A dog breeder has hit the jackpot with a litter of six adorable puppies which she can sell for £16,000.
Kennel Club dog breeder Caroline Brixton, 52, has priced the six pure pedigree French bulldog pups at £2,700 each.
The price of dogs has surged since the lockdown with a data company claiming Google searches for 'buy a puppy' has shot up by 120% in the last three months.
However Caroline Brixton, 52, from Newlyn, Cornwall, said her prices have stayed the same as before the lockdown.
She said: "I charge the same price for the boys and girls and I've not increased my prices at all and stick to my screening process.
"I did get offered a 'name your price' deal once, but the person was not suitable so I declined and sold the pup cheaper to a family that was perfect and had a budget.
"A secure forever home rules over money every time for me.
"When a litter has been born, I don't go to bed for five weeks.
"It's a full time job raising these puppies as I take it so seriously and I always clear out my work schedule for my other job for a good month whenever I know the litter is due.
"I got into breeding French bulldogs after realising how poor the quality of the breed was locally and I just wanted to bring up healthy puppies.
"I'm with them every day and night so that when the puppies leave me, they're toilet trained, they know their names and they're very well behaved and happy.
"I dedicate all my time to the puppies to make sure they are ready for independence."
Caroline, a childcare consultant, has raised four beautiful French bulldog litters since she fell in love with her first one back in 2014.
She became the first kennel club assured breeder in her area, under the business name Kernowbullz Newlyn.
She added: "I have an interview process for the prospective owners of my dogs because I want to make sure they're all going to safe and happy homes.
"I always stagger the puppies leaving and prepare them for a while on their own before they go - the first one of this litter was collected on June 7.
"It is sad when they go, I do get upset saying goodbye but I know they're going to a good home and I keep in touch with all of their new owners as well.
"It does a take a lot of time and dedication but it's so worth it. I just love them."
Caroline's said her priority is the health of the puppies and said selling them is only an added bonus.
She said: "In the interest of safety, I endorse all my breeding bitches as they are complicated to breed and set a litter price as I want to sell affordable pets for families that love the breed."
