would you concider this reasonable?

[lotsafun]

as some of you know my bitch lucy had some pups on monday :-) anyway we had a few people who said they would be intersested in them before they were born and we have now reseaarched online on what they are ''worth'' (i hate saying that). They are a cross breed of a yorkshire terrier and bichon frisse so were asking for £200 each in order to cover our costs i.e food, worming, vacinations, vets bills and so that we can get our bitch and the pup that we are going to keep ourselves spayed in a couple of weeks. Would you concider this fair? 2 people have now backed out saying that they are too much wereas 2 people have said that they cant believe they are so cheap. What do you think?

[lotsafun]

I know what you mean though that its mad that more and more people seem to want to buy one rather than rescue one, its sad really! ive suggested she try there but she is adimant she wants a pup and she wants to know what both parents are too. Thankfully for us there are quite a few asking about our pups already so im fairly confident we will find homes for them all, ive just got to try not to get too attached although im finding it hard not to :-( I just felt quite bad when she said that what were asking for them was too much

[carmalee]

have no opinion on 'price of pups' but how's the little runt getting along?

[paddywak]

If you advertise with a fancy name such as Friskies, (FRISse +YorKIES) somebody will come a long and buy them, after all people pay hundreds for labradoodles and they just cross breeds

[lotsafun]

shes fighting on carmalee, still needing a bit of help as far as feeding time goes as she doesnt stand a chance when the others are on. I weighed them all on tuesday and she was 1oz whereas all the others were 4oz each. Keeping our fingers crossed she improves, were awfully attached to her already

[micmak]

I'm just glad Markrae is not about.

[RATTER15]

Generally speaking people will pay good money for dogs and cats of a specific breed, (we just bought a Irish Wolfhound puppy) usually because they want that specific breed for a reason, myself, I would not pay for a mongrel or cross bred dog unless it was cross bred for a specific reason, a lurcher for hunting for instance.

[RATTER15]

I'm sure markrae will soon be here copying and pasting something!

[lotsafun]

i does seem mad that people will pay for pets when you can get them for free from rescue centres but the feedback weve had is that most owners nowadays want them from puppies and they want to know what the mother and father is. We didnt pay for our bitch, one of our neighbours was just going to leave her behind when he moved and we were so horrified by this that we said we would take her in. He told us she had been spayed and we took his word for it only we now have pups lol. Were getting her done for sure now in a couple of weeks.

[lotsafun]

hi carmalee just wanted to let you know that our little runt passed away this morning, were absolutley gutted, I couldnt stop crying, ive grown awfully attached to it but in the end she was just so small. ;-(

[rowanwitch]

Sounds a pretty cross, I think asking a fair bit helps weed out the impulse owners who don't think it through.. A friend asked for £25 for her alley cat kittens for this reason,,,,,

[lotsafun]

we did think that too rowan, we thought if someone is paying cold hard cash for something then they are not going to part with it unless there really sure they want something first. Were not hopeing for huge profit just want to get enough to get lucy and the bitch that were keeping spade, wormed, vacinated and to cover vet bills etc. Oh and of course to treat lucy and her pup to a brand new spanking bed :-) oh and a bottle of red for me for doing all the pooping scooping for the past 6 weeks lol

[rowanwitch]

Friend said she didn't cover her costs and wished she'd asked a little more...She also had to cover spaying her little tart of a kittie who had been a stray and preggers when she was taken in...although I think friend was taken in by her...

[kita1]

I don't know of many rescue centres where you can get a dog for free!

All rescues ask for a donation which can be anything from 100 pounds (cheapest) to 250 pounds.

This is usually to cover their costs of getting the dog neutred, wormed, deflead etc. and anything left over goes back into the rescue funds to help other animals.

[lotsafun]

seriously???????? i knew most of them ask for a donation but jeez thats alot isnt it. Well in that case i can fully understand why people are just buying them from pups onwards.

[carmalee]

lotsafun - sorry 'bout the little pup - just one of those things I'm afraid but that doesn't make it any easier does it? Anyway, hope Mum and the other pups are thriving.

[bednobs]

yes, we had to pay the rescue 125 for each of our dogs, and 40 for our cat

[kita1]

Not only do rescues ask for a donation, but most of them have certain rules where they will not home a dog like, no children under 5, no people who live in flats, must have a secure garden etc.

Then of course they send someone round to do a 'home check' to make sure your home is suitable.

To be honest I have often come across people who have given up trying to get a rescue dog and have gone out and bought a pup simply because its the only way they could get a dog.

I have years of experience with large and giant working breed dogs (have rescued some myself) yet I would be turned down by most of the rescue places because I don't meet their criteria.

As regards the people who backed out because they said they cost too much - what do they think the pups are going to cost when they have to see a vet etc? If they are that 'tight' it is probably best that they backed out! Also maybe they just realised that they would have to put the pups in kennels (holiday's booked?) and how much boarding kennels cost!!

If you work out that the pups are going to live to at least 10 years old then that would work out as 20 pounds per year! Hardly a massive expense.

[craft1948]

I paid £100 for my first dog and £100 for the daughter's dog from the RSPCA. If you buy 2 you get the second for £50........nearly a BOGOF.