Well Thanks Terra! Everything Terra posted is soooo true. So funny, maybe we have been around to long Terra--yup--stud fee used to be thought the same as the price of a nice puppy. Didn't mean it was a SHOW puppy but just a bright, sound, healthy puppy that could live his/her life with a SENSIBLE family. I have a very breeder/judge/stud dog owner friendly vet. To-day we took one of the BB darlin boys we are fostering for Tiff and Joanne to MY vet. We had a rabies shot, flotation stool examination, toe nails trimed (because I still cannot get control of the arm) and his heart worm med for the month at his weight. $78--now we did have a new vet that looks like she is 18 because Dr. Sarah and Dr. Phil were having a day off. No problem--she is new is doing what she is told to do. My regulars--Sarah and Phil would never have charged me for the nails but other than that it would have been the same. They are great--actually sent Brenda to the Bridge for zero $$. The huge stud fees, I feel and have been told, are ment to weed out those of us that have lesser quality bitches with not real great pedigrees. I am not sure how I feel about this but do understand their thinking The life of a popular stud dog owner can be hell on wheels(to and from O'Hare twice a week or more often if the job needs to be done--meanwhile both owners are working full time jobs--120 one way to O'Hare). Some of you are much closer to the airport etc.. It really is a tuff call. I would love to hear a followup from the owners of current TOP stud dog owners. My handling of a top stud dog was so long ago. I know--yes due to my age--I HAVE to handle it differently--and DO. Hope we can hear from some of you folks with the big guns and how you handle it. It could be very educational. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "terra fairburn" <Terraf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "show gsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 7:13 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Stud Dog Fees > It seems there use to be a thought that stud fees were based on a price of > a puppy. HMMM...seems like there is huge difference now since in my area > the price of a puppy is slowly decreasing due to a supply and demand > issue. As the middle class continues to pay more in taxes, gas, and > housing, we don't have as much disposable income either. Some of these > fees are too expensive for my income. Vet bills are sky-rocketing too and > then when it is all said and done you are lucky not to go in debt. I use > to want to break even but now...it is just plain risky business. Huge > stud fees are just plain out of my league. Glad to see Sandy and others > making it affordable for us little guys. > Terra Fairburn & Nanc Kinley > Keggi Fair German Shepherds > Terraf@xxxxxxxxxxxx > www.keggifair.com > "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding" > Leonardo da Vinci > > ------------------------------------------------ > No Virus Found In This Message > Scanned at barracuda.geneseo.net > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================