slips 114 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Slips I'm lucky enough that I'm not in the situation where I need to buy a pup but I understand what your getting at.I still wouldn't pay 500 for a pup no mater how well bred it was. There are no guarantee's with a pup, it could turn out shite. 500 quid would buy you a digging dog and i hope ya never in this situation as the say goes you pays ya money and ya take ya chances im sorry to say 500 wouldnt buy a diggin dog of me ive no of shamo going for more. im not money minded trust me but a honset diggin dogs can like rockin horse shit if your not round the right folk and yes iv pts well bred uns they all dont make it jmho Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Slips I'm lucky enough that I'm not in the situation where I need to buy a pup but I understand what your getting at.I still wouldn't pay 500 for a pup no mater how well bred it was. There are no guarantee's with a pup, it could turn out shite. 500 quid would buy you a digging dog Thats why the working terrier game is the way it is,money has taken over from work.Just look at the border for instance,people ask why there are not many working borders about.Well i think its a lot to do with them been priced beyond the working mans pocket,if they were at a more reasonable price there would be more lads interested in trying them.I dont sell pups or buy pups,if i have surplus pups there given to friends that will work them,and if i need a pup i can always go back to them down the line at some stage,and i think thats the way it should be,but there's always someone out there looking to screw someone. 1 Quote Link to post
auldboy 2 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 BB24 why dont you get to know someone thats at the diging game and ask can you come along with them come the season and that you will share the work load.Then you will see first hand what there dogs are like and who knows if they were alright lads they might offer you a pup or even better a young terrier ready for starting.Dont go rushing in buying a pup because it has a big name behind it,they usually turn out shite,better to get one from worker to worker,and a lot better if you get the chance to see them work.Good luck anyway. fatman i think you have double standards didn you buy a pup of one of the so called big names not so long ago you come on here tellin every one dont buy of the big names and you do exactly that and if my snoop is correct its 300 a pup from the same man who has 17 pups ordered to date Quote Link to post
foxfan 479 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 £500 for a pup ?? why not £1000 or £2000 ? if you start going down that roud you invite the money men in, no matter how genuine they seemed when you sold it, and then they put it to something crap and start advertising pups from so and so's line for daft money and theres more shite going round. Quote Link to post
slips 114 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Slips I'm lucky enough that I'm not in the situation where I need to buy a pup but I understand what your getting at.I still wouldn't pay 500 for a pup no mater how well bred it was. There are no guarantee's with a pup, it could turn out shite. 500 quid would buy you a digging dog Thats why the working terrier game is the way it is,money has taken over from work.Just look at the border for instance,people ask why there are not many working borders about.Well i think its a lot to do with them been priced beyond the working mans pocket,if they were at a more reasonable price there would be more lads interested in trying them.I dont sell pups or buy pups,if i have surplus pups there given to friends that will work them,and if i need a pup i can always go back to them down the line at some stage,and i think thats the way it should be,but there's always someone out there looking to screw someone. totaly agree .....BUT it started about a member gettin a pup to start terrier work if he had the chance to buy a well line bred one would 500 be a sting. or does he go around the circit waste in time and money to relize that 500 was a gift to get good blood? and yes we all give em to freinds famliy and wish them well but hes not fortune anuf may be to be gifted a pup. i think the red rosset is the bigest down full to the workin terrier not money 1 Quote Link to post
dev 226 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 500 quid is still a bad sting for a pup slips, there is simply no way of justifying it. There are well bred pups out there for a lot less than that Quote Link to post
brog 670 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) 500 quid is still a bad sting for a pup slips, there is simply no way of justifying it. There are well bred pups out there for a lot less than that slips is just feeling the market ............he has a litter and the feel for cash Edited July 13, 2011 by brog Quote Link to post
Guest eastmids Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 /////////////////////////:laugh: Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 BB24 why dont you get to know someone thats at the diging game and ask can you come along with them come the season and that you will share the work load.Then you will see first hand what there dogs are like and who knows if they were alright lads they might offer you a pup or even better a young terrier ready for starting.Dont go rushing in buying a pup because it has a big name behind it,they usually turn out shite,better to get one from worker to worker,and a lot better if you get the chance to see them work.Good luck anyway. fatman i think you have double standards didn you buy a pup of one of the so called big names not so long ago you come on here tellin every one dont buy of the big names and you do exactly that and if my snoop is correct its 300 a pup from the same man who has 17 pups ordered to date As i said in mt last post i dont buy or sell pups,last pup i got was a gift by a friend,as it should be. Quote Link to post
slips 114 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 500 quid is still a bad sting for a pup slips, there is simply no way of justifying it. There are well bred pups out there for a lot less than that slips is just feeling the market ............he has a litter and the feel for cash dame you brog you guna blow my cover bla bla bla Quote Link to post
slips 114 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 500 quid is still a bad sting for a pup slips, there is simply no way of justifying it. There are well bred pups out there for a lot less than that ok now we astableshed that 500 to much for a terrier and i totaly agree on that so matey on ere lookin for a pup you should av a idear now when your out there to by your first pup good luck Quote Link to post
stevie g 2005 125 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 i would pay for a pup out of decent stuff but that still doesnt mean its going to make a worker it just betters your chances off success so 500 pound to me is a bit to much and i find that the fellas asking that type of money not them all but a few well know names are breeding off bitches that have seen little or no work because of the demand for pups theres a lot of money lost waiting on a bitch to prove her self to be worth mating Quote Link to post
SUNDAYBAIN 19 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I reckon between £100 to £200 seems about right,i found a an old shooting news the other day no 182 july 1986, Patterdale Pups were going for £35.00 each those were the days Quote Link to post
sallie 67 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 and people were probably on better wages then , better than what most people get today for there money anyway. Quote Link to post
dytkos 17,782 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thanks pal, I have been in touch with some local lads off this site and im hopeing to tag along when the season starts. Thats why im not bothered about getting a pup just yet untill iv seen how things are done. If you get in touch with " kernow oli" on the site, he's the F&MWTC rep for this area, he'll give you a few pointers and not too far from you. Cheers, D. Quote Link to post
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