I've got to agree dogs are sold for silly money ! working dogs to working people either gifted to men that are gonna work them or if a spare for a working mans price. Can I ask , when you was breeding your labs and spaniels did you sell any for the price of feed and a pint ?
I gave two away to young beaters out of my last two litters,4 in total I gave away,they are not the only pups I gifted to people, and I charged £ 250 for dogs £300 for bitches the rest of the time and was never left with a pup, more often than not people came back each time I bred, anyway that's the way of the world the