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I was browsing the dog ads and noticed that many ads are 1/2 this or 1/4 that or we don't know and NOT registered. Many come with a hefty price tag for what was previously called a mutt.  
 
I get that some costs to cover the vetting or food but not sure why such a hefty price tag? Please enlighten me as I am trying to understand before adding an animal to our home! Thanks in advance.

I would love a little dog too as a companion but really....those prices are outrageous for what as you say a mutt. Yep vets are expensive but shots and etc can't be that expensive. I won't be getting a little friend at those prices.

There are quite a few being sold as either ‘purebred’ or just called the breed that definitely look like crosses as well, even on this site. But you still pay the hefty price for a purebred. I feel sorry for people who fall for that.

People can charge what they want and if someone pays it ..well good for the seller lol.. I too chuckle at the mutts branded as popular breeds with big price tags. But the same is said for a lot of things being sold in the area lol.. no comprehension on the actual value of the item, just what they believe it’s worth. Go rescue for pet purchases their fees cover vetting, and some for the rescue to run.

I recommend that anyone considering a pet check out shelters and rescues. You are doing a good deed and probably saving a buck or two as well.  
 
When I got my pup, I was very picky and had a particular set of characteristics in mind. Unfortunately, despite a significant search, it did not appear that I was likely to find a dog with those characteristics at a shelter/rescue. I shopped around quite a bit before getting my pup and she has been amazing.  
 
She was not cheap, nor was she stupidly priced. I look at it now and know that if I would have passed her over for a couple hundred bucks, it would have been my loss.  
 
If you want a furry companion and are less fussy, see the rescues and shelters. If you are looking for something in particular and have researched well, it matters little if the dog is $300.00, $500.00 or $1000.00. If you require pedigree and registration, you already know the cost.

What prices they have as I haven't been looking, but yes, shots are expensive, depending what you give. $80 for rabies alone and then the exam fee would be extra-add in parvovirus and whatever else and it counts up.  
 
Why not list the breeds in the mutt? I want to know what breeds are in there if it's known, so nothing wrong with naming the breeds IMO

Those names are not breeds is the problem

Yes the prices some charge are ridiculous. We got our girl for $50. She had no vetting before we got her though.  
 
As for naming breeds - I want to know. Then I can see what characteristics I can likely expect to encounter, as well as size, type of coat etc. Ours is terrier/Shitzu so I knew that shedding would be minimal and she would be small/med sized.  
 
Also as for adopting well that is a whole other story. A sore subject for me actually. We were denied adoption for stupid reasons. So we had no other option but to buy.

Not sure where you are getting your information from, but, 1) Pick a dog from the web site. 2) Fill out an application. 3) Meet the dog and the foster. 4) Pay the fee (pennies compared to buying pure breed or 1/2). 5) Pick up your new life long friend and feel good about yourself. Doesn't sound difficult to me.  
Funds For Furry Friends has several dogs that are reaching out to be loved and looking for that forever home.  
 
https://www.fundsfurfriends.com/

But adoption is not that simple. We didn’t even get the opportunity to meet the dog, our application wasn’t even considered based on a few different circumstances. My references weren’t even contacted.  
 
Funny how all the things that were not desired about my application were all things we had to deal with when we got our puppy we purchased.  
 
I was very hurt by our denial because we are wonderful people who love our dog/other pets and we weren’t even considered. Ended up dog came back to care from the family that they did pick.  
 
Yes rescues are great but after my experience I am totally turned off of them.  
 
Sorry OP a little off topic! Ha ha

Doesn't anyone know that designer dogs are the in thing? I mean who else has a Boxchihspancorlab? That right there is pure magic breading at its finest. Asking $1200 and if you want breeding rights.....$2000.

Haaahaaahaaaaa

Our fur baby died a little over a year ago and we are now ready for a new one. I want to "save" one from a pound or rescue, and living in a huge metro area like Vancouver, you would think it would be easy.....NOT!!  
 
I am constantly searching the listings just in case a good fit for us comes along. What I am finding is, instead of there being tons of pets available, you get diverted all the time to the"petly"site. And what do I find when I am there? Dozens of puppies needing saving. But when you actually read the fine print, you find that these puppies are supposedly being saved from meat markets overseas and you need to pay hundreds of dollars for flights to save the poor babies.  
 
What I am beginning to wonder - due to some sluething and a lot of reading - is if these puppies are not being saved at all, rather actually bred overseas and using the sad story that they will be food. There is just too plentiful a supply, and they are all nearly identical in looks...it's just too convenient.  
 
And you cannot tell me there are not local animals needing saving - we should not be transporting these poor creatures all over the world for profit.  
 
So in answer to the OP's question as to why? Because people are SUCKERS. They will pay ridiculous amounts of cash for mutts, or pay for airline tickets to save a puppy from being food because it is a sad story otherwise.

I too am looking for a smaller dog because a big dog I just can’t handle walking with them. They have too much strength. But I really refuse to pay tons of money for an animal.

Where did you get a dog of those breeds for only $50?? That's amazing. I'd love one as a buddy for our current shih tzu mutt ( he's 3 breeds)  
I agreed with OP. 2 popular breeds in one puppy. Ok fine charge whatever, but anything more than a 2 breed cross is for sure a mutt and not a money making endeavor. It floors me!

Mine is 3 breeds - cairn terrier, Yorkie and Shitzu- so ya a mutt for $50. She is by far the best dog I have ever owned. I put a want ad on ebrandon and the lady contacted me.

There are a number of small breed rescues in MB, Manitoba Pug Rescue, Boston Terrier and Pug Rescue, Free and Alive Rescue, Cupcakes Pommy Rescue, Funds For Pets..and many of the other rescues have small breed dogs or pups. They are all in foster homes, not shelters. Only humane society's have shelters that keep pets in kennels. And even then, also rely on foster homes too. MB rescues/shelters also include spay/neuter, shots and health guarantee in the adoption fee, which is far less than if you had these things done on your own.

I have often wished they would remove the section to sell dogs because people use it as money makers. They are breeding mix- matched dogs of all kinds and charging outrageous amounts of money. It’s terrible

Here is just a little tid bit of information - it is actually illegal (yes, against the law) to call an animal purebred or purebred, unless it is registered with a national registry like the CKC, AKC, TICA, etc. If you see an ad for a 'purebred' that is NOT registered, report it to Admin, and the wording and/or 'tag' will be removed.  
 
As for prices, people ask that much money because people will pay that much money. If everyone stopped paying for mutts, people would stop selling them.

Even a purebred dog is usually not worth as much money as many are advertised for. For example- $2500 US to buy a Norwich terrier? I paid $100 for my single breed terrier. $400 is the most I have paid for a German Shepherd-full Shepherd, not registered. Same breeder sold registered for $800-but I did not need a $400 set of papers.