January 25, 2021
A golden retriever can cost up to $12,800.
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Would you pay more than $12,000 for a dog? Some Singaporeans can - and will.
And demand for these costly canines shows no signs of abating, despite prices for many breeds ballooning since last year.
Checks by The Straits Times found that a golden retriever can cost up to $12,800, compared with about $5,000 last January.
A poodle can go for as much as $11,800, when one cost around $4,000 in the previous year.
Demand for puppies surged right after the circuit breaker ended, and all five shops suggest that prices will continue to rise.
Dogs are imported from places like Ireland, Taiwan and Australia, or come from local breeders.
The Straits Times
Dog lovers in Singapore paying thousands even as prices more than double
Nanyang Technological University student Isabel Joy Kua bought her three-month-old bichon frise, Sunny, for $8,900 last month. PHOTO: COURTESY OF ISABEL JOY KUA
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