Postby goosebruce » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:32 pm
There is no cheap route. Hunt test breedings ARE the cheap route, thats what Im telling ya. You can buy kick ass hunt test bred pups all day long for 4,5,600 bucks. Thats not saying hunt tests are the end all to breeding programs.... its more like saying let someone else take the hit on a new car... and you can buy it 9 months later for 5k less. Get the lines you want, from hunt test parents, and there is no better bargin in dogs, period. With backyard breedings 250-500 bucks, more if they got block heads and otter tails (whutever the hell that means), a hunt test puppy is a bargin, nevermind allthe other ways people are sold puppys.
It pays to keep watch and look and see about dogs. The more you know, the more of a 'deal' you can slide in on. Like char chars mom, thats only a lowly hr dog (out of on the most potent dogs ever quik windstorm). shes got littermates running the grand and srs... shes only a lowly hr dog because of a divorcee took her out of training. The trainer liked the dogs so much, he pushed for the litter.... didnt take a lot of detective work to figger out that was going to be something special. Most Ive ever paid for a dog (actually I didnt pay it, but still), 800 bucks and on paper shes was worth a lot more. titles are wonderful barometers, but spending the time to find out about the dogs can put you a diamond in the rough. If every dog in a litter is titled, but one, that one is still genetically the same (assuming no problems). espirt of the woods is one the hottest studs in the country, but no titles to his name... how many people 10-20 years from now will think thats odd... and how smart does the first person that bred early to him and found out what he produces feel? not exactly a secret there, but when looking at a litter, find out about the parents siblings. Id rather bet on consistancy that the hero...
Everytime I hear about $3,000 puppies, I cringe. But I can at least SEE where someone thinks they are getting an edge with that. Its the middle of the road between big bucks and a bargin puppies I dont see. And I defiently dont get the nfc x jh with nothing to show for it but a utuers and a stud fee puppy. course I dont get the waiting 18 months to pay 1500 bucks for a birt dog either. Well bred puppies are simply cheap, and easy to come buy, for like I said, 97% of the dog world and there uses.