How Much Does it Cost to Buy a Bordoodle?

Purchasing a Bordoodle can be a tricky thing, especially with Bordoodles being such a new breed of dog, it can be difficult to find all the information necessary to make the best decision concerning where to purchase a Bordoodle, and what a reasonable price is for a Bordoodle.

Where to Purchase a Bordoodle

There are many options you can look to when purchasing a Bordoodle, let's review the most common ones.

Adopting from a shelter or rescue

Adopting a Bordoodle from a shelter may or may not be a good option. If you can find one at a shelter, it is one of the least expensive ways to go about obtaining this wonderful hybrid dog breed. Saving a life in the process. However, some of the downsides to adopting a Bordoodle from a shelter are not knowing the dog's genetic history, unknown health problems, potential behavioral problems, and overall unknown information on the dog such as his age or what breed he truly is.

Purchasing online through puppy ads

Online puppy ads and classifieds can seem like a very inviting option as you go about your quest to obtain a Bordoodle. But they can be misleading. Many puppy mills and backyard breeders will often advertise their litters of puppies on websites that don’t require a lot of information. This gives them the opportunity to keep the details of their breeding operation out of sight from the buyer who may not think to ask certain questions. It’s much easier for these types of puppy producers to make a sale when the buyer is reeled in by a cute puppy face, low price, and nearby location. Sites such as craigslist are often flooded with these types of ads. Often giving you little to no background information on who has brought these dogs into the world. The most common occurrence with using these sites and not investigating further is purchasing a Bordoodle that is unhealthy or is predisposed to genetic conditions that are found in Bordoodle lineage.

Reputable Breeders produce quality dogs with a history and accountability.

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Purchasing from a reputable breeder

A reputable breeder is the optimal choice to purchase a Bordoodle from for many reasons. Firstly, when you’ve found a reputable breeder to purchase a puppy from, you can have confidence in the health of the dog you’re about to make a part of your family. Knowing the necessary genetic testing and OFA’s have been done on both parenting dogs, increasing the chances of your dog living a long and healthy life by your side.

Price of Bordoodles

The initial cost of purchasing a Bordoodle has a large range of prices depending on where you look, where you’re located, and what you value in your new Bordoodle companion and in the adoption process.

Rescue & Shelter Price

If you’re lucky enough to find a Bordoodle in a rescue, you can expect to pay around $250-$375 to adopt the dog. Rescues and shelters charge the adopting family an adoption fee, this helps maintain the facilities at the rescue, covering overhead costs and helps cover the expenses of caring for the dog while it was in the care of the rescue prior to adoption.

Online Ads Price

When you look at online ads and classifieds you will notice that there’s often a big inconsistency in the price tag of a Bordoodle. The price can be relatively low because the dogs are not papered, or particularly good-looking (it may be obvious that they don't meet breed standards). Or on the opposite end; the price could be exceedingly high boasting about hypoallergenic qualities, rare colors, or sizes, etc. The aim of irresponsible breeders is usually to profit off of breeding the dog, so for that reason, the price will typically be higher. Online classifieds list Bordoodles anywhere from $800-$1,600.

Reputable Breeders Price

The price for a well bred Bordoodle from a reputable breeder is around $3,000-$4,000. As you’ll notice this is a bit pricier than the other options listed. Part of the reason for this is as simple as “you get what you pay for”. It's important to recognize that ultimately spending more upfront on a well bred dog will save you money long term. This is because you may end up spending just as much or more money later on, for a dog’s medical expenses if they aren’t well bred and health issues arise.

What to Look For When Purchasing a Bordoodle

• Find a breeder who’s comfortable showing you the dog’s parents and the living quarters of the dogs. This is especially important to tell a reputable breeder from a backyard breeder. There are too many horror stories of dogs being bred in deplorable conditions with parent dogs who are in poor health. Always ask to see the sire and dam of the litter. If you meet at a central location you risk buying a puppy that may not have been bred responsibly, and once purchased you may be left with no way of contacting the breeder for a resolution if anything does go wrong.

• It’s important to find a breeder who offers a health guarantee such as our 10-year health guarantee. Review your breeder’s contract carefully as this helps to protect the buyer later down the line if there ever was an issue, you can rest assured that you know exactly what to expect.

• Look for a breeder that offers training programs. While it’s not as common, and certainly isn’t a requirement, finding a breeder who offers a training program is quite a bonus. You may or may not feel the need to include your Bordoodle in a puppy obedience training program, but when you find a breeder that does offer this service you can have confidence in the breeder’s experience with the breed. It shows how truly dedicated they are to the breed, and highlights the relationship between the breeder and their dogs.

• Review all pictures on the site! Many puppy breeders (both reputable and backyard breeders) showcase lots of puppy pictures on their websites and social media pages. As unfortunate as it is, not all that produce puppies are honest. Photos can easily be stolen and claimed as their own. To help narrow it down, check photos for consistency; if they are taken in similar locations, and you can also compare their social media pages to their website to verify that the images are consistently used. Reverse image search on google is a tool that can be utilized to verify where an image came from.

• Try to find videos. Videos are a lot harder to falsify than images. Videos can also help you gain insight into what that breeder is like and how they treat their Bordoodles. Along with the added bonus of viewing the nature of the Bordoodles themselves.

• Don’t get caught up in the emotion of picking a new puppy. When viewing any potential new puppy or litter focus on the facts. The more information the better. Review the contract carefully and steer clear of any red flags; remember, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is!

Bordoodle vs Aussiedoodle

Are you considering an Aussiedoodle vs a Bordoodle? While both breeds have their base coming from herding dogs (the Australian Shepherd and the Border Collie), Bordoodles and Aussiedoodles could not be more different. In the past, many years ago, we professionally trained both Australian Shepherds and Border Collies to herd. There is a BIG difference in how each breed is used.
 
Australian Shepherds are used primarily in close herding quarters such as corrals, cattle chutes, etc... and work well with aggressive cows and bulls. They use "bark and bite" when herding and are very brave dogs... which is why Australian Shepherds are known to also chase cars.

Aside from their superior athletic ability, Border Collies possess a much higher intelligence and a tremendous reasoning ability above that of all other dogs. Border Collies herd with their eyes and body language, not "bark and bite". This is why Border Collies are the preferred dog when working with sheep. Border Collies are the only herding dog that can receive multiple commands and follow them out in sequence. They are the only dog on earth where you can teach them to make a wide sweep on a herd (cows or sheep) on the open range, and they understand why they are doing it. This shows tremendous reasoning ability and self-restraint. They are the only herding dog that you can send over the hill out of site to bring back the herd on their own. Border Collies consistently win the National and International herding competitions, as well as the agility competitions worldwide. The astonishing icing on the cake, but to no surprise, Border Collies are also ranked as the #1 smartest dog on earth. These amazing traits along with their strong inborn desire to please also make them the most trainable dog on earth as well. 

Bordoodles combine the positive attributes of the Border Collie (#1 smartest dog) with the tremendous benefits of the Standard Poodle (#2 smartest dog and non-shedding). If there is a drawback to this breed, I would have to say that it may lie in the offense of you being stopped so often by people to ask what breed of dog you have… Well, I suppose this actually pretty fun!