Realistec Expectations!!!!!

[easttexasoutlaw33]

I was just curious what other people thought. How much is a dog worth? Ive see alot of people expecting to by a dog that burns ass for 2-300 bucks. If a dog bays in a pen what it worth hunts in the woods etc. I wont even scratch the surface of a finish dog because that is in the eye of the beholder.

[dub]

People think they should be able to spend a couple hundred bucks and the dog ranges just right, finds every pigs, cleans the pigs, wraps the meat and puts it in the cooler. I have heard people complain about dogs and I think sometimes the buyer is the problem. That is why I don't want to sell any dog. People get on here and complain about dog peddlers but sometimes it is the buyer. A dog seller with a simple return policy keeps his reputation. There are people on here I would not buy a dog from. There are also people on here I would never sell a dog to for any price. Because I know headaches would be on the way.

Have you ever hired people before? If so how many of them do things exactly like they told you in the interview. What like none. Does that mean thet lied? NO! I would bet something fall short of what you thought but I would also bet they do something much better than you expected. Well a dog is a living breathing animal not a machine. I think some people can't see how much heart a dog has. It is not measurable. I also think people spend money they don't have and then look for every fault. While the seller looks at every talent.

Don't buy a dog without hunting it first. Don't sell a dog without making them hunt it first!!! Shut your mouth and let the dog do the talking. That way they can't say you said the dog could do something. Let the buyer see the dog and form their own opinion. That is why I only get puppies and I will only sell puppies. Because it is what it is.

[halfbreed]

good post dub . i have sold many a dog on trail and will never ever do it again . people don't take the time to acclamate a new dog to it;s new invironment , buy it on friday try and hunt it on saturday morning . and then whine like babys because the dog is confused and looking around for me and it's hunting buddy's . then they call and want their money back most times i tell em to bring it back and put them on the no sale list    other times i tell em to wait a couple weeks and let the dog settle in and after a couple weeks all is well and they are happy with the results . now an ol hound will hunt for just about anybody mainly because a hound hunts for it's self but when you start talking cur dogs it's a differant story . got some of my old dogs still here and good a dogs as they are i can garanty they wouldn't hit a lick without me it's been tried several times when i just loaned a couple out to help a guy . most all the complaining and whining is the results of impatience and immaturity in the buyer because they expect way too much in the beginning . any one year old dog is worth a hundred dollars or two if you don't think so keep up with your expenses and time invoved in getting one to that age . a well started dog is more according to age and expeiriance a finished dog well all the money you can get .

[mduggan]

Well, Mr. Whitten, you hit nail on the head again!!

[TexasLacy]

yup

[KevinN]

Amen Robert! JMO a dog is worth what your willin to pay for it. Most I ever payed - $750.00 for a 10 month old. He was worth ever penny.

[easttexasoutlaw33]

$750.00 for a 10 month old. He was worth ever penny.

Now that is nutts to me but jmo maybe best dog in the country but id never pay that for a pup

[Peachcreek]

as said above a dog is worth what someone is willing to pay...

I bought a pup about a year ago for 500 bucks and was told by a few of my hunting buddies just how stupid i was.. now the same buddies have offered me twice what i paid for the dog... go figure I wouldnt take 4 times that amount for him now.

if someone wants to buy a high dollar pup unless you are managing their money it should be of no concern of yours

[easttexasoutlaw33]

My concern or not that is flat crazy to me. I never said it was wrong just said I think its crazy and i would never do it

[tnhillbilly]

Im with Peachcreek

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When it comes to money people are very seldom realistic, they wants the biggest bang for their buck, but often want face value or morewhen they are on the other end selling something.

[Peachcreek]

sometimes what a person wants is not available for free or cheap and people have to pay good money to get what they want.. Nothin crazy about it. If i want a unicorn I had better be ready to pay the price. It is all supply and demand that dictates the price.

[easttexasoutlaw33]

That is exactly what i said in the start people want alot for nothing and have unrealistic expectations of what a 200 dog will do. I mean a 500 dog to me if someone says in finished and aged is scary to me. I just raise my own pups for 500-750 a pup lol i aint got that kinda money

[tnhillbilly]

I just paid $500 for a pup and drove 6 hrs one way to get it. BUT, I know what it is out of and what they produce. I wouldnt pay that for just any pup or on just anybody's  word.

[Jpigg]

I have to agree with halfbreed. If you want to hunt hogs or anything else with dogs you ain't just gonna buy your way into it, I don't give a chit how much money you have. Like he said with hounds, you can buy them and they will hunt out of the box. But if you get in it like that, hell, you probably don't have enough hunt in you to even try to keep up with a hound on runnin hogs. I've had me some mighty fine cur dogs in my time with this and didn't buy not the first one and take it to hunt within a week and be close to satisfied. The best way to go in my experience is to get well breed pups and spend some time with them. Hunt them with some good dogs. Show them some love and they will be able to feel what makes you tick and do what they can to be that. This will take a lot of time, patience, and failure but is to me, the only way you will be able to say honestly you have the best or as good of dogs is there is around. But bud unless your a serious execption to the rule, and I may be wrong, dogs are worth the time and effort you put into them yourself. Everyone is so proud of there best dog. Most of them have had that dog since it was a pup. And how many of y'all have ever seen someone SELL their best dog. Money doesn't make dogs people do. 

[JohnathanB]

So true! And me being a bmc lover I know it dosent come overnight either. I've spent hrs days in a row for months on end to make good dogs. No to mention the bitching and nagging from my ex wife! Lol...

[Reuben]

Amen Robert! JMO a dog is worth what your willin to pay for it. Most I ever payed - $750.00 for a 10 month old. He was worth ever penny.

x2 on what Robert said...

and I would rather pay 750 dollars for the right 8-10 month old pup than 1000 dollars for a finished dog that is about average and I know he will not get much better if he is 3 or 4 years old...but the right pup...at 10 months should show you something pretty good even though it could be very trashy...but I can see the end result...when I am looking at the right 8-10 month old pup...