I checked out the Monks of New Skeet. The get $3000.00 and have a waiting list a mile long. Frankly I cannot see the benefit of paying that much since there is no extraordinary guarantee and while the pictures are all very nice it seems they get all that money simply because they can.
My Timber was from New Skete stock and I’ve spent time with the monks. Their diligence in screening bloodlines, and the environs in which the breeding, upbringing and training are the very best. $2-3K x dog and a long waiting list are not at all unreasonable, and are comparable with getting a GSD from European stock. They do very, very low volume, and have cultivated a number of repeat customers over the decades.