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[quote=Anonymous]Last year we paid a $700 rehoming fee to an individual who was getting rid of an doodle mix. The dog was not spayed/neutered and the individual felt they could not take care of the dog in an urban environment as the dog was in a crate majority of the day.

Some may think I was buying the dog at $700 but I also know that the rehoming fee is there so the dog does not wind up in the wrong persons hands (i.e. to someone who would breed the crap out of the dog). The owner met with me and my entire family. Honestly it could have been way worse for this dog. Sure we had to pay money to bring the dog to our standard (fixed and microchipped) but I could have paid 3x the amount from a breeder as well.

There are plenty of dog rehome pages on facebook - you have to join the breed group that is most appropriate for the type of dog you want but it is a way to see a dog in a home environment and understand their background. Rescues are great too (I was turned down over 8x by different rescues before getting this dog), however there are challenges with them just like any other situation. [/quote]

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