Maya was $150... a misguided petstore purchase. I still have horrible guilt trips over the fact that we bought her at a petstore. I truly believe that she was meant to be a part of our lives though, and if I hadn't gotten her I would have never found Chaz. So now because of that I know better than to ever buy another dog from a petstore. The store we got her from takes in oops litters and advertise them as "rescues". That's what Maya was. Her mother was a beagle who got pregnant by a neighborhood stray. They call all their kittens "rescues" too. After we got her, they started a website for the petstore... it's
www.stacyspets.com. I get physically ill looking at the site. The puppies are so poorly bred I can't believe no one can tell. And check out the kitten page. You can get a kitten free with any $40 purchase.
I planned on getting my next dog from a breeder, but I've decided I would rather the rest of my dogs be shelter dogs.