The price of dogs, in general has skyrocketed here. Even cross breeds are in the 2-3$thousand range. People seem to be trying to create new crosses and then charge like crazy for them. I love Pekingese, so when I was looking at them online a few weeks ago, $300 for a Peke, shihtzu, bichon mix. Insane.
However, both hubby and I, having grown up on farms with cattle, and his family still has cattle, know how important a good working dog is. Saves a lot of time and frustration. $35,000 worth though? Not sure about that, but maybe, in a huge sheep operation. Jesus didn't call us sheep for no reason.