EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

On the best dog on your yard? Or did you breed and raise it?

......some of the recent threads got me to thinking...and at times laughing at loud about the various prices and conversations regarding "finished dogs" or "help dogs"..........any way i was just wondering what some of you have paid......not tryin to be nosey, if ur sensitive about it then dont answer lol!

Personally my 2 best were both free furty free.....i am extremely fortunate to have met a damn fine dog man and been able to receive these two from him. I have also paid 400$ to the same man for a young prospect who is really starting to turn it on for me so i guess in a way it evens out....anyway here are my best smoke and spoon
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Them 2 dogs have a spot on my yard anyday of the week. Beautiful dogs, as Justin said of being lucky to meet a
Good hog dogger, guess I ll have to tip my hat to mr. Corbell. Ive got a good lookin pup that he kindly gave me and lookin really forward to watching her grow. She's outta smoke in the above pic. Thanks again bud (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/epavuqen.jpg)

Now on another note my best blood dog is Amos my blue lacy, got a dang good nose. he's found many a deer for me and customers (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/09/duzabury.jpg)

I paid 50 bucks for my two best dogs. Covered shots, wormer and some food. Got em at 7 Weeks old. In the beginning(when they were still 11 months old) I bought and got for free around ten dogs that I gave away or culled depending on how bad they sucked. Only dog I kept that I paid money for is my Stag(which I'm very glad I did).

I will pay 1500 dollars for a young dog if I like how he hunts...but I have to like his back ground because for 1500 dollars he needs to be more than a hunting dog...he has to be worthy of breeding to get 3/4 pups off of him...

I bred and raised the best dog on my yard!

I have came to the conclusion that any blood on I want on my yard, I'll do my best to raise some puppies off the dogs and see how that goes.  Mostly if the dogs are that good, then anything other then puppies will be almost impossible to get a hold of.

I've raised a few litters but the most solid dog I own now, I haven't even considered breeding.  I don't know why, just haven't.   

Got him free with a dog i bought. TheSecond best was striking when i bought her. Paid 150. Best ive had i paid either 5 or 6 hundred for. Great dog but didnt live long. None of which would tra7h on anything. Which brings me to my view of why someone would break the bank buying a dog that could easily be killed. In my opinion, some people have more money than sence or are too in a hurry to have to have "the best" and would rather buy, or at least spend way too much money, than do it yourself.   Dont know who said it originally but   there is a saying my great grandpa used to say. " a fool and his money will soon part."

Ole Bo was bout as free as it gets
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But my second best dog who Is really starting to impress I gave a sack of dog food for so virtually free as well

My old dog was free and I have raised the rest I got

Forgot to put the $ tag ole Amos ran me $400

Best dog I hunted - $150.
Best dog I bought with intentiins to hunt but turned out to be so good in the bay pen I retired him from the woods - $750 and didn't regret it a bit. He won double that his first year in competition.

Paid 1500+ shipping on the best dog I've owned. Would gladly pay 3 times that much to have another just like her.

Some may disagree, but if your enjoyment comes from hog hunting, its cheaper to buy a good dog than it is to raise one.
Now, if you like seeing a young dog turn on, and enjoy the training aspect, then it makes sense to raise them.

I think its funny that people will spend 12-15k on a hunting buggy, a couple g's on tracking and cut gear, then complain about the price of a good dog.

I burn reciepts so my wife don't find them. I build nice dog houses so I can sleep in them if she ever finds out rolleyes

I agree circle c, i guess im in the middle of the road. I love catching hogs but honestly (to me anyway) it is something special to see a young pup/pups that you have raised hammer for the first time and watch them progress on and turn into good dogs.

When I was a bit younger and had more time on my hands there was nothing I enjoyed more than training bird dogs. May seem crazy but I honestly enjoyed working a pup more than shooting birds....i often would go out with buddies and never bring a gun.

Paid 500 for my good yella gyp from a buddy of mine. And I have a pup i got for free at 6 weeks old and hes starting to strike over her. Had them both a long time now. Still call that dog a pup idk why he"s prolly around 2-2 1/2 yrs old now

I paid 1000 for one 500 for another both BMC  line bred from a old hog hunter , and I paid 200 for a papered bulldog and dont regret buying any of them, Ive raised pups up out of this group and they are now finding hogs , I was very lucky to get these dogs just starting out as a hog hunter

1 for 3500 another for 2500 the third for 1500 and another for 2000 on my yard right now

I agree with circle c,....never understood that either. As for me, I traded a dog and $200 boot for my best dog and bought the other one from a friend, I had hunted with her a few times, gave him $200 for her. Best money I ever spent on hunting.

i paid 500 for him. he will catch a elephant if the bay dogs will bark at it.  >:D

I know you are talking about bay dogs. lol when I find a good one I will let you know the answer to your question. Every time I think I might have somethin special the flaws get pointed out and then it dont feel so special anymore. kinda like a buddy pointing out a run in a new paint job. lmao

Well one of the best we give 75$ for but now we got 4 yella dogs that are beast!! We traded a 2005 Yamaha 450 for but it was messed up the guy still liked it so it was a good deal

(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/crossstock/50b2b31c.jpg) the black dog is 1/2 boarder collie 1/2 red Lacey... I got him free was an accendentail breeding... He is my lead strike dog, he has turned out to be a great dog...(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/crossstock/4916d343.jpg) I paid 300 for the ybmc he is coming on strong..(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/crossstock/A65FB1A0-3E40-486E-92F9-7529F6FF45D5-12765-000014AB380D3E20.jpg) I paid 350 for this rcd he is 1/2 dogo 1/2 pit... He is only a pup still so just been on mock hunts with 100 lb boars... He tracks fine and catches everytime...(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/crossstock/0b292205.jpg) boss is 1/2 pit 1/2 box and was free he is a lead in catch dog...(http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r588/crossstock/25B830E3-DA9B-417C-887B-828E1A8DE0F1-5245-000008D351A47CE3.jpg) now cooper is just 10 months old he cost 800... He has already going out over 1000 yards on the garmin....  He my soon take the lead for us....

if i get a dog from someone which is not often and is almoast always from someone i know i always give them somthing for it that way there in never any question over ownership . so my best dog at the moment cost me a box of beer

We have bred ours for years and i can say i will be 16 in december and ive never seen a day where there was no black mouths on our yard or even a dog

This is penny! I used to run into hogs every now and then with an old free dog but then I purchased penny for a pretty penny and now it's consistently catchin hogs she is very good very glad to have her!
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This is what I plan on being my best dog in the future though penny son slim
This is them hammering down on one together slim is the red dog on the right!
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i gave 1200 for this dog
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spent way too much

i bought him when he was 2 and hes coming 9 yrs old , hes paid for his self and produced pups that are good , 1700 is the most iv ever spent on a dog .

I've raised all mine but the most I've ever paid for a pup was $200. Best money I ever spent.

I'm not looking to buy a dog. I feel that I have a few better type dogs.  With that being said.  If I came across a dog that blew my mind with his-her ability, and I believed they could benefit my breeding, I guess the amount would be however much I felt I could afford to loose at the time!   It is hog hunting & we loose some dogs occasionally, so if I paid a great deal of money for a dog it would be thinking I could afford to loose the money!    So if I was a millionaire and found the dog I wanted I probably wouldn't mind spending $10,000 on a dog if that's what I wanted!   Just like circle c said,  people spend 14,000 on a hunting buggy!    Heck when I was 10 yrs old  I saved a $1000 to buy a horse and made $3.35 an hour!

Best two ive ever had i got finished and they were free

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