FarmVille dogs finally arrive (warning: they don't come cheap)

During this week's Wednesday night update, FarmVille dogs (or puppies rather) make an appearance in the in-game market. There's good news and bad news about the FarmVille puppies -- the good news first:

1. The dogs can be customized (to a degree), you can pick the breed, gender, color and name them as well.
2. Once they grow up to be adults, the dogs each have their own special skills
3. One of the dogs can be purchased using coins
4. The dogs are really adorable, maybe (and I mean, maybe) enough to justify the bad news that follows...