Wow! I see all these prices and I think I should be breeding dogs instead of training them.
Right now I own my most expensive ever dog, a GSD, and he's good.
Prior to this my best ever dog-of-a-lifetime was $40
Second best, and it was a close second, was $200
Trained a dog in my class last year for Archaeological Detection, and she's excellent. She cost $25
Peoples vanity frequently makes them insist upon a pure bred, or worse yet a " Designer Dog".....