Hello:

In '92 or '93 I was at a seminar and there was a friend of mine who was very into Dobes there. She had a very highly trained and titled Dobe and I saw a guy come up to her and offer her $30K for the dog on the spot. He had a bank draft made out and everything. She politely declined and told him that her dog can make that much a year in stud fees. On the down side, about 6-9 months later, an inexperienced helper was working the dog and jamed his neck and he had to get put to sleep. Personally, I would of took the $$.

Regards,
Brandon

I'm sorry, but if someone came up and offered me $30K for my male, he'd be gone!!! Unless I was getting $35K+/year in stud fees off him that is. I could do a lot (dog wise) with $30K just dropped in my lap. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I heard that Orry was sold to someone in Japan after he won for over 100,000.

Originally posted by scott allen:
I heard that Orry was sold to someone in Japan after he won for over 100,000. wouldn't surprise me at all. And now he's a foundation pillar for their breeding programs there.

I heard it was $200,000.00 and Roger had some breeding rights still on the dog. I think he had to return from Japan for a few months a year.

I guess I didn't know what I was asking. For some reason I thought, I could one day save $1500 and buy me a good Czech dog or excellent working breed dog so I could see the difference and compete with the best. But I see now I couldn't even watch them breed for that price (not that I want to, this is a joke).

But boy, was I living in a fish bowl. Some of these prices for one dog, I could retire and never have to work just train and play, with my dogs. Slap me back to reality, a commoner like me could never be so lucky. And if I hit the lottery
I still couldn't see spending $30k for one dog.
I see why people are willing fight for their choice of animals. Its BIIGG money involved.

Is there anybody spending big money on Am-Shepards the > backed style? Whats their highest price? I personally would not give a $50 for one.

What do you think the winner of this years Nationals, would go for? What would it cost to bred to him?

Does Walmart sell working/show dogs? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> :rolleyes:

DAckerson:
I felt the same way as you when i found out the prices of the top dogs. I'm new to sch, and the prices staggered me. But these prices on the working dogs are for the top dogs that have proven themselves in sch competition. Think about the amount of time and effort and money that goes into training a dog to any title, let alone a sch title, then magnify that to the international level, and possibly these prices are not so outrageous. I'm sure to get a dog to that level is not possible with a factory assembly line approach; it takes a tremendous amount of work and coordination with other elements to bring a dog to a club level,from what i've seen so far, let alone the international level. Plus those high prices factor in what will be made on stud fees. So, maybe those prices aren't so outrageous.....

I saw a dog from England winner of Crufts sell to Japen for 40,000 pounds that was like $80,000 and the guy was laughing when he got the bank draft and then went into shock . I guess when you have more money than sense. Just browse the net and see the differences in prices its a joke . Peter

Jello v.d. Weinerau was rumored to have gone for $160,000, however I was never able to substantiate that, he was co-owned by Wilendorf kennels in Conn, as I understood it.

The 1988 youth club club sieger, sorry name escapes me at the moment, was brought into the county for $80,000 in 1990.