How much are Labradors?? Purebred.?

Labrador prices can vary widely; depending on where you live, and whether you are buying a puppy from a reputable breeder => doing all the important health screenings of the parents, and whether you want a top gun dog from working field dog parents, or champion show dog parents, or whether you are willing to adopt an older juvenile or adult dog from a rescue or shelter. You can expect to pay$1200 or more for a reputably bred, good quality Lab. The latter shelter dogs can run $75 to $200 for an already fixed dog with shots, and many Lab rescue programs also offer dogs that are housebroken & crate-trained, as well as fixed, given vaccinations, screened for heartworms, fecal worms, and are currently on medication for that, usually for $200-250. You can always return dogs from shelters or rescues, if they do not work out, & get your money back within a week to 10 days. Look on www.petfinder.com for a fairly complete listing of both shelters and rescues using your zip code for the closest dogs. Be aware that the chocolate (or brown) color is the most recessive & therefore tends to have more skin problems.

Dogs on craigslist will rarely ever come with any vet work, or up to date shots (may not be on heartworm prevention) and what you are told from private listers, many not be the TRUTH - or the whole truth. (That is truly a BUYER BEWARE site.)

A good friend got a lab pup a year ago from a very well known breeder - she paid about $1500 for Hope, who was a pet quality pup due to white hairs between her toes (a fault in a black lab). She trains her labs to be therapy dogs, so getting a sound dog is very, very important to her due to the investment in time and training. Hope came with results of all genetic testing on the parents, a health guarantee, a lifetime guarantee against the genetic issues, and more. Ultimately you get what you pay for. If you can't spend that much (and it's an investment not an expense) then go the rescue/shelter route. Don't patronize pet stores who will charge nearly that much for an ill-bred pup, or seek out dogs on Craigslist, etc. as you will also get an ill bred dog who is likely to have a fearful or unpredictable temperament, or issues like hip dysplasia. Ultimately you get what you pay for - and given that there are now lost of fearful, aggressive labs out there with skeletal issues - buyer beware.

That depends on where you are, and the quality of the stock the breeder is producing. In the UK, you won't find a purebred anything at much under £600 these days, and often a lot more. And even mix-bred puppies cost a lot - mch as asking and getting aren't necessarily the same thing). My main breed goes for upwards of £800 these days. Generally speaking you get what you pay for. But it's usually better to save up and get yourself a well reared sound and healthy puppy.

I think it depends on the breeder . A good Labrador will not be cheap , but , they are lovely dogs .

Alot

Varies from breeder to breeder, area to area.