corgi prices... - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T12:33:11Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/corgi-prices?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A534886&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf she's selling wit the righ…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5352632009-10-06T18:24:43.409ZBeauty and the Beasthttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MariaAndShiro
If she's selling wit the right to show sometimes they can be even more expensive.
If she's selling wit the right to show sometimes they can be even more expensive. I totally agree with you as B…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5352252009-10-06T16:45:40.396ZJane Christensenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JaneChristensen
I totally agree with you as Bev said "well said!!!!!
I totally agree with you as Bev said "well said!!!!! Ha ha, that's funny about the…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5352102009-10-06T16:26:23.236ZAlicehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Alice
Ha ha, that's funny about the hunting dog!
Ha ha, that's funny about the hunting dog! Well said!tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5350892009-10-06T11:49:35.275ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
Well said!
Well said! I posted somewhere else that…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5350822009-10-06T10:59:25.752ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
I posted somewhere else that I looked up and there were something like 400 Pemmies registered in England last year! Can't find the link now, but apparently they are much more popular here than there.
I posted somewhere else that I looked up and there were something like 400 Pemmies registered in England last year! Can't find the link now, but apparently they are much more popular here than there. I always tell my puppy buyers…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5350282009-10-06T06:00:13.788ZJoanna Kimballhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JoannaKimball
I always tell my puppy buyers that my puppies are free. What they are paying for is the right to call me at any time of the day or night, for any reason, for the next fifteen years. They're paying for me to come get their dog at a moment's notice if for any reason they cannot keep him or her. They're paying me to take the dog back if there are behavioral or health problems (whereupon I'll fix those medical or behavioral problems at my own cost), to help them make medical decisions, to explain…
I always tell my puppy buyers that my puppies are free. What they are paying for is the right to call me at any time of the day or night, for any reason, for the next fifteen years. They're paying for me to come get their dog at a moment's notice if for any reason they cannot keep him or her. They're paying me to take the dog back if there are behavioral or health problems (whereupon I'll fix those medical or behavioral problems at my own cost), to help them make medical decisions, to explain to them exactly why I bred the dogs I did, for an intro to showing or training (and for a dog they won't feel stupid taking into the ring), for free boarding at any time, for nutritional advice, and in short to be the safety net for them and their dog for any and every reason.<br />
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So I guess my question is how much you'd ask someone to pay if you're basically selling them YOU for the dog's entire life?<br />
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Any breeder can give you a cute puppy. Almost any breeder can give you a registered puppy. You're going to love that dog regardless of whether it was well-bred or not. Where the real difference comes is whether you've bought a good breeder. If you're in the emergency vet's office at two in the morning and are sobbing because you don't know what's going to happen, can you call your breeder? Can you get good advice from her? Will she talk to the vet - knowledgeably - when you can't? Will she pay to board her five dogs and drive fifteen hours to pick up your dying eleven-year-old dog and take him to the vet for that final visit because you just can't stand to make that decision? That's what good breeders do, and they do it without even thinking.<br />
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So yes, dogs from breeders like that are more expensive. But I really do think you get MUCH more than you paid for. I've never paid under a thousand dollars for any of my dogs, except the rescues, but I think I've easily gotten a thousand hours of advice, phone calls, e-mails, personal visits, parties, and help with every aspect of their little doggy lives. Oh, and I had a friend who lo…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5349092009-10-06T01:10:18.941ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Oh, and I had a friend who lost an Akita young, that she got from someone with a stable who had an intact Akita who met up by chance with a neighboring farmer's intact male Akita. The Akita developed some weird auto-immune reaction over time to vaccines and her organs started failing. I have no idea if that tends to happen in Akitas or not.<br />
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I think one issue that CAN arise in some (not all) backyard breeders is they don't really know the history of their lines. The breeder we used has…
Oh, and I had a friend who lost an Akita young, that she got from someone with a stable who had an intact Akita who met up by chance with a neighboring farmer's intact male Akita. The Akita developed some weird auto-immune reaction over time to vaccines and her organs started failing. I have no idea if that tends to happen in Akitas or not.<br />
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I think one issue that CAN arise in some (not all) backyard breeders is they don't really know the history of their lines. The breeder we used has developed her line for years, and can talk to a lot of people about the outside studs she uses since they move in the same circles.<br />
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Here's an example: when my parents were getting their Chessie, they had a puppy reserved from an upcoming litter, but then the breeder got a call from someone she'd placed a pup with and the pup was having seizures. She had no history of seizures in her line, so she started calling around and found some other cases cropping up from an outside stud she used. Needless to say word spread fast and she didn't end up having that planned litter and my parents had to wait for a different one.<br />
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So as you can see, even using a reputable breeder you can have a dog with serious health issues, but it is also likely that the problem will be recognized early and people will adjust their program accordingly. However, there are "reputable" breeders out there who do hide problems in their lines (especially those things that are not immediately obvious) and also some who breed for looks and have ill-tempered dogs, so there is no sure thing really. Wow, I always imagined there…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5349062009-10-06T01:07:26.107ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
Wow, I always imagined there were a lot of corgis there since they are the Queen's dogs!!
Wow, I always imagined there were a lot of corgis there since they are the Queen's dogs!! A lot of the backyard breeder…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5349022009-10-06T01:02:39.198ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
A lot of the backyard breeders also used to let the pups go at 5-6 weeks--- as soon as mom started to wean them-- and I think some of the issues arose from that.<br />
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Jane, as an example, we had a Springer Spaniel when I was a kid who really was a happy, sweet tempered dog. But the owners of the mom (who were actually my mother's cousins) bred her just because she was their dog and they liked her and they wanted a pup. They found a stud who I think actually had some quality. However, the stud was a…
A lot of the backyard breeders also used to let the pups go at 5-6 weeks--- as soon as mom started to wean them-- and I think some of the issues arose from that.<br />
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Jane, as an example, we had a Springer Spaniel when I was a kid who really was a happy, sweet tempered dog. But the owners of the mom (who were actually my mother's cousins) bred her just because she was their dog and they liked her and they wanted a pup. They found a stud who I think actually had some quality. However, the stud was a field-trial type Springer and the mom was from show lines, and in that breed those two types are so different as to almost be different breeds.<br />
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Again, nice dog, but she had an awful coat. Of course in those days dog food was pretty crappy too, but this was beyond a food issue. Half her coat was always dead-looking. I think there was some genetic incompatibility going on, as the show and hunting lines of Springers carry totally different coats. And she died of cancer. She wasn't especially young, though, and that can happen to any dog.<br />
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She was, ironically, a fabulous hunter (at least according to my father, and he used to field trial English Pointers that were quite good). He said she was the best personal gun dog he every worked behind, that is til he got the Chessie he has now from a top breeder out in New Jersey. Here in the UK Corgi's are re…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-10-06:1150197:Comment:5348962009-10-06T00:45:05.983ZDenise Hawkinshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/DeniseHawkins
Here in the UK Corgi's are relatively rare. I rescued mine and although they were rescues, we paid £400 for the pair with no papers at all. We have since rehomed one of the dogs and he was rehomed free, but we met the lady that wanted him and believed her to be the very best option for him. She sends me emails on a regular basis giving us updates. Pedigree Pups here are going for about £800. Not convinced that they are with papers or hip scores. Never seen any Cardigans here for sale at all,…
Here in the UK Corgi's are relatively rare. I rescued mine and although they were rescues, we paid £400 for the pair with no papers at all. We have since rehomed one of the dogs and he was rehomed free, but we met the lady that wanted him and believed her to be the very best option for him. She sends me emails on a regular basis giving us updates. Pedigree Pups here are going for about £800. Not convinced that they are with papers or hip scores. Never seen any Cardigans here for sale at all, although I am sure there are some somewhere!