Hi Coasties, We are looking at getting our first dog and we are open to any advice please. Obviously we'd love to adopt a dog in need, but ideally, we'd prefer a puppy that can grow up with our family & adopting a puppy seems to be a bit harder to do. We've seen some pages for local breeders that are charging upwards of $1600 for crossbreeds. Is this normal? Or just "puppy farming"? We're are looking for a cavoodle type dog or anyhting similar to those breeds - ie small, non-shedding, relatively low maintenance, indoorish type dog. TIA :) :) :)