No Pup for Penny

[Bobby Bass]

My daughter is looking for a pup and I to have been casually looking for a companion for Duncan who will be seven here in just a few months. What I have found is that there are no such thing as a cheap pet any more. Dogs can be purchased at the dog shelter for 280.00 these are of course dogs that are spaded or neutered and are an unknown mix or breed, just a best guess. Nothing wrong with the dogs as my daughter did have a rescued dog from the pound and he was an excellent pet.

The city here has done such a fine job of making it hard for someone to  raise a litter of pups with all the fees they have demand that pups are just not being had. All the dogs that I have found their owners are asking more then 500.00 and upwards of a thousand for papered puppies. My question is how is young family suppose to be able to get a pet for their family any more? In my neighborhood alone we used to have a dog at every house now we are hard pressed to come up with a half a dozen houses that have dogs and most of them are senior dogs who are in the twilight of their lives. Is this a problem or just me?

[Rebel SS]

I agree totally! How in the hey is a shelter supposed to find a home for pup when they charge $200 and up here?? Lotsa folks that would love a pup can't afford that! The idea is to find a HOME, NOT make money!!!  My pup was from a shelter , but they gave him to me because they said he was dying from Parvo, and wouldn't make it.  15 years later, he did pass away. The best damned dog and friend I ever had, and I've had them all my life!!!

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[glenn57]

i agree bobby.........those pet stores and shelters charge way to much, even with there shots. as reb said there goal should be to find a home, not make some clown a fat cat.

as far as having litters, we had 2 litters of sheltie pups and never had an issue with the city..........but we didn't actually tell them either.

and your right to buy a dog from a breeder or someone that had a litter is spendy, especially good pure bred dogs.

[Bobberineyes]

Ya it's gotten out of hand. A friend picked up a female lab pup a couple of years ago for 1300 bucks and doesn't own the breeding rights, tgat costed more!! Its hit or miss in the classifieds in town, will range from 400 - 1200 on labs, but some of the other non sporting breeds are even higher.
When we found our previous yellow Wisconsin had a chit ton of puppy mills and lots to choose from, but tgat was quite a while ago.

[mike89]

it's a sad world for getting a good dog,,  my friend got a good deal 3 years ago..  $25.00  for a 3/4 lab and 1/4 blue tick hound..  one of the best dogs I know!!

[LPS]

When I was looking for another lab a couple of years ago I looked at lots of Lab Kennels.  They all wanted $400-$500 down and when the litter is born you got to pick in your turn.  If that dog didn't have enough pups you had to wait another year.  Then you paid them the other $400 -$500 when you picked it up.  Now way in hell would I fall for that.  AND it is the common thing now. 

[Rebel SS]

And then ya get one that looks like Retardo the Wonderpup. Sorta reminds me of Glenn.

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[mike89]