Guide Dog Prices: How Much Does a Labrador Guide Dog Cost?

1 Labrador Guide Dog Price Breakdown

I. Overall Price of Labrador Retrievers

Non-purebred: $200–$700.

Pet-quality: $800–$1,000.

Purebred: $1,000–$1,500.

Puppies: $2,000–$50,000.

II. Prices of Labrador Puppies

Family-raised dogs: generally between $800 and $3,000.

Standard dogs: generally $2,000–$100,000.

Show-quality dogs: starting from $10,000, with no upper limit.

Prices of Purebred Labrador Retrievers

Standard: $1,000–$2,000.

Higher-quality: $3,000 and above.

III. Labrador Prices by Region

Chengdu: generally between $1,000 and $2,500.

Shanghai: roughly $800–$1,500 per dog.

Beijing: roughly $1,000–$2,000 per dog.

Changchun: males about $800–$1,500, females about $1,500–$2,000.

Xi’an: standard grade $500–$1,000, show grade around $4,000–$10,000.

Kunming: generally around $500–$1,000.

IV. How to Judge a Labrador’s Price

1. Location determines a Labrador’s price. Generally, raising costs are higher in developed cities and lower in remote areas. Cultural differences across regions create varying preferences for pet dogs, and the supply of different dog types in different local markets also drives regional price differences.

2. Quality determines the price. Labradors of different quality levels naturally command different prices, so knowing the price of a purebred Labrador helps you better judge its quality. Of course, more expensive isn’t always better, but the principle is clear to everyone.

3. Prices differ between individual breeders and professional kennels. Because individual breeders have lower whelping costs than kennels, buying from a private owner is usually cheaper than from a professional breeder.

Tip: To learn more about Labradors, you can read our article on the characteristics of purebred Labradors.