It also depends on what part of the country you are in. With my one litter of Dane pups who were very well bred, I charged a certain price and advertised in breed magazines exc all across the country and I also advertised with the owner of the Stud dog who was in a different state than I was. I had alot of calls from the area where the Stud dog was and many from my area. The people in my area complained because the price was too high and the people calling from other parts of the country wondered what was wrong with my dogs because the price was too low. Geesh. I told one lady I would be gracious enough to raise the price to whatever if she thought that the quality of the pup would go up with the price! Needless to say she didn't call me back! BTW, this was a person really giving me heck because my dogs must be crappy due to the price.
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Good point John.After the initial investment of a good pup its doesnt have to be a money pit. Desire or passion doesnt cost any money. And when you have those things you can creatively find ways to bring it to reality. Ive camped out at more than one seminar or sch. club.Its not about how much money you have to throw around or the great gas guzzler that you tote your dogs around in. Its the time you spend studying and training and learning about your dog and training some more. All the money in a fat bank account will not buy you a working relationship and clear communication with your dog, that comes from one on one time with your dog.And time spent with your dog once again doesnt cost anything.
Stop making excuses for your dog and start training it!
Gee, I only spent $100 on my female gsd puppy back in June of 98'. Since that time I've spent $6K for two total hip replacements and a lot of grief and work. Do I think $1,500 is too much to pay for a pup that is likely NOT to have any such hip problems? :rolleyes:
It would be nice if it did work that way, but unfortunately even breeding two OFA excellent dogs does not mean they can not produce bad hips. So spending more doesn't necessarily mean there is a lesser chance.
The difference in the $1500 dog would hopefully be a replacement dog, but again if you chose to do surgery on the original dog you would be out the money.
No, there are no guarantees in anything in life. How many perfectly normal, healthy human beings have had mentally retarded children, etc.? My point is that spending $1,500 on a pup from a quality breeder like Ed, etc. may turn out to be a bargain compared to spending a few hundred on a pup from some back yard breeder who runs the same ad in the local paper every week of every month of the year. Back in June of 98' I was inexperienced and stupid. But I'm not inexperienced anymore. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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