how to price a dog

[JLH]

I know this is opening a can of worms but when you go to sell a dog how do you determine the price and what is to much and what kind of gaurantee do you give and trial or no trial

[kevin]

Ive never sold a dog.  But, Ive put some up for sale only to give them away.  I price them at what it would cost to replace them with an equivelent dog.  Any dog that ever leaves my yard goes with the understanding that If you ever decide you dont want the dog I'll take it back for what you gave for it.  Lucky for me They have all been free.

[djhogdogger]

I'm no expert, I just like to give my oppinion on everything.  So, I would say that you need to think about what skills the dog has. What are the dogs pros and conns (every dog has both), and what value do you place on the dog. Now, think about what other people would be willing to pay for this dog, and take into consideration how fast you want the dog to sell and what kind of economic situation the nation is facing (that will have a lot to do with how much money people are willing to spend on a luxury item.).

That's just an oppinion...all my dogs were free.

[muleman]

A dog is only worth what someone will pay for it.

[Cutter Bay Kennels]

I'm no expert, I just like to give my oppinion on everything.  So, I would say that you need to think about what skills the dog has. What are the dogs pros and conns (every dog has both), and what value do you place on the dog. Now, think about what other people would be willing to pay for this dog, and take into consideration how fast you want the dog to sell and what kind of economic situation the nation is facing (that will have a lot to do with how much money people are willing to spend on a luxury item.).

That's just an oppinion...all my dogs were free.

I think this response sums it up.  I will add that in my opinion (which is not much), any deal whether it is a dog deal, treestand deal, land, ect. ect., is only good if after it is all said and done, both parties were happy with it.  If I'm content to sell a finished dog for $2000, and the purchaser is happy to have paid it after hunting the dog, then it was a good deal.  If however, you charge someone $500 for the same dog, beign completely honest about the dog's pro and cons, and the new owner does not feel they got their monnies worth, then bring the dog back and make it right.

[Cutter Bay Kennels]

Just as everyone has a different opinion as to what constitutes a finished dog, everyone's got a $ figure that they would pay to have one.  Personally, I'll take a puppy that fits my bill, so I can mold it into what I think it should be.  JMO!!!!!

[COUNTRY MIKE]

I WOULD JUST LOOK AT IT AS IF I WAS BUYING IT WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE FOR THE DOG IF YOU WAS LOOKING AT BUYING IT

[Wickedsteel]

I am new to this whole business, but with other hunting dogs I have always demanded a trial period, or even just a hunt with the owner to see if the dog will run. This does not seem to be the case with the owners of hog dogs...why? If the dog is solid, what reasoning is there to deny a trail, especially if we are talking about an investment over $1000?

[USHOG]

I sell mine at what I think I want for the dog sometimes it is more than the dog is worth and sometimes less.  as far as warenty I do the same thing for any dog I give or sell. If you decide you dont like the dog or how it hunts bring it back and I will get you your money back as long as the dog is in good health. I wouldnt sell a dog that I wouldnt want.

I figure a finished hog dog is worth between 1500 and 5000 dollars. I know that after the amount of time much less the money to raise a good dog. it costs you much more than you can get for it.

[djhogdogger]

Wickedsteel, I think that maybe some people don't want to give a trial because every time you hunt a dog, you run the risk of injury to a dog and it's hard to sell a crippled dog.

[texas_hog_hunter04]

amen miss djhogdogers

[Sean]

i don't remember exactly who said this, but i think it sums it up best; "a dog is worth what the seller and the buyer think it's worth."
i'm sure i am probably paraphrasing here, but i still think that describes it best. most hog dogs don't go to many dog shows, so their worth isn't something as tangible as that. each and every hog dog hunter has a different idea about what they will pay for a good(or bad) hog dog, just as they all have different ideas about what they will sell one for. i guess that's why there is no "Kelly Blue Book" for hog hunting dogs

[JLH]

I have been looking at coondog post and man I thought hogdogs or high for the same caliber dog as a sure enough good hogdog a coondog will cost you 2500 to 10000 man i thought about selling my 2 good dogs then I start listening to all the war stories about people trying to find dogs that are as good as they sold and man it makes me start seconding guessing myself

[raider54]

A dog is only worth what someone will pay for it.

D, you are exactly right. $10 or $10K  as long as one is not decieptful, you price it someone buys it, good trade!

[setexasplott]

not just dogs but goes 4 anything. something is only worth what someone is willing to pay 4 it.

[stoked]

Yeah, this is a sticky situation.

Hard to say...I usually pay about $50-200 for a puppy.

$300 or so for a decent dog that will go and bay.

$150-300 for a decent catch dog

I wouldn't sell a decent strike dog for any less than $500. If I were looking for one, i would pay that for a dog that can find a hog.

The ol' finished dog...I have yet to see one! I've got a few dogs that can wind, find, and bay a hog about every hunt, but i don't call them finished. I've got a pretty decent handle on them. I think a finished dog is a dog like the police have. One that is fully trained and will do what you tell it and find hogs all day long. Don't think i've seen one like that yet. shoot, i haven't seen a hog dog that somebody can call out at a bay pen, much less a finished dog. The last time a guy told me he had a finished dog, i watched the dog jump out of the boat and follow my dogs and then come back and lay down in the cane.



So yeah, i would pay $1000-$1,500 or more if i was looking for a good finished dog. I think that's worth it.

He better look for, find, stop, and bay a hog and get out more than 600 yards! And if somebody was selling a dog like that, I wouldn't see why. Maybe if they were getting out of hog doggin or unless they did it for a living like mason, but other than that, I don't think there's many "finished" dogs around.

[JLH]

I agree with you I look and see dogs priced pretty high but I know that if I did sell my 2 good dogs I couldnt find a replacement for them for less than 3500 or so depending on what I have seen dogs sell for that I hunted behind I know that a buddy paid 3500 for a piece of junk that wouldnt get more than 500 yards and when he finally came and met my dogs at the bay he couldnt keep the hog thier after my ole
Snookie gyp got cutdown so I turned in my Tigger dog and then (the 3500 dog) got cut down and had to work on him for a couple hours I know that alot of people might say that they aint worth this or that but I guess it depends on the dog or combination of dogs because I know that my 2 dogs by themselves arent as good as they are as a team one hunts farther and the other is a better stop and shutdown dog ole well just thought I would start a topic thanks for input