Buying a dog from Germany - Page 4

Hi Sandra, I¿m not trying to be a smart a**! But i do believe that we are all grown peopel. Now if a breeder sees a opportunity to make a " good " deal ( 4 him i mean) thats his decision. Now if u have the feeling they just try to pull that on u, because u are an american or foreigner in generel u are wrong. They also try it on fellow citizen. i also payed my dues. But likr i stated before, the market dictates the price. If someone is happy with paying a lot of money and believes he made a good deal and is stisfied, so be it ! Sometimes what seems to be wrong to us might look perfectly ok to someone else !! Well, i¿ll take some new pics of pups today, maybe u want to take a look ! U all have a nice weekend & a lot of fun with your doggies ! Ulli Dresbach www.vom-sankt-martiner-tal.de maybe i should ask 4000€uro a pup ?? No i wont, they kill me in here !!!

Good Morning Ulli, for the record, I am German, not American. I have bought puppies from breeders in Germany, none of them turned out. Yes, it is a crapshoot. Out of the 4 puppies I bought over the years, three died prematurely due to genetic problems. Of course, I did not bother to ask for a replacement. I do not blame anyone, I just learned my lesson! For the average breeder in Germany, 700 Euros is the asking price of a puppy, but these big kennels get a lot more (just like in every other country, I am sure). Again, if you do calculate what the current exchange rate is (Bank of America for diplomatic accounts yesterday was: 1 Euro equals $ 1.2075), the 700 Euro puppy from an unknown kennel in Germany would cost you about $ 850. This does not include transportation costs!! Depending what time of the year (if somebody wishes to fly over), your puppy could end up costing about $ 2,500 and more (hotel costs and rental car etc.). Now if you ship the puppy to somebody, it certainly depends how far from the airport you live. How much is a tank of fuel right now? Regardless of how you look at it, this puppy will not be cheaper than buying from a reputable breeder in the U.S. Of course, if you wish to buy a puppy from wellknown kennels, your price goes up, in Germany and in the U.S. Chris

Guten Morgen Chris, the bill that u figured out sounds correct to me. Althought i do not have the prices in my head, but it sounds ok. Its like with anything else if u want to have something u have to pay the price. Like i said before if there are extra costs to a pup because of transportation or any other expenses, thats bad but neverless if one chooses to buy in Europe than he knew that there will be these expenses. If one is not willing to pay these expenses then dont buy in Europe.Its just like with anything else u buy, shipping extra at the expense of the buyer. No miracle or hidden stuff involved. And yes, i agree with u, there are good breeders in the US, they sure have good dogs, but sometimes one is looking for a certain dog out of a certain line then he might have to buy in Germany in order to get what he wants. If u want to buy a pup and someone wants to sell it to u for 4000 €uro, u have the choice to take the pup or leave it ! Just that simple. Would i pay a price like that for a pup ? Heck no ! Beside that, i was asked once why my pups are that cheap ! They figured there has to be something wrong with the pup if they are that cheap ! Sure made me thinking !Maybe its because it depends on how much a persons calls his......for a millionaire 700 €uro sound different than for a workingclass man. Best regards Ulli Dresbach