Thread: Taboo Question

Originally Posted by pbois

Well, I definitely don't mind answering. I paid the same as you, 2000 for Bolt. I researched for probably 8 months and tried to find a breeder within reasonable driving distance from us. So with the breeders I looked at in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana it seemed the range was anywhere between 1800 - 3000. I have to say I was a little taken back when initially researching at the cost and my husband thought I was nuts, but when you look at all that goes into breeding this breed it makes sense.

I had the same issue with my hubby. He looked at me like I had two heads when I told him the price of a puppy. He's like let's rescue and I told him its few and far between when you can find a local frenchie up for rescue. Had I know about this board I would have checked out the frenchies for rescue for sure. I have rescued my two Golden Retrievers prior to Oliver. Luckily I have the hubby wrapped around my finger so I was able to convince him into spending the 2000, but now that we have spent almost 10K total on him, he's havgin second thoughts about getting another in the future. I told him that's why we have the insurance! He said yes that's true.

My husband had been bugging a lot about getting a new side by side four wheeler and I was pretty against it. So one day as he was trying to convince me we needed a new machine, he said "come on, you can get whatever you want? Even a puppy"... When he said that I gave him the ok for the machine and I think he instantly regretted that statement.
I did some research on small dogs because I knew I didn't want another big dog since we already had two. And I can across the French bulldog! Loved everything I read about their personality and demeanor so we started searching for breeders. I was lucky and found a veterinarian who breed them about 30 minutes away. We met with her and the parents and fell in love.
We spent $1,850 for marg. My husband almost died when I told him how much they were, but after he met her and her parents he agreed it seemed like the perfect fit for our lifestyle and family. Our price included limited AKC registration. We did not received any health guarantee, but she did have X-rays and a full check up before we brought her home.


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Well it mostly depends on the bloodline. The breeders I know and the bloodlines we use are 3500 to 5000.

Originally Posted by Julie Stevenson

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to ask this or not, but I'm really curious how much you all spent for your frenchies and I'm wondering if they are more expensive here in California or maybe they are just expensive overall as a breed. I know normally they do need help to reproduce with artificial insemination and then the puppies are generally born C sectioon making the cost of the puppies more for sure. But I have seen people charging up to $15K for these guys which I think is nuts!

I spent $2000 for Ollie. His breeder wanted $2500 and I told her my spouce put a limit on me of $2000 but that I would pay cash and she agreed, but after the health issues he had I'm wondering was it such a great deal? The blue fawn's typically go for $3000 -$4000 online.

Don't feel obligated to answer, im just curious did you all have to save to buy your frenchie? I definately did, but I can't ever see myself without one now!

I've seen some blues listed for 4000-4500! I would say you got a fair deal in my opinion, but I'm no expert. I looked at several reputable breeders, and their puppies ranged from 2700-3000, which I was willing to
Pay after having done my homework. However, since Leo was 3 years old when we adopted him, he cost WELL under 2000.