[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: was entries...prices / cost of a good dog
- From: "edwinx" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:53:29 -0800
It is not a matter of the economy being good or bad...if things and items or
fees are going above what many of the participants are willing or able to pay
for things then that overall activity must either change or survive with the
few members left that are willing to pay the increases...this activity or sport
is very $$$$$....I was being modest when I said I was lucky when I bought two
show dogs outright for $1500 bucks...I did my home work...I was not willing to
go over budget...every one decides what their budget is...here comes my next
Analogy Tom......The owner of the Yankee Baseball team George Steinbrenner out
spends the owner of the Oakland A's by more than 100 million dollars a year for
his baseball players...The Yankess win most of the time...the Oakland A's while
never winning the WorldSeries in the past several years have always reached the
playoffs and come close to the Series and in Fact almost beat those Yankees in
two of the last 5 years....well my family's situation is like the Owner of the
A's..I want to be competitive...but I have to be wise with the limited budget
that I have...If your situation is more like the Yankees...God bless ya...Ed
Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: was entries...prices / cost of a good dog
In a message dated 1/3/2005 3:43:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I was blessed several years ago wh
en I found a breeder on Vancouver Island who sold two litter mates to me
for $1500.00 total FOR BOTH PUPPIES with NO co-ownership...the male went on to
become a CAN and AM Champion...the bitch produced GV CH BONO...some say I was
lucky...I say I had to search for something I could afford...perhaps we could
get more new folks involved if the initial investment was not as high...
Love 'ya Ed, but that's below the cost of pet puppies <G>. As far as the
initial investment, I came from show/ race horses, so to me, in comparison,
dogs are extremely reasonable. I don't know how some can say the "economy" is
bad; unemployment is low, interest rates are low, the stock market is looking
good, waiting lists for luxury cars for up to a year (gasp!) and they can't
build McMansions quickly enough in many areas of the country. Having moved
about five miles away from a car racing track, I am AMAZED at the rigs I see
pulling in on the mornings I leave early for shows ~ now THERE are some big
bucks being spent ~ color coordinated too! My point is, there are a lot of
hobbies more expensive than ours.
As for handlers' fees, you get what you pay for IMO. I don't begrudge the
$$$$; that would be like me complaining about other professional fees;
contractors, accountants, lawyers, the lawn service....nobody is forcing me to
write the checks.
And, as far as a dogs's price is concerned, if you want to take a chance on a
promising puppy, that's all it is, IMO, a chance. If you want someone to grow
the puppy out, maybe prelim, see what it looks like in a few months, you can't
IMO expect them to take all the risk. How many promising prospects turn out?
One out of three? One out of five? So expect to pay three to five times as
much for a nice "dog" as you would a promising puppy.
In closing, I think it's too simplistic to say our entries are down primarily
due to $$$ (either handlers or the price point of a competitive dog) when if
you look around, an awful lot of $$$ is spent on other hobbies, travel and
entertainment. There are shenanigans in BOTH rings. Until a person learns how
to avoid them more often than not, it can get expensive. We (generic "we") do
have a somewhat closed society. It helps to be more welcoming.
JMHO
Kathy
visit Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs
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