Let us talk about pricing for a minute. I know when you are searching for your puppy, price comes into play. And most of you wonder why the pricing of a Poodle puppy is all over the board. Let me educate you for a minute.

There are many types of breeders.

• There are Puppy Mill Breeders that house female dogs in a cage that they never leave. The purpose of each dog is to have puppies or, if male, be available when a female is in heat. PLEASE NEVER support them.
• Next there is the Backyard Breeder. This person thinks breeding is an easy way to make a quick buck so they put two dogs together and have puppies. Their prices will be all over the board. They will sometimes use easy phrases like ‘Health Warranty’ to make you think that they know what they are doing but they do not know their dogs; they do NO health testing. In fact they will try to convince you that Health Testing is totally not necessary. Be cautious! Health diseases are real. Read about them under Poodle Health under About Poodles on this website.
• Then there is the Hobby Breeder. They may or may not know what they are doing. They may test or not test their dogs. Make sure you know what you are doing in buying a puppy and ask lots of questions. A good breeder will never mind questions. In fact a good breeder appreciates a person who has done some research and has a list of questions.
• Finally we have the Professional Breeder. Ah, now, you say, I have found the right breeder; again, not necessarily. However, many Professional Breeders try very hard to breed the best of the best with their dogs.

Here is why you want to find a Good Professional Breeder:

• They know their dogs’ pedigree, meaning their dogs’ lines.
• They health test ALL their dogs. Even the ones that have come from good lines. They do this because they know that even in good lines a dog will appear that is not of breeding quality.
• Their first concern in breeding is to find dogs with excellent temperaments.
• Their second concern is to find dogs that meet their Breed Standard. In other word, their conformation or looks show exactly what that breed should look like. Next they set a high health standard and make sure that all their dogs meet that standard. This is where the strength of a breeder comes in. Almost every good breeder has had a dog that has a great temperament, wonderful conformation, BUT fails their health tests. Though this is painful AND has cost the breeder a fortune to be at this disappointing cross road, an EXCELLENT Breeder will spay or neuter the dog and find another that will meet their strict standards. We have experienced this twice in our years of breeding. It is a very sad day. However, we will only breed Good Dogs. We want you to have a healthy dog. And we want our dogs to have a healthy, happy life.
• A Good Breeder will interview you by phone or in person asking you questions regarding you and your lifestyle, which will help the breeder match the right puppy with the right person/family. The breeder will also want to know about your knowledge on the breed, dogs, care, training, feeding, etc. If a breeder is just anxious about selling you a puppy, RUN AWAY!
• A Good Breeder will be with you every step of the way for the life of your dog.
• A Good Breeder will provide contracts, warranties in writing, heath records and all the support you will ever need.
• A Good Breeder will invite a buyer, if possible, to visit, meet parents of puppies and see the area where the puppies live. We feel that all puppies should be raised inside in the center of the family activities. They should have contact with different members of the family and other dogs and even cats.
• A Good Breeder will NEVER let the puppy leave their siblings before 8 weeks. Some breeders may even wait longer depending on the puppies’ development.

So when it comes time for pricing a Good Breeder has to take into consideration all the expense he/she has put into their dogs to bring you a healthy, beautiful, happy puppy with the best temperament. Show dog quality will run from an average of $2500 – $9000 (they can run much higher with many show titles). Complete health testing on Standard Poodles will run from $3000 – $5000 the first year.

You know the old saying: ‘You get what you pay for!’ and ‘If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is!’

We have done our best to keep our prices reasonable. Why spend $1600, $1200 or even $900 on a puppy that is not from health tested parents? And whose parents may be of poor quality and poor pedigrees? Support Breeders who “Do it right”.

Our Pricing

• Deposit is $500. (All deposits are non-refundable.)
  Please do not send deposit until we have spoken with you on the phone or in person.
• Price per puppy regardless of sex is $2650. This price is for Limited Registration. Full Registration will only be given to qualified Show Persons or Breeders. Prices will be higher.
• Trained Puppies range from $5000 to $7500 or higher. Sometimes we have trained puppies. Or you may choose a puppy and enter it into the training program.

NOTE: SC residents will be charged a 6% sales tax.
Out of State people may or may not be charged this sales tax.