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Price of dogs

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  • #122
    shaveAbullock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭shaveAbullock


    What channels did farmers use to find sheepdogs before donedeal?


  • #123
    2forjoy
    Registered Users Posts: 452 ✭✭2forjoy


    shaveAbullock wrote: »
    What channels did farmers use to find sheepdogs before donedeal?


    Marts


  • #124
    shaveAbullock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭shaveAbullock


    2forjoy wrote: »
    Marts

    And that's out of the question now because of COVID?


  • #125
    Ave Sodalis
    Registered Users Posts: 7,547 ✭✭✭Ave Sodalis


    49801 wrote:
    I priced puppy for a desirable family breed direct with a breeder this week. Availability spring 2021... cost €1,500

    If that's with a great breeder who breeds proven, health tested dogs, is extremely knowledgeable, and breeds to better the breed, then that is expensive but on the upper side of reasonable. Most of that cost will go into bettering the dogs, and leaving themselves open for any returning of dogs.
    If that's a breeder who breeds for the sake of it, hasn't a clue about breed traits or standards, has never taken a single xray of their dog (nevermind the rest of the health testing), only knows what lines they're breeding from because it's on a piece of paper somewhere... or basically your typical backyard breeder, then yeah, that's crazy money.


  • #126
    tabby aspreme
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    shaveAbullock wrote: »
    And that's out of the question now because of COVID?

    Some marts have a notice board, you could put a wanted add on it, people are still going to marts, best way of getting a good dog is word of mouth, ask lads around you


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  • #127
    whisky_galore
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Donedeal dogs closed down. Market crash coming. I'm going to be stuck with Fifi. Fook.

    It's not going to be good for the dogs involved either way.

    Cruel people need to stop breeding and stupid people need to stop buying.


  • #128
    Markcheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    shaveAbullock wrote: »
    What channels did farmers use to find sheepdogs before donedeal?

    Buy and sell ?or the local paper ?

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



  • #129
    charolais0153
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    I was on the look out for a well bred working sheepdog pup for the last few weeks, some time for done deal to close up shop.

    I'd say they'd still b in the sheep section


  • #130
    J.O. Farmer
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    shaveAbullock wrote: »
    What channels did farmers use to find sheepdogs before donedeal?

    Farmers journal


  • #131
    pure breed
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭pure breed


    Limestone Cowboy wrote:
    I was on the look out for a well bred working sheepdog pup for the last few weeks, some time for done deal to close up shop.


    Same here Limestone, I got a great one for 100 euros 4 yrs ago unfortunately died but was a dinger easily trained. Bought a 400 euro pup last year and a complete clown just no interest in cattle at all. Spends the day chasing cats.
    Very hard to get decent pups for farming without paying through the nose.


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  • #132
    Dunedin
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    49801 wrote: »
    I priced puppy for a desirable family breed direct with a breeder this week. Availability spring 2021... cost €1,500

    Yikes!

    You’d need to be ordering at least two on that basis in case anything happens one fella at least you’ll have the other.


  • #133
    Say my name
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    J.O. Farmer wrote: »
    Farmers journal

    Word of mouth on who and where the best dogs were being bred.

    Same breeders always had the best stock.


  • #134
    kk.man
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    I'd love a collie dog here but with work I wouldn't do it to the poor thing. He or she would need to be working almost every day to keep them right. Maybe when I retire from the day job.


  • #135
    148multi
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    I was on the look out for a well bred working sheepdog pup for the last few weeks, some time for done deal to close up shop.

    Try Facebook, there are more dogs sold there than dd.


  • #136
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    148multi wrote: »
    Try Facebook, there are more dogs sold there than dd.

    Ya I'm keeping an eye there too. I'm not in a panic anyway, would like to get one from 2 good working parents though.


  • #137
    DJ98
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    Have the price of dogs come down any compared to what they were earlier in the year? Know a person selling sheepdog pups from working parents but wouldn't be fantastic dogs or anything but healthy and well minded pup's and wondering what would be a suitable offer to make on the pup's? Last time we bought a sheepdog pup it cost 90 euro and turned into a good enough dog, suitable for our needs.


  • #138
    dohc turbo2
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    DJ98 wrote: »
    Have the price of dogs come down any compared to what they were earlier in the year? Know a person selling sheepdog pups from working parents but wouldn't be fantastic dogs or anything but healthy and well minded pup's and wondering what would be a suitable offer to make on the pup's? Last time we bought a sheepdog pup it cost 90 euro and turned into a good enough dog, suitable for our needs.
    I think it’s worse it’s gone since


  • #139
    sonnybill
    Registered Users Posts: 958 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    DJ98 wrote: »
    Have the price of dogs come down any compared to what they were earlier in the year? Know a person selling sheepdog pups from working parents but wouldn't be fantastic dogs or anything but healthy and well minded pup's and wondering what would be a suitable offer to make on the pup's? Last time we bought a sheepdog pup it cost 90 euro and turned into a good enough dog, suitable for our needs.

    That’d be the going rate for good farm dogs round here, good home would be more important than the few quid to cover the Extra food etc


  • #140
    s8n
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    so where would folk suggest to pickup pups ? Specifically, daughter is looking for king Charles pup (dont want to spend crazy cash)


  • #141
    keepalive213
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    s8n wrote: »
    so where would folk suggest to pickup pups ? Specifically, daughter is looking for king Charles pup (dont want to spend crazy cash)

    Is €1000 - 1500 crazy cash, I reckon it is.


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  • #142
    mobby
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    s8n wrote: »
    so where would folk suggest to pickup pups ? Specifically, daughter is looking for king Charles pup (dont want to spend crazy cash)

    There are not many if any good breeders of Cavaliers breeding pups at this time. you may find some on donedeal etc. but very unlikely to have all the health checks done. and could cost you a lot more in the future then the mad money they are going for now. If you search Facebook you will find a couple of CKC groups that may assist. but the good breeders have long waiting lists at the moment.


  • #143
    alps
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    Price of pups should come down..

    I cant see any way of exporting to GB, and that was a massive and lucrative market.


  • #144
    s8n
    Registered Users Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭s8n


    appreciate the heads up.

    In general, apart from Done Deal, what sites are worth keeping an eye on ?


  • #145
    roosky
    Registered Users Posts: 996 ✭✭✭roosky


    s8n wrote: »
    appreciate the heads up.

    In general, apart from Done Deal, what sites are worth keeping an eye on ?

    Dogs.ie
    Adverts
    Toplink.ie


  • #146
    k mac
    Registered Users Posts: 640 ✭✭✭k mac


    Where would be the best place to look for a pup out of working sheep dogs and what sort of money are they making. Was thinking of one that could be trained to be reasonably good with sheep but it would not have to be off top class award winning working dogs. Also could these type of pups double up as a pet for the kids are would that ruin a working dog.


  • #147
    orm0nd
    Registered Users Posts: 4,172 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    k mac wrote: »
    Where would be the best place to look for a pup out of working sheep dogs and what sort of money are they making. Was thinking of one that could be trained to be reasonably good with sheep but it would not have to be off top class award winning working dogs. Also could these type of pups double up as a pet for the kids are would that ruin a working dog.

    toplink.ie (farmers Journal) most likely the best , also the sheep discussion forum on facebook, but a few iffy guys on there.

    prices from €200 up with most that micro chipped and vaccinated 300 to 450

    full bred border collie the best for a pet,

    we got a young kelpieXsheep dog here a couple of weeks ago here, and she is very promising already, she is however not afraid to show her teeth and fight her corner, which suits us just fine,


  • #148
    sonnybill
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    k mac wrote: »
    Where would be the best place to look for a pup out of working sheep dogs and what sort of money are they making. Was thinking of one that could be trained to be reasonably good with sheep but it would not have to be off top class award winning working dogs. Also could these type of pups double up as a pet for the kids are would that ruin a working dog.

    I have a border collie bitch 3 years old and she is great worker and I think it’s only way to have them that she is around the house(Outside) with us All the time and she is super with our toddler, she minds him full time, she loves to work but if she packed it all in in the morning she is a great pet and a joy about the place


  • #149
    Castlekeeper
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    k mac wrote: »
    Where would be the best place to look for a pup out of working sheep dogs and what sort of money are they making. Was thinking of one that could be trained to be reasonably good with sheep but it would not have to be off top class award winning working dogs. Also could these type of pups double up as a pet for the kids are would that ruin a working dog.

    Word of mouth is best of all IMHO. If you know someone in sheep country you'd be sorted quick enough in my experience.
    We've a fairly useless (for work) old girl who's more of a murder machine for small animals, but great with people, she was foisted upon us years ago and we all love her to bits.
    The funny thing is we've a young Jack Russel who's showing a lot of sense and promise around cows and cattle, and seems to pick things up in minutes!


  • #150
    hamburgham
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    alps wrote: »
    Price of pups should come down..

    I cant see any way of exporting to GB, and that was a massive and lucrative market.


    If that trade is stymied, will be fantastic. I'd be afraid to hope though. The people involved seem to have clout considering how much they get away with and the way the councils and vets turn a blind eye to what goes on.


    How do you think it will be obstructed?


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  • #151
    Tig98
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    Castlekeeper wrote: »
    The funny thing is we've a young Jack Russel who's showing a lot of sense and promise around cows and cattle, and seems to pick things up in minutes!
    How is the jack russel on the farm?
    Ive a sheeodog x jack russel bitch on the way, Im a bit afraid she wont be much of a farm dog if she has the height of a jack russel, couldn't see her wading through mud and puddles etc


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