The Worlds 10 Most Expensive Dog Breeds

Below you will find our countdown of the worlds most expensive dog breeds and also find out what the most expensive dog ever sold to date was…. This popular post has been fully updated for 2011.

The most popular dog breeds are not the worlds most expensive dog breeds, but the luxury dogs rate high in the top of the list. Popular dog breeds change from year to year and from country to country; and so do the most expensive dogs in the world.


What Makes a Dog Expensive?

There are a variety of factors which make dogs expensive. Purity of breed or their rarity can make dogs extremely expensive. When they are offspring from prize winning dogs the prices can skyrocket too, but the biggest factor is the C-factor. As soon as a dog is spotted or photographed in possession of a celebrity, the dog’s price will shoot beyond the moon. It has happened in the past, and it will happen in the future.

The most expensive dog ever sold

The most expensive dog ever sold was recently in March 2011, a red “Tibetan mastiff” called Big Splash, or “Hong Dong” in Chinese. This most expensive dog ever is already 11 months-old and already stands nearly three-feet-high at the shoulder and weighs more than 180lbs, says his breeder, Lu Liang. He was purchased by a chinese multi-millionaire coal baron.

1. Akita

Ok so in at No.1 for the most expensive dog breeds is the Japanese Akita which can sell for between $1,500 – $4,500


2. Bearded Collie

At No.2 in our list of the worlds most expensive dogs is bearded Collie which can be sold for between $1,000 and $5,000

3. Pharoah hound

In at No.3 of the most expensive dog breed is the Pharaoh hound which can fetch between $2,500 – $6,500

4. Tibetan Mastiff

At No.4 in our list is the Tibetan Mastiff which can usually go for around $2,200 – $7,000. Now although one of these was sold for a whopping $1.5 million it still doesn’t make it as generally the most expensive dog breed

5. The Rottweiler

The Rottweiler makes it to number 6 in our most expensive dogs list at between $2,000 – $8,000

6. Chow-Chow

At No.6 of our list is the Chow-Chow a chinese breed which can fetch between $3,000 – $8,500


7. Ole English Bulldog

The good Ole English Bulldog or ‘British Bulldog’ as it’s know in the UK is at no.4 of our most expensive dogs breeds at between $2,500 – $9,000

8. The Samoyed

The Samoyed which originates from Siberia is our No.3 selection which can be bought for between $4,000 – $11,000

9. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

‘Top Dog’ list is the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel from England which can sell for a princely sum of between $1,000 – $14,000

10. German Sheppard

The most expensive dog breed in the world has to be the very versatile Alsation which can fecth anything between $3,000 – $24,000