Jean-Francois: How much is a purebred German Shepherd puppy without papers worth?
The guy says the puppy's parents have papers and is trying to sell it for $ 300 without papers. I'm guessing it's a rip-off.
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Answer by ♦Dalmatian Appreciation♦
Without legit kennel club papers itself, there's no proof the pup is purebred.
So yes, I'd say max $ 100
Answer by Carrie
Papers or no papers you have to take into consideration that these puppies and mom cost a lot to feed and care for before being ready for homes. Our nonpaper German shepherd just had 12, her 1st litter of no papers German shepherd pups. $100 more than regular food in 1 week because of nursing to be continued. You can visually see the traits. $250 an average Shepherd pup with no papers is basically a free puppy to the owner of the pups. In addition to that if someone can’t afford that they can’t afford what a dog that size takes to care for. That’s the natural selection of people making poor decisions in my opinion. I do suggest making sure vaccinations are given before buying the puppy.
Answer by JTP
Actually, that is a great price! I would even say that's pretty cheap, especially since it's a German Shepherd.
Answer by SuperGirl
It doesn't matter if the parents have papers. Parents with papers should have puppies that have papers as well. It should be no more than $ 150 without papers.
Answer by Janella
Way too much for an unpapered puppy. I'm also guessing mom and dad don't really have papers either, because papers come to puppies with papered parents.
Answer by Kayleigh
Let me explain what happened to us. We bought a purebred German Shepherd from an AKC breeder. both parents were registered and had papers. I was young at the time and didn't realize what "limited" rights were. This means the woman who sold me my puppy would not give me the right to register my purebred GSD as a purebred GSD unless I got her spayed.
We bought her with the intention of eventually breeding and keeping some puppies for ourselves but also selling a few. I would be breeding my dog with a purebred GSD who is registered, but since I cannot register my dog due to this lady's way of giving me limited rights I would not be able to register the pups either. even though they would be purebred.
Now, if you can get papers showing the mother's parents were registered and the dog bred with the mother was registered then $300 would be a steal. I paid $950 for my dog which was pretty much a rip off since I can't even register her or her pups
Answer by Inri
Ok, first of all, ask the guy to show you the parents' papers. If he does and puppies don’t have papers that just means that he did not register the litter. Now if he gives you the dog with no papers and parents, in fact, do have papers then I think that is a very good price considering that it’s a German Shepherd.BUT a dog with no papers should not be bought for more than 250$ at most even if parents have papers. But if he proves parents do have papers I’d say go for it and buy the puppy.
Answer by Brittany
I found my female on the side of the road out by Fort Bragg in North Carolina. She is our rescue dog. I got a blood test done that shows she is a purebred German Shepherd, but there is no way of knowing whether she was registered or not. We are going to breed her with one of my friend's purebred German Shepherd males. I was thinking of selling the puppies for around 300, which is about 1,500 dollars cheaper than what they are selling registered puppies for in this area.
Answer by Leigh
A German Shepherd without papers is 100% guaranteed to have been bred by someone who is NOT a responsible breeder. With all the hip problems in this breed, to purchase one from any but the best breeders are asking for huge vet bills and lots of heartaches. Don’t do it.
Buy from a breeder with PROOF of health testing and PROOF of good hips, hearts, and eyes on the parents.
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