Y’all probably know about breed rescues....we used Doberman rescues for years. Average price was $350 for a dog over 6 months old, puppies were a bit more. Using a multibreed rescue, we paid about $300 for our current dog when he was 6 months old. We stopped using Doberman breeders for puppies after our third puppy, over 10 years ago when prices were about $600, 25 years ago a puppy was $350.
We then preferred to help dogs in need of a home from rescues. Been very rewarding to do that. Pretty sure most breeds have rescues.
“Most breeds have rescues”
We just got a German shepherd . 13 years. We do seniors now because of such needs for “dumped” seniors and our ages, too! Mostly, they are already house trained and, I think they know they have a home that will love them till the end.