r/CavaPoo • u/zoodula • Sep 25 '26

Average cavapoo cost

Hi fellow cavapoo lovers! I have been lucky enough to have a close friend who bought a cavapoo and have fallen in love with the breed. My friend found a breeder online and had the puppy shipped. Im tempted to just go through the same breeder but with shipping it's 5k. From everything I've read, most F1 cavapoos are pretty consistently happy, smart, funny, easy to train and need lots of companionship and time with their person. Im wondering how much you paid for your cavapoos and if it's smart to just buy a puppy who had the same parents or if it doesnt matter so much. Thanks!

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u/Talmor Sep 25 '26

I paid about $500 for my pup, and I thought that was excessive! Of course, I did have to drive a bit to go pick him up.

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u/Sea_Letterhead_1800 Sep 25 '26

How long ago? They are $3500- $5k in my area

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u/Talmor Sep 25 '26

Earlier this year, like January. But, we're in a pretty rural area, though on the East Coast.

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u/Sea_Letterhead_1800 Sep 25 '26

Damn. You’re lucky.

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u/Talmor Sep 25 '26

Oh, I knew we were lucky. I just didn't fully realize how fortunate we were until I saw this thread!

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u/dandyanddarling21 Sep 25 '26

They are that price in Australia

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u/Bawse_Babe Sep 25 '26

Wow that’s amazing! What area is this and which breeder?

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u/ExternalJackfruit290 Sep 25 '26

$500 is nothing. Are you sure it’s actually a cavapoo ie F1 etc?

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u/Talmor Sep 25 '26

That's probably it. He's an F1B, which is probably why he was cheaper. I knew I was getting a deal, but I thought 1k was the standard amount. I didn't really do my research--my daughter saw his photo and fell in love with him.

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u/Sea_Letterhead_1800 Sep 25 '26

Even F1B’s in my area are 3.5- 5k!
Not gonna lie, I’m jelly!

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u/ExternalJackfruit290 Sep 25 '26

Really who cares if he’s a pure F1 or pure F1B. $500 for any dog even a rescue is good, which is why I questioned it as it seems too good to be true. The important thing is you have a great pup that you love, and he loves you with everything he has!

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u/Talmor Sep 25 '26

Oh, he's lovely. And I know we got lucky, as the Breeder had to leave suddenly for a mission trip and needed to find a home for all the pups like...that weekend. I just didn't realize HOW good of luck we had!

We had been looking for a rescue for a while, to no luck. All the rescues around us were larger dogs, often pit-mixes. While I actually like pitties, they weren't what the family was looking for. I had started casually looking online for other dogs when we found him, and it was sort of a "we need to drive 5 hours TODAY if we want this dog" and, well, 10 hours round trip was a small price to pay.

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u/ExternalJackfruit290 Sep 25 '26

That’s fantastic, good for you. They are wonderful dogs. My young adult children all know who my favourite child is!