I think there are good dogs to be had off the net but make sure to do your homework if you don't know them personally. Post history is a big help but do not rely on it they can and will still lie to you.
¡Exactamentè!
I'm just tired of seeing someone ripped off every week, that means there are folks out there making dang good money off of taking any ol dog, putting a cut collar on it to snap a photo then selling it to some poor sucka.
Thus forum is great because you can see if that dog has been mentioned in past successful hunts, health questions, aggression problems and so much more. If you learn to use the search feature, it in and of itself can tell you what you wanna know if your inclined toward detective work. 100 bucks ain't what I'm talking about neither, if you are offered or read about a finished dog, you oughta be able to find evidence of that dogs existence prior to the dog trade post you found him on.
Purebreed is correct about one of my dogs, but behind the scenes I found the sellers former user name, who he hunted with, pics from when he first got red, stories of hunts that red had been on etc etc etc. I even got pure breeds name and number so I could ask him what he thought of the dog and and the guy I was buying him from. All told I probably spent 9 hours researching the young man I bought that dog from before I picked him up and I got exactly what I hoped for.
I never intended to sound rude, just playfully reminding folks that the rules of the dog trade are pretty well thought out and should be payed attention to. It aint kissin butt neither, I like the dogs I got and ain't gotta do no angling to gain favors.
