Dogs have soared up to 450% in value during the pandemic – with the French Bulldog being the most popular breed. Since the UK entered lockdown last March, dog thefts have erupted as prices rocket for pooches.
The biggest price rise was for the rare breed Brazilian dogo, a muscular working dog from South America, which cost £500 before the Covid crisis but now fetches £2,750.
And in early 2019, a retriever could be bought for £450 but will now set buyers back £2,500. French Bulldogs have increased by almost 60% from £1,240 to £1,977.
But Chihuahuas can boast the most Instagram fame, raking in 42,892,924 hashtags followed by pugs (40.8m) and French Bulldogs (38.4m), the price comparison site GoCompare found.
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