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Coonhunting is a hobby , if the costs of raising a litter of pups hits you in the pocketbook enough that you need to sell every pup for top dollar then you have your priorities mixed up .... don't spend the grocery money on the dogs.

Some litters are exceptional .. but 90% of the pups born are culls and alot of them actually get culled one way or another ... I'll pay for the pick , but after that ... the other 6-8 are $25 dogs.

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Some litters are exceptional .. but 90% of the pups born are culls and alot of them actually get culled one way or another ... I'll pay for the pick , but after that ... the other 6-8 are $25 dogs.

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And just how does one go about picking the "PICK Of The LITTER"?

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And just how does one go about picking the "PICK Of The LITTER"?

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If you have been around a line of dogs .. or coondogs in general ... and can't pick the good from the bad ... then stick to buying started dogs.

It's like asking Michael Jordan how to play ball ... he just does it , everyone has a talent ... sometimes it just aint the one you wish it was.

It that stuff wasn't true ... nobody would ever be a top breeder or trainer ... we'd all take turns , but we don't ..... some guys just stay on top and don't like to share .

I guess some folks look at pups like I would a flock of geese ... I can't tell one from the other .. but that doesn't mean they are all the same ..

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If you have been around a line of dogs .. or coondogs in general ... and can't pick the good from the bad ... then stick to buying started dogs.

It's like asking Michael Jordan how to play ball ... he just does it , everyone has a talent ... sometimes it just aint the one you wish it was.

It that stuff wasn't true ... nobody would ever be a top breeder or trainer ... we'd all take turns , but we don't ..... some guys just stay on top and don't like to share .

I guess some folks look at pups like I would a flock of geese ... I can't tell one from the other .. but that doesn't mean they are all the same ..

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Well I forsure need your help when picking a pup then....I aint worth a crap at it I dont guess..Bad thing is I have one coming before long..I think I'll just take a leftover cause dont anybody else seem much better at picking them than me

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If you have been around a line of dogs .. or coondogs in general ... and can't pick the good from the bad ... then stick to buying started dogs.

It's like asking Michael Jordan how to play ball ... he just does it , everyone has a talent ... sometimes it just aint the one you wish it was.

It that stuff wasn't true ... nobody would ever be a top breeder or trainer ... we'd all take turns , but we don't ..... some guys just stay on top and don't like to share .

I guess some folks look at pups like I would a flock of geese ... I can't tell one from the other .. but that doesn't mean they are all the same ..

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Coonhunting is a hobby , if the costs of raising a litter of pups hits you in the pocketbook enough that you need to sell every pup for top dollar then you have your priorities mixed up .... don't spend the grocery money on the dogs.

Some litters are exceptional .. but 90% of the pups born are culls and alot of them actually get culled one way or another ... I'll pay for the pick , but after that ... the other 6-8 are $25 dogs.

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With the economy in the shape it's in ... when can we expect pup prices to start dropping ?

You used to could go to one of the coonhound events and get some real bargains .... I can understasnd top price for pups from really nice gyps bred to a proven sire in the stud programs .


.. but , these so-so gyps bred to something local and maybe in just the P.P. ... and the sire and dam don't have older , started pups on the ground ... that's about a $50 pup right there ... dang sure not $200-$300 .

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Pup prices may dop back when dog fee gets to $10 bag, vaccine is .50 cents a shot, and gas gets back to .80 cents a gallon. thats when prices will drop.


That is my guess anyways but what do i know i give all my pups away to those that i want to have one.

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it cost more than 50 dollars to adopt a mutt pup out of the dog pound!!lol

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Loren , you are right .... good horse flesh will always bring top dollar no matter the market.

I'm not talking about that and I couldn't post to that effect any plainer.

Hobo , not many folks have a gift for anything .... 99% of the progress in anything is made by 1% of the people doing it ... that's how it's supposed to be .

A genius wouldn't be above average if everyone was that smart ... but , these days you don't even have to be smart , you just gotta know what you're good at and be honest.

If you can't pick pups , then don't .... but don't say it can't be done just out of jealousy.

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A man once told me,"When you get a pup you get 100%, what you end up with is determined by how much YOU mess up." Was he a smart man ? Or was HE a genius ? Or was he like you and just full of himself ?

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A man once told me,"When you get a pup you get 100%, what you end up with is determined by how much YOU mess up." Was he a smart man ? Or was HE a genius ? Or was he like you and just full of himself ?

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i really don't know what it is but i have been pretty darn lucky with picking and starting pups.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Justin Smith
Pets are an almost guaranteed investment ... but with coonhounds , a first time cross and unproven studs ... you're not talking about paying $300 for a coondog ... you're talking about going through several of them before you get a good one .

By the same token that folks who can't afford pups should buy them .... if you can't afford to breed dogs without worrying about getting your "investment" back .. then you're also in the wrong market.

I haven't bought a hound pup in six years .... but , I do like to experiment now and then .... but when everyone thinks that just because their dogs are bred good they deserve $200-$300 per pup ... good luck .

How about a breeder saying .. for $500 , I'll keep supplying you with pups til' you are satisfied .... that would be more justified ... invest in the company , so to speak. [/QUOTE

I agree with Justin. Pups should be in the $100.00-$150.00 range. Every pup is a gamble.

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I agree with Justin. Pups should be in the $100.00-$150.00 range. Every pup is a gamble. [/B]

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pups are worth what someone is willing to pay no more no less
something to remember in buying a pup is in most,not all cases you get what you pay for

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I have a couple friends that are into hot rods. One owns a machine shop and makes heads from alum. blocks in cnc machines, high dollar stuff. The other owns a hot rod shop and builds cars. They both have told me that they're not hurt by the economy because cars are a guilty pleasure and a thing of passion. People will find the money for what they love. I think working with hounds is the same way (walkers anyway...lol.). People will pay for what they love. I see prices going up if anything. JMO.

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If a person can't afford $ 200-300 for a pup then they have no business buying a pup. That $200 dollars is the cheapest part of buying the pup.

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It's usually pretty easy when you raise them if you live where you can let them run free. As very small suckling pups Chris & I crack the opening in kennel doors just wide enough that mothers can't get out but pups can. They are allowed to come & go as they please. I look for natural indepence, the one that is always out & gone when I go to feed them before going to work in the morning( & after feeding in the evening) the one that is out checking things out or gone to the hollow behind house. I always end up with a pup that does its' own thing & uses its' own mind by doing it in this way & it's never let me down yet. This is the way I pick them for myself here. Treeing is a very strong & for the most part to much natural instinct nowadays especially. I realize most can't give pups free range & if I haven't hunted with several pups from other lines I'm not interested. After all they're supposed to be coonhounds & not treehounds. Treeing is way over emphasised for my taste nowadays & I absolutley can't stand a slick treeing, me tooing, babbling idiot. This is why I personally use first hand knowledge only. I'm still after coondogs first & not treedogs. I absolutley want a honest when it opens dog & not one running dog or barking out of over hyperness & must have trackdogs first.

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hey ya'll the feds may get us for price fixin and colusion cause of this thread.....lol

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so then when i go to sell my jet bred pups for about 150 bucks apiece and these pups are going to be performence nom. i should be able to get rid of them im hoping

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It's usually pretty easy when you raise them if you live where you can let them run free. As very small suckling pups Chris & I crack the opening in kennel doors just wide enough that mothers can't get out but pups can. They are allowed to come & go as they please. I look for natural indepence, the one that is always out & gone when I go to feed them before going to work in the morning( & after feeding in the evening) the one that is out checking things out or gone to the hollow behind house. I always end up with a pup that does its' own thing & uses its' own mind by doing it in this way & it's never let me down yet. This is the way I pick them for myself here. Treeing is a very strong & for the most part to much natural instinct nowadays especially. I realize most can't give pups free range & if I haven't hunted with several pups from other lines I'm not interested. After all they're supposed to be coonhounds & not treehounds. Treeing is way over emphasised for my taste nowadays & I absolutley can't stand a slick treeing, me tooing, babbling idiot. This is why I personally use first hand knowledge only. I'm still after coondogs first & not treedogs. I absolutley want a honest when it opens dog & not one running dog or barking out of over hyperness & must have trackdogs first.

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right now and by no meens is it a ready handy litter. My female seems to be a quality reproducer, and the male i bred her to is a reproducer. the pups have a great ped and are performance nominated. Now with this being said I sold these pups for 250 a piece to me thats fair not high dollar but not too cheap. Friends told me i was crazy for selling them for so cheap, but they all sold by the time they were a day old. I'm not in it to make money and realy don't care if i break even. I maid the cross because i wanted it and to keep me in dogs for awhile. I'm glad people want the same thing i want and spent the money to get a pup from me. If noone wanted one i would have been just as happy to put them in the hands of my buddies. Hound pup prices are really cheap on average compaired to other breeds. I paid 1,000 for a chesapeke bay retriever pup a couple years ago and she died at 9 mos old.
My mom raises pugs she get anywhare 700 to 900 $ a pup and they don't do anything but fart and sleep. so you guys bitching about pup prices need to get over it. If you want quality your going to pay for it .......

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