Idiots wanting pups due to being furloughed(now stuck with a dog they don't want or is eating their house as its an adolescent), pushing the amount of dog thief going on along with puppy farming.....the prices are the least of our worries.
I wouldn't buy a dog off someone I didn't either know of a friend knows and could vouch for, I'd like a lab next but the Ms is hooked on working cockers. I'd like a Chesapeake but they're difficult to train apparently(any harder than a cocker?).
Here's mine, all are trained to some level as working gundogs(the blonde one just does as she pleases if I'm honest but is no embarrassment so I'm not too bothered)......labs are born half trained and after a lifetime of training spaniels die half trained.....who wants an easy life
I've seen some amazing labs that owners seem to have such a close bond with due to the sheer effort put into the dog...it always makes me smile.
Anyway dog pic.