Hi I'm Looking to buy my wife a bulldog. But where they are so expensive Just trying to find if any breeders do payment plans.
Where you pick your dog put a deposit and pay instalments Then pick up puppy when paid in full. can anyone help?

Could you not delay having a pup and save the money now that you have some idea of the cost ?

Hi Jimmy,
There are so many things that can go wrong when trying to breed a litter that you would probably be better off putting the money in a separate account while you wait for a pup.
Jeff. 

You'd be best to put your instalments into a savings account, starting now, so that when you've found the right puppy you have the money up front.

As most pups are ready for their new homes at 8 weeks old it isn't long enough to pay for a pup in instalments, I agree with the others, open a savings account as your "doggie fund" to buy your pup, pay for vacs/microchip if not done and keep it going for any vet care needed as the pup grows or cover booster vacs at 14 months old.

I can't imagine a breeder wanting to keep a pup whilst anyone pays off the bills.. pups do need to go to their new homes at the right age for choice... why not do as others have said and save now rather than wait until you've found a breeder, there's a pup but you can't bring it home :-(  The alternative is to get a rescue bulldog, or other breed....

Don't forget to add in the cost of insurance, vaccinations, and training classes.  The purchase price is only the start of what can be an expensive first year with a puppy! 

You may also want to consider bed, crate, toys, at least two sizes of collar, lead etc.  Also a travel crate and or dog guard/gate for the car too :)

As others have said best to save first and then spend your time sourcing a good breeder who has done all health tests and is knowledgeable about the breed. :-)

When you say pay off are you talking over a few weeks or months? Many breeders will take a deposit when a litter is born and then full payment on collection at 7-8 weeks, but would not wish to keep a pup for longer than needed as they need to be settled into their new home for bonding and socialising reasons, if you are thinking someone would keep a pup for 3-6 months whilst paying off it's a no go area breeders just would not do that.

What you can do is source a good, reputable breeder and go on their waiting list maybe even a year in advance, most of us do have our puppy owners on a waiting list for a long time, that will then give you the months that you need to save. :-)  As long as you fit their criteria of course as a suitable owner for a Bulldog.

Please take your time in finding the right breeder it is more important than anything else, Champdogs are a good place to start but also look at the breed clubs for health tested parentage.

Best of luck! :-)

SOMETIMES it can work. More than 12 years ago I was pictured in a national newspaper with one of my cats -there had been an article in it claiming you could get rich (become a millionaire) from breeding pedigree cats, and I'd sent a letter in explaining how most of us usually lost money or at best broke even. Soon after this I received a letter in the post (not so common with e-mails back then!) from a lady who said she would love to buy a Persian kitten off me, she'd had some rescued ones before but would dearly love a wellbred, healthy kitten. However she and her husband couldn't afford to pay out all the money in one go, so would I accept for her to send me money now and then, until there was enough? Now the big difference here was that cat breeders tend to have far more frequent litters than dog breeders (less work involved, easier to find suitable homes) -3 litters a year or even more is very common. So I said yes, knowing it was unlikely I would NOT have a litter at the approximate right time, and this lady gave me a very good impression and told me all about herself, her husband and their cats. She stared sending me money and eventually she and her husband came to collect a kitten from me. They called him Ciggy -as her husband had cut down on his smoking to be able to afford the kitten!

The story could have ended here, but it doesn't. The lady kept in touch over the years, came to visit us, sent photos etc. Eventually her husband died and she started to visit more frequently. A couple of years ago she had two more kittens off me -paid for in the same way (although at a reduced price as I never charge friends full price, if at all). During her visits in later years, she got to know my Papillons and fell in love with them. She asked me if she could start saving up for a Papillon puppy in the usual way. I agreed although this time, having known her for more than ten years, I had no problem with her collecting the puppy once he was old enough, rather than when she'd paid me enough -had she waited I would not have had any puppies. This dog is now doing really well competing in flyball, the lady has become like an extra granny for my children and I would say she is one of our closest friends. Recently she took on another Papillon from me, when one needed a new home as his original home did not work out. He will also start flyball training. This retired lady with her rescued pet cats now goes to flyball competitions most weekends -something she would never have dreamt of. She just started taking her first Papillon as he was so full of energy and needed something to do. All of this happened because she wanted to pay me in installments for a kitten all those years ago.

But of course, it takes a great deal of trust on both sides, and that is where things could so easily go wrong. I got very lucky myself, but am not at all sure I'd do it again with anyone else that I did not know.

Lovely story Marianne. Perhaps a bulldog isn't the best breed unless you have cash to flash? Knowing how unhealthy some examples can be??  But good luck in your search

Wonderful story and in a way it makes me so sad that there are so many charlatans and horrible people out there who ruin breeding and take it away from what was once trustworthy and honourable, I'm afraid I couldn't do that today and most of us would be extremely wary.

But it goes to show how lovely it is to have that trust, and you have made a life long friend for yourself and your animals. :-)