Exactly how much is a finished dog worth and what are you willing to pay

[hoghunter71409]

There are a lot of varriables that go into this dog buyng and selling stuff.  I would say (for the most part) the guys and gals on this site share very similar interest and similar experiences.  Thier are a lot of other people out there, that dont spend much time on the internet or have different interest than what we (internet guys) do.  For example ( and these are just my examples)....

Example 1) I know several guys that hunt "old style" cur dogs and they have had the same lines for many many years.  For the most part, they dont sell thier stuff and they dont buy outside thier stuff either.  But if they do sell a dog, it is going to be a very good dog and I'm sure you wont get one for less than $1500 and $3500-$4000 may get you a chance at thier best dog.  In this example, these guys have no experience with buying a dog on the internet and $400-$500 is chump change.

Example 2) I know of a couple of bear hunters in another country that come to the US to buys hog dogs (plotts) to use as bear dogs.  The guys overseas may pay $5,000 for a finished dog or $5,000 for a liter of pups off a proven dog.

To sum it up, I guess what someone pays for a dog is dependent on their wants, needs, thier amout of available money, and thier passion for thier own dogs.

[Black Hog 69]

Ive bought my far share of dogs and most of them on word alone , which was  big mistake  but ive also ended up with some pretty good ones. Finally ended up with a decent strike dog i paid 650$  turned down 1500$ for him recently ,I look at it like this  do i want 2 drive around  hunting with no chance or drive around knowing if i get in fresh sighn  its on!!  I like catching swine! So no i wouldnt sell mine for any amount there 2 hard 2 come by.Anyways once u spent the money u would b sick!!!!

[Tusk Hog]

   In 2007 I had some pups for sale, but everyone that call always asked "Got any finished dogs?" So in one of my conversations when asked the same question I popped off " Yes, but probably won't like the price". At the time I had probably 4 good dogs and several more that were good enough. Told this guy about a gyp, he drove from somewhere around the Conroe area, gave me $1200 for her and drove home. I sold her with a guarantee and trail of 30 days. He called me back in 7 days told me to spend the money. One of the neatest transactions I had, but I had nothing to hide. The gyp was everything I represented her to be.

[halfbreed]

i've done this a couple times had some one ask me how much for one of my dogs that i really didn;t want to sell . so i pop off a what i thought was way to high a figure and long story short had to say goodbye to my dog . the price of anything is what an individual is willing to pay . heard the other day that a penny went for several million dollars 

[brad s]

My best dog I gave 75 bucks for him as a pup. And he is 4 now and would not sell him for anything. I got offered 3 pretty descent dogs plus 500 for him and turned it down. I like him to much and its only money. And rest of my dogs were free

[TShelly]

The great ones Ive seen sold and bought varied from $2500 to $5000

[hoghunter71409]

Tusk hog and halfbreed,

The entire reason I started this post was becuase I had something like what you described happen to me...except I said no, nothing else for sale.  If I would have said yes and ended up selling the dog (she is kinds like my best friend), I would have felt like I sold my soul.  If I would have sold her, I would probably be here now thinking about all the times she found hogs or all the times I had to sew her up. 

[geronimo]

my dogs aint much but the 1 thing for sure is they find hogs and they are truly my best friends especially my male and a female that a good friend of mine gave me. them to dogs will stay with me till they die. i have hunted many a day and night with these dogs and they have made me so happy, and pissed me off bad also, and i dont want them going to anybody that wouldnt appreciate them as much as me so there for that will never leave my yard. i would also never pay for a dog because i am old school in my thoughts that i know 1 or 2 people that i could get good blood from and wouldnt charge me a cent and if my dogs ever become breed worthy they would get dogs from my litter free also. the rest would be culled. to me its a passion not a business, i know that it cost tons of money to hunt and raise dogs but i knew that before i got in to this and will quit hunting the day that i cant afford it without having to buy and sell dogs. now thats just my opinion, sorry it wasnt directed to anybody else. also, i take pride that the people who i hunt with would give me a dog and out of respect i would never..ever let that blood leave my yard cause they dont share with many...

[hoghunter71409]

good comments Geronimo

[bob]

I gave 1000 dollars for a bmc [ loftin bred dog ] and had hunted with this dog with craig for about year , seen it run down and catch a deer once , I bought another for 500 , I also bought 2 pups both mixed blood for 50 and have ran them behind the to older dogs and there turning out super , done some breeding and now have to many but luv them to much to sell catch dogs and all I think we will all retire together

[dub]

Money does not make you happy. Some of the most misserable people I have met have been poor and some rich. The happiest people have been poor and some rich. Well my dogs make me happy so if they aren't for sale then they aren't for sale. If someone stole a dog not for sale they better hope I never catch them. I like my dogs better than people. So if a dog can make me happy you can keep your money. I guess if I got in a real bind of life and death maybe but I doubt it. My wife does not like my dogs but there is a reason she has never told me to get rid of them. Now would sell some dog? Yes. But I would never call it mine. I have one that I would sell but I don't like him. The point is that you can throw as much money as you want and if a dog ain't for sell the dog ain't for sell. Some dogs I may not want to sell and if you ask I would say $100,000. But I do have couple not for sale ever.

[djhogdogger]

my dogs aint much but the 1 thing for sure is they find hogs and they are truly my best friends especially my male and a female that a good friend of mine gave me. them to dogs will stay with me till they die. i have hunted many a day and night with these dogs and they have made me so happy, and pissed me off bad also, and i dont want them going to anybody that wouldnt appreciate them as much as me so there for that will never leave my yard. i would also never pay for a dog because i am old school in my thoughts that i know 1 or 2 people that i could get good blood from and wouldnt charge me a cent and if my dogs ever become breed worthy they would get dogs from my litter free also. the rest would be culled. to me its a passion not a business, i know that it cost tons of money to hunt and raise dogs but i knew that before i got in to this and will quit hunting the day that i cant afford it without having to buy and sell dogs. now thats just my opinion, sorry it wasnt directed to anybody else. also, i take pride that the people who i hunt with would give me a dog and out of respect i would never..ever let that blood leave my yard cause they dont share with many...

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