Dog Breed Price Index
What puppies cost in Germany – as of October 2026
Every month we record the asking prices of purebred puppies on Germany's major dog platforms and analyze them statistically: medians instead of averages, typical ranges instead of single prices – and a number only where the sample supports one.
- listings analyzed
- 1,733
- breeds with a solid sample
- 9
- sources
- 4
- Snautz, Kleinanzeigen, eDogs, HonestDog
- period
- September 2026 – October 2026
Key findings
- A purebred puppy in Germany typically costs €1,500 (median across all breeds with a solid sample).
- Most expensive among breeds with a solid sample: Pudel with a median of €2,100.
- Most affordable among breeds with a solid sample: Malteser with a median of €1,200.
The 4 most expensive breeds
The 4 most affordable breeds
Price by size
- Toy3 breeds€1,300
- Large4 breeds€1,850
Price by FCI group
- Group 9: Companion and Toy Dogs3 breeds€1,300
Price by age
Asking price relative to the breed's puppy median (100% = median).
- up to 2 months101 listings99%
- 3 months51 listings94%
- 4–6 months147 listings95%
- 7–12 months152 listings94%
- 1–2 years80 listings75%
- over 2 years121 listings58%
Price level by state
Asking price relative to the breed's national median (100% = national average). Only states with at least 100 listings.
- North Rhine-Westphalia105 listings95%
All breeds
| Breed | Median↓ | Typical range | 95% CI | Listings | Sources | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Bully | – | €1,800 – €3,000 | – | 13 | 3 | small |
 Pudel | €2,100 | €1,900 – €2,500 | €2,000 – €2,300 | 63 | 3 | solid |
 Golden Retriever | €2,050 | €1,650 – €2,500 | €1,750 – €2,500 | 20 | 4 | solid |
 Rhodesian Ridgeback | – | €1,950 – €2,000 | – | 10 | 3 | small |
 Labradoodle | – | €1,850 – €2,450 | – | 14 | 3 | small |
 Australian Shepherd | €1,900 | €1,400 – €2,300 | €1,500 – €2,100 | 48 | 4 | solid |
 Weimaraner | – | €1,800 – €2,650 | – | 8 | 4 | small |
 Havaneser | – | €1,400 – €1,900 | – | 13 | 4 | small |
 Zwergschnauzer | – | €1,550 – €1,800 | – | 10 | 3 | small |
 Yorkshire Terrier | – | €1,500 – €2,000 | – | 15 | 3 | small |
 Labrador Retriever | €1,750 | €1,500 – €2,300 | €1,500 – €2,000 | 65 | 4 | solid |
 Collie (Langhaar) | – | €1,600 – €1,800 | – | 9 | 3 | small |
 Dackel | €1,500 | €1,100 – €1,800 | €1,250 – €1,600 | 47 | 3 | solid |
 Deutscher Schäferhund | €1,500 | €1,200 – €1,700 | €1,200 – €1,600 | 27 | 3 | solid |
 Zwergspitz | €1,450 | €1,150 – €1,950 | €1,200 – €1,800 | 40 | 4 | solid |
 Shiba Inu | – | €950 – €1,900 | – | 8 | 2 | small |
 Chihuahua | €1,300 | €1,100 – €1,500 | €1,200 – €1,350 | 32 | 2 | solid |
 Beagle | – | €850 – €1,250 | – | 9 | 3 | small |
 American Staffordshire Terrier | – | €800 – €1,800 | – | 8 | 1 | small |
 Malteser | €1,200 | €900 – €1,300 | €900 – €1,250 | 20 | 3 | solid |
 Shih Tzu | – | €750 – €1,300 | – | 9 | 2 | small |
 Jack Russell Terrier | – | €850 – €1,050 | – | 19 | 3 | small |
 Border Collie | – | €850 – €1,350 | – | 15 | 2 | small |
“Small” means 8–19 listings: only the range is meaningful there. We don't show breeds with fewer than 8 listings.
Methodology
Sources: search result pages of eDogs, Kleinanzeigen and Snautz plus litter offers from verified breeders on HonestDog. We record facts only (breed, asking price, age, seller type, state) – no text, photos or contact details.
Cleaning: stud, wanted and mixed-breed ads and offers from abroad are excluded; placeholder prices and prices outside €150–15,000 are discarded. The same listing counts once across platforms and months. Rescue adoption fees are not included.
Statistics: for each breed we report the median and typical range (25th–75th percentile) over a rolling 3-month window; the median's 95% confidence interval comes from a 1,000-sample bootstrap. A breed counts as solid from 20 listings across at least two sources. All prices are rounded to €50.
Quality assurance: every monthly snapshot passes automated plausibility checks (source outages, parsing errors, unusual price jumps) and is reviewed before publication.
Limitations: these are asking prices, not prices actually paid. Breeders who place puppies through waiting lists rather than online ads – often club breeders – are under-represented. Breeds with breeding-related health problems (extreme breeding, currently 3) are deliberately excluded.
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How much does a dog cost in Germany?
A purebred puppy in Germany typically costs €1,500 (median across 9 breeds, 1,733 listings analyzed, as of October 2026). Depending on the breed, the median ranges from €1,200 to €2,100.
Which dog breed is the most expensive?
As of October 2026, Pudel has the highest median among breeds with a solid sample, at €2,100.
How are the prices determined?
Every month we analyze asking prices on eDogs, Kleinanzeigen, Snautz and HonestDog, remove duplicates and stud, wanted and mixed-breed ads, and report each breed's median and typical range over three months.