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Are you looking for a home-raised, socialized, happy, healthy puppy, who is guaranteed not to break in half because his parents had their spines, patellas, and eyes tested and cleared, for a bargain basement price?
A breeder acquaintance of mine once saw this sign in a feed store: "YOU CAN BUY OATS CHEAPER, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE HORSE". He says, "Give that some thought when you find CHEAPER dogs on the internet."
It is simply not possible to reputably breed dachshund puppies for $200. The cost alone of 9 weeks of petsitting for a puppy would be more than double that anywhere you go. But I have no doubt you can find a puppy — raised on top of and in-between dozens of other poor puppies (whose parents are housed in tiny wire cages all their lives, eat sugary junk kibble, and live in their own filth) who also has an unaddressed hernia, a trick knee, a predsposition to diabetes and autoimmune dysfunction, runny eyes, fleas, intestinal worms, an upper respiratory infection, and possibly even parvovirus — for the low, low price of $200. (If you really wanted to get spendy, you could skip getting that puppy directly from the puppymill when he's 6 weeks old and go instead to the pet store where the exact same puppy would be sold for $1,200 at 8 weeks of age. The pet store owner and the broker middlemen, who simlarly don't care much about the living product, want to get paid too, you know.)
Theoretically, you are wanting to purchase a dog who will be your best friend for the next decade and a half of your life. I would assume you would want him to have the best start possible, would not expect him to be sick or psychotic when you get him, and would want him to not "go down in the back" necessitating a $3,500 surgery a few years after you purchase him. (1 out of 5 dachshunds, mind you.) As a responsible, reputable breeder, I make sure my puppies go out the door in the best mental and physical condition possible and with a low chance of future back trouble as well as a low chance of other health issues. The price paid for one of my puppies takes into account my time, attention, competence, and expertise; the socialization and healthiness of him and his parents; and the price of quality food, water, electricity/heating, bedding, toys, treats, wormings, vaccinations, flea and tick medications, health testing of both him and his parents, temperament and drive evaluation of both him and his parents, his veterinary health check, microchipping, dedewclawing, neutering, and so on. Raising puppies the right way is not cheap, but I believe they're more than worth it.
So if you are looking to spend next to nothing on your new best friend, please consider whether you truly have enough money to buy food for him, to take him to the vet for regular health checkups, his necessary shots, and his neutering, and to take care of any unforeseen medical expenses he might incur during the first year of his life. If you truly think you can afford the upkeep of a dog, please consider rescuing a needy dachshund - in fact, try PetFinder. That dachshund at the shelter is looking for, and is deserving of, his own best friend too!
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