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would you concider this reasonable?
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?
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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
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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