only motive I can see for charging a lot more for some colours than others is to cash in on people's desire for something "different" or "rare"

[gashley]

From what I can gather, it's not whole litters of Cockers that are suddenly being priced at £1000 and above - it's particular colours that seem to have a premium attached to them. Since every puppy will cost the same to rear, the only motive I can see for charging a lot more for some colours than others is to cash in on people's desire for something "different" or "rare"

Which is exactly what happened, the dog in question was a Sable and cost £1600 eeeeekkkkkk as much as I think the dog is gorgeous I wouldn't and couldn't spend that much