Selling Dogs

[bucks better beagles]

There has been much discussion on this site about this issue. I find that when I try to sell one, it is more of a problem than an answer. Everyone expects perfection at a very small price. No offense intended here because I have met many very nice people but some that were not real dependable. Granted, I do not have great pedigrees but they are pretty good hounds anyway and they were priced reasonable. As an experiment, I have posted a real nice young dog "FREE" with a FREE TRIAL offer also. You might want to check it out and let me know if you think this method will work to place dogs and reduce kennel size.

I always thought that the dog sells itself. In this case, I will guarantee it.

Bob-Michigan

[Run&Gun]

I did see your ad on Beaglesforsale site. My first impression was, somebody ought to jump on that. My second thought was , if it's to good to be true, then it probably is.
Selling a good hound is know different then anything else, people want something for nothing, they want Grand Champions for 150.00 bucks. Check the wanted section of that same site, you'll see what i mean. Good buddy.

[chuck r]

Hey Buck,
See ya next week,Mike Eberle did the same thing for a buddy of his, the guy couldn`t sell his dogs, Mike said I`ll help you
put them on here for free,No more dogs.Seems as though every one wants some thing for nothin unless they have it then it becomes worth something. Have them potlickers tuned up.

[bucks better beagles]

Hay Charley, looking forward to seeing you. This is not a cull or throw away, I just don't need him. Most people are probably like "run and gun": My first impression was, somebody ought to jump on that. My second thought was , if it's to good to be true, then it probably is." Lordy, I didn't try to make him sound better than he is. Curious though, what does anyone have to lose? If one is looking for a young hound, why not try one like this? No obligation and free trial.

That's why I put this thread on here. I know a lot of serious hunters have been in this position. Usually, it is with dogs that are oversized or just don't meet up with their trialing needs. I have acquired some in this manner myself. I got them because they knew I would put them in the woods and give them a good home.

Charley, how about considering a trip up to Harrison to run them shoes for a while?

Buck

[Bunnyblaster]

To me it's like everything else............you have to weed through the bad to get to the good. Sometimes it's weeding through bad dogs and sometimes it's dealing with unreasonable people. I just listed a pup for free that I have for basically 2 reasons......... 1. I'm having trouble breaking him from barking in the kennel. It's not constant or anything like that but it's enough that it irritates me. And 2. He is wanting to be a late starter (IMO) and I already have 4 other started pups.

All I can figure is the best you can do is be honest and fair and the rest of the chips fall where they may.

[bucks better beagles]

Bunnyblaster....That is exactly the way I look at it. This is an experiment for me. A buddy of mine called and said, "the price is too high on that dog. You should pay the cost of gas for someone to come and try him". You know, I am considering doing just that. Better yet, if a person tries him and doesn't like him, I could buy them a meal or something. I don't think under these circumstances one could call me a "dog jockey" or a "puppy mill". Or could one?

I have a grandson out of Ranger Dan that I am also considering giving away. But since he is well bred, I would probably have to pay more to get someone to take him. (joke)

Bob

[flinger]

i would take him in a minute , a couple of the best dogs i have ever owned were free , im just not able to travel , my hats off to ya anyway , prolly make someone a real nice dog !

[bucks better beagles]

Thanks Flinger,: You are right about what you say. When I was a kid, I had a man give me $10 to take a dog off his hands because he was a deer runner. This was big money to me 50 years ago (I was 13). I managed to break that dog and he became perhaps, the best I ever owned.

How far down in Ohio are you? Maybe we could meet somewhere? I would deliver him all the way but my truck is just about as rickety as I am.

Bob

[flinger]

lol , same here , just have an old hunting truck , gets me huntin and to work , im in Zanesville area

[chuck r]

Buck ,you know ,if I drive 800 mi to see ya I`ll drive another 2hrs to run hare. I`m wanting to see if these junk yard dogs can handle a hare any better than they do a cotton tail.

I am going to get with Dave G from Lapeer,the gent that bought Hondo. Was in SC a while back tryin to run blue tail,rabbit came out of the weeds up the dirt road turned back in the weeds in frony of us,dogs came out went right past us and never slowed down, they was lookin at each other and ran 3o ft up the road runnin their mouths,I let one o them fox hound war whoops out ,that ended the bull crap,came back found the bunnie and ran it.

I gave the dog that was causen all the problems away. Funny how dogs will do things when they aren`t supposed to. Oh well hope it didn`t discourage the young man from gettin PATCH BLOOD.

[chuck r]

Buck you ain`t lo nugh to be rikity are ya????

[carn]

if you can't give him away run a for sale and ask a 1000 and you'll move him

[bucks better beagles]

Cairn, You know, I think you may have something there. I tried to sell a dog once for $200 and he was a pretty darn good dog. Nobody wanted him. One day a guy told me that a dog that was priced that cheap can't be any good. I raised the price to $400 and sold him in 3 days.

Charley: We could take Dave G. with us if all works out well. Course, there are lots of good running rabbits now over at the old Miller place on Cassidy Rd. Lots of room and no traffic.

Getting excited just thinking about them Patch dogs.

Buck

[Moore Beagles]

Bob
There have been some very good dogs given away or sold very cheap on this board.
I remember a couple years ago Larry G. put a Show bred dual purpose male on here, and most people looked at it as something wrong with it. All Larry was doing was moving a very well bred hound that he already used in his breeding program and was moving on. Honey Pots Hounds(Cindy) jumped on it and later Championed him out in the AKC Show ring.
I have seen several others that owners had to make room or gave up on a pup and was a late starter that later became one heck of a rabbit hound. Sometimes a change of eniviroment makes a big difference.
Bob I think your doing it the right way, because if they Trial him they will know alot more about what they are getting.
You never know unless you give him a chance!

[wvduece]

i use to sell mine supplys at one big coal co i bid on their tape n splice kits all kinds of different types of tape i bid very low just to get their business n get my foot in the door i had the lowest quote but didnt get their business another mine supply that sold the exact type of tape got their business i went to the purchasing agent asked why i didnt get the order he told me that since my bid was soo low the supertident thought there had to be somethiung wrong with my tape supply same as selling a dog price it reasonable most wont even be interested in the dog but price it way up there it will spark alot of interest n the dog will be sold go figure jb