I respect such breeder - Page 1

 I saw this ad today:

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/classifieds/109063.html

And I appreciate the breeder's honesty about the puppy, she could easily, if wanted, cheat some international buyer, such cheating is being done frequently. But this breeder is a good honest one.

Ibrahim

Hmmmmm........$1250.00 is a lot of $$$ for a pet puppy.....she is in the US....puppies have SV pink papers.....gotta wonder how this played out so far. Kudos to her for being so upfront, the puppy shown is very cute. What was that song......? Things that make you go hmmmmmm?!?!  jackie harris

refreshing!

Still its a whole lot of $$$ for a pet

Ummm .. That is the Normal for Pet's over here in California... Friends of mine get $1200 for limited AKC pups out of her SCH German Import male by Czech Girls... Come, join me in the fruit bowl ( do I mean fruit loop?) of California.

Mixed feelings here. Very upfront on the ad, but these are 6.5-month-old puppies. Essentially, "the ones nobody wanted". They can't be shown and should not be bred, so the price seems a little high to me and the pink papers a bit redundant/useless. A better marketing tactic would have been to charge the $1,250.00 with a neuter-repuirement by 24 months of age and a 30% refund if the dog attains SchH-1, an additional 20% (50%) for SchH2 and a further 10% (60%) for SchH-3. Then it is a good deal for the buyer as he gets a well bred dog at a good price, and a good deal for the breeder as the incentive for titles helps to burnish the reputation of the kennel and the litter's parents, while the dog goes to a working/sport home.

 Charlie319,

That is smart thinking.

Ibrahim

"Essentially, "the ones nobody wanted".

Maybe they were the pick of the litter and she was hoping the testicles would drop but has now given up the hope? Maybe they have the best conformation & drives and are not "the one's no body wanted". I don't know them or even the lines but thought I would offer my opinion. Also $1,200 is not out of the norm for New England on a non breeding pup. We don't know if they have been house broken, socialized, puppy ob basics, etc. If so then I think it is more than fair. If they have sat in a kennel with no puppy training or socialization, etc then I think it may be steep.

Maybe I should have prefaced my comment with: " Considering the exacting standard most WL owners expect, and would demand on a $1,200.00 pup"... I would expect these to be the hold-overs. If you look at my hypothetical proposal, I would consider the pups to be servicable sport/work dogs to promote the discount scheme based on their performance. In that scenario, the pups go to an active life and the buyer can get a good part of his $1200 back in accordance to his commitment and achievements with the dog. IMPO, I'd venture that the breeder might lower the price if the dogs were going to a good life-long home. There are still jobs that monorchids can do.