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[duckbuster]

setterguy: In field trials most people who breed are in it to make money and LOTS of it!! Check this HSOforum out: www.creekrobber.com
This dog is 5 years old. Look at what his stud fee is then look at the number of litters he has on the ground or are in process. In the next 10-15 years this dog will make Mr. Ken Jackson close to a MILLION dollars!!!!!!! Now obviously if you have a male that is in "Auggies" league as far as being the top dog in the sport things will be different. The other thing is that as a female owner you might have 3-4 litters from your dam in her life time.

Getting back to your answer of my question. If I understand you correctly, if I have ten grand into my dog I should sell the puppies for 2500 or if I have a grand into her I should sell them for 250? Are we on the same page here?

Please follow up with me on this so I know I'm thinking on the same lines as you. Thank You!!!

[setterguy]

Not necessarily what you have into the dog, but what you could outright sell her for. You will never recover the money you have into a dog, its like selling a car and expecting to get back all the gas money you put into it. Agian this is a rule of thumb and not a set in stone formula. With the breeders sure there are people that are in it to make money, and I deal with pointing trials exclusivley so don't know the ins and outs of the Lab world. Hope this info helps, if you have any more quesitons just let me know.

[Hooch]

It's a good looking dog, allthough I know a guy who get's $1500 or 3 pups, and all the pups are limited registration. Maybe I'm in the wrong line of work...

[duckbuster]

HOOCH: The problem is that dogs like Auggie don't come around that often. What is the name of the dog you referred to? There is a dog on the west coast I know of that the stud fee is based on the number of puppies that are born. The fee is $500.00 per puppy!!!

[scotty18]

Hi guys, In the past I spent some time in the dark and evil world of coon hounds and competition hunting. The price above doesn't seem out of line, to get the service of a grand night/show champ it was $2000 and up. Now this was 10 years ago. I couldn't guess what the top breeders get now. I don't have hounds anymore, but it's not unusual to pay $1000 for a Llewellin pup. This is based on bloodlines and hunting ability. There are very few Llewellin breeders that use field results as a selling point. I'm finding that not using field results for most breeders is a pride thing because of the whole Llewellin/English setter debate.

Thanks, Scotty