Expensive Borders

[marshman 7,758]

Had to laugh today, the missus came back from a trip to London. Anyway while walking through one of the big stores she saw some border pups for sale . The price was £1,400 a pup!!

[ginga john 268]

So you now have two border pups then what you going to call them ?

 

[Guest dee mac]

that is very sad indeed and then the breeders and so called working men who sell border pups for 3oo 4oo and 500 pounds say they have the best interests and working ability at heart makes me fcuking sick if truth be told cause now every twat in country has one and they dont give a jot for working ability the good old border will be resighed too history very soon im afraid

[marshman 7,758]

So you now have two border pups then what you going to call them ?

 

[marshman 7,758]

It's a shame to see a working dog being turned into a expensive lap dog! Ginja John you're mate that you will be digging with this season probably want one lol!!

[dave mac 58]

if they want to charge high price.s let them.un like the lads that work them, they will never know the feeling of digging to your own border dog,i would say most of the lads that work there borders are not in it for money,most show people and pedlers are,how sad that they will never know the true character of breed.

[obi2 239]

They are still a hard working breed and like any other terrier breed if brought up correctly and entered properly there as good as anything out there. Check the gun dog section, springers and spaniels going for £450 £500 and noone gives it a second thought. If there from good working parents that are constantly doing the job and the price is £450 I will pay it and give it a working home. Everybody wants to pay less for something. If there bred and worked within your hunting group then Obviously it's going to be a lot cheaper or even pups given for free to mates. Il always work and have them whatever the price as I can't see past them and can't put a price on a well bred worker in my opinion.

[obi2 239]

I draw the line at £1400 though haha

[Alaunt 4]

They are still a hard working breed and like any other terrier breed if brought up correctly and entered properly there as good as anything out there. Check the gun dog section, springers and spaniels going for £450 £500 and noone gives it a second thought. If there from good working parents that are constantly doing the job and the price is £450 I will pay it and give it a working home. Everybody wants to pay less for something. If there bred and worked within your hunting group then Obviously it's going to be a lot cheaper or even pups given for free to mates. Il always work and have them whatever the price as I can't see past them and can't put a price on a well bred worker in my opinion.

What strain are your borders ?.

[obi2 239]

My own strain lol

[Guest dee mac]

if they want to charge high price.s let them.un like the lads that work them, they will never know the feeling of digging to your own border dog,i would say most of the lads that work there borders are not in it for money,most show people and pedlers are,how sad that they will never know the true character of breed.

dave do you keep borders and if so do you sell pups or give out too trusted digging men when some are spare and if you do sell whats your going rate

[Guest dee mac]

They are still a hard working breed and like any other terrier breed if brought up correctly and entered properly there as good as anything out there. Check the gun dog section, springers and spaniels going for £450 £500 and noone gives it a second thought. If there from good working parents that are constantly doing the job and the price is £450 I will pay it and give it a working home. Everybody wants to pay less for something. If there bred and worked within your hunting group then Obviously it's going to be a lot cheaper or even pups given for free to mates. Il always work and have them whatever the price as I can't see past them and can't put a price on a well bred worker in my opinion.

exactly you cant put a price on a well bred worker so dont fcuking do it keep them among the decent digging lads and they ll be safe as houses and when the next new faze comes in the dog shelters will be full of the none working borders the way there full of staffs at the minute as that faze went south and hopefully they all end up in a wheelie bin leaving behind the decent lads with there decent working borders and never mind what any body else is doing or charging for gundogs or what ever else there peddling make your own judgement and dont jump on anybody elses bandwagon.

[fat man 4,741]

There priceing the border beyond the working mans reach,unless your in a circle of lads that keep and work them.I remember years ago a few lads from cobh in cork kept a very good working strain of border.Now we happened to be having a few pints with them after the game fair in adare manor and got chatting about borders,Tom the man i was talking to took me out to his van and showed me 3 border bitches,all well worked,grandmother,daughter,granddaughter.Not the big chunky things you see at shows,proper workers.We met up with them at another show a couple of weeks later and we went home with 2 border pups,1 was about 8months and the other 7weeks.The lads charged us the price of a few pints in the pup after the show.1 bitch,the older 1 worked very well and entered very early but sadly picked up poison on my mates shoot and died,the 2nd was stolen.

[pats an jacks 1]

There priceing the border beyond the working mans reach,unless your in a circle of lads that keep and work them.I remember years ago a few lads from cobh in cork kept a very good working strain of border.Now we happened to be having a few pints with them after the game fair in adare manor and got chatting about borders,Tom the man i was talking to took me out to his van and showed me 3 border bitches,all well worked,grandmother,daughter,granddaughter.Not the big chunky things you see at shows,proper workers.We met up with them at another show a couple of weeks later and we went home with 2 border pups,1 was about 8months and the other 7weeks.The lads charged us the price of a few pints in the pup after the show.1 bitch,the older 1 worked very well and entered very early but sadly picked up poison on my mates shoot and died,the 2nd was stolen.

sorry to hear that fella.

[danny300 2,240]

i always have 1 border about the yard got 1 last year from a man i know paid 50 euro she was to hard for him [bANNED TEXT] you dug they always dead.lucky i bred her got 3 pups gave the man the 2 dogs and held the bitch for myself. sadly my lurcher got her way with the mother so still have the pup

Edited August 16, 2011 by danny300