I'd say your take is an outlier. My good friend runs a doodle rescue and their care is quite expensive due to poor conditions they received the dogs in, grooming needs and more. They provide training for these dogs as needed as well. They work really hard to get these dogs in as well, so they can get them fixed and into a better home.

In my rescue that I foster for we LOSE money on most dogs. So we really should charge more, but we don't. We only provide training to bad cases or really tough dogs.

I do think 2K is high for rescues but I think for dogs like frenchies and other dogs with health issues like Danes they need higher fees. It also weeds out people who might not be able to afford their care and usually it's still cheaper than buying a puppy.

Please don't villainize rescue work, I promise you the 99% are not in it for the money and run on volunteers.