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English Bulldog Puppies..In West Texas.!?

I have forever wanted and English Bulldog. However I live in West Texas where it get's really hot.. but the problem is not keeping the dog cool it's FINDING the dog. I haven't been able to find an English bulldog for a decent price.! All are priced at 1,000+ dollars and honestly i'm not willing to pay THAT MUCH for a dog. I want one but not that bad..is there anyplace that i cand find them for cheaper? Even if it's online? Thanks in advance! I am liking the responses i am getting now where can i find 411 on some dog breeders in Texas?

Public Comments

1. Your only hope is adopting one from rescue if you are not willing to pay that much. English Bulldogs are expensive to breed and therefore nobody is going to sell a dog for less than a $1000 and if they do, I wouldn't buy it as it is likely sickly and dying. Try petfinder.com
2. Check Rescue in your area.
3. Well, you are not going to get ANY well-bred, quality dog for much less than $1000. English Bulldogs are a very difficult breed to maintain and breed, so they are not cheap. And if you don't want to spend that much to buy a quality animal, are you going to spend even more thousands when you buy the $300 poor quality backyard breeder crap, then have to bring it to the vet every other week to deal with its numerous health problems? It is worth every penny to buy a quality, well-bred dog from a reputable and responsible breeder who is trying to better their breed.
4. The other thing about rescues is most of the dogs have issues from their previous lives. Adopt carefully if thats the route you choose.
5. Rescue is the only way you will get one cheaper. K9lvr1219 is an idiot, dog do not have baggage... I volunter for doberman rescue and rescue dogs might have a few problems but they are easily TRAINED out of them, it's usually something that any normal dog owner should have trained for in the beginning. And they are WAY quicker to bond to you than a puppy because they know you got them out of a bad situation and dont have all they "puppy distractions" to keep them from adoring you 24/7 With that said. Bulldogs are RIDICULOUSLY expensive to breed. I should know my stepmom bred her show girl once and ONCE ONLY! She had to be artificially inseminated because the breeding didnt take. Then she had to have a C-section, THEN she was a horrible mother and my stepmom had to take an unpaid vacation to nurse the puppies I even came home my first two weeks of college to help out because she hadnt' gotten any sleep! Its really only through love of the breed that they have survived.... lol. If you can get one cheaper than that DONT that is a REALLY bad sign, usually a quality dog will go for at least $2000 usually more. We had 2 puppies die before they were weaned and one of the idiot owners (my stepmoms, sisters sister in law) that we thought would be a good home walked her in the middle of the day (We live in dallas and it gets just as hot here, though i'm origionally from west texas and prefer the dry heat to the humidity.... bah wrong subject). Anyway my point is, they are expensive because they are hard to bring into the world and even harder to keep around, bullies have LOTS of problems besides the obvious ones like heatstroke and breathing. Even GOOD showdogs will probably get demodectic mange at some time early in their life (it's an immune disorder, not contagious) and are susceptable to staph infections. They also get cherry eye and entropion and severe food allergies (just some of the things WE have had to deal with with our 2 bullies). I'm not trying to bash the breed but if your not willing to pay premium for a puppy then you wont be willing to pay for the extra medical costs that come with the breed and that's just not right. Besides, anybody thats cheaper has something SERIOUSLY wrong with their dogs or is a puppy miller.
6. This pup is only $200 http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=8808415
7. petfinder.com Don't feed the breeders =)
8. I think you'll find that 1000 is cheap for the breed, I also want one but I'll admit the pricing is a bit ridiculous but if you want one and most people who do usually pay that much for them