We were shopping heavily about two years ago and it was discouraging. We were most concerned about hereditary health issues after our Doberman dropped dead in front of us. We were looking at $5000, apply and maybe you’ll qualify and then you’ll only have to pay for it’s airline ticket from someplace else. My husband finally saw an ad in the paper, handed over $1000 and brought home a cute yellow. She’s pretty and she’s sweet but we’ll probably end up springing for knee surgery. Hope you have better luck.