Killinstuff
Senior Member
Questions for guys that have bought or sold started dogs. Tuck is 10 now and his hips are giving him more and more trouble as time goes on so I'm looking for another dog to pair up with Tober. I really don't want to go through the puppy stage again this year and was looking for a dog between 6 months and 1 1/2 year old. The price on them (been looking at setters, red setters and pointers) varies greatly from $750 up to $2550 for dogs that have had little to no wild bird contact and just starting to retrieve, handle, the bare basics. And I'm OK with that and don't expect much from a 6 month old but my pups by a year old can hunt wild birds with more success than failure , handle, back, more than just the basics. I'm just not seeing many year old started dogs with much training. I wonder why and wonder if these as cast offs breeders are not putting much time into because they don't measure up?
I'm not looking at backyard breeds and the dogs are pedigreed. I'm not worried about price and pedigreed.....I'm not going to breed him so.
So guys who sell started dogs: Why are you selling a started dog in the first place? Are they in demand? What are you saying your started dogs are able to do as a year old for sale?
Guys who have bought a started dog: Why did you get a started dog? Did you get what you expected to get? Would you do it again?
I'm not looking at backyard breeds and the dogs are pedigreed. I'm not worried about price and pedigreed.....I'm not going to breed him so.
So guys who sell started dogs: Why are you selling a started dog in the first place? Are they in demand? What are you saying your started dogs are able to do as a year old for sale?
Guys who have bought a started dog: Why did you get a started dog? Did you get what you expected to get? Would you do it again?
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