| bunnyhop418 |
| Posted 10/25/2007 9:02:22 PM |
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Hi!I,m new.I would like some information on how to take care of a puppy.I want to learn more before I get one.  |
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| Amy_Dox |
| Posted 10/25/2007 11:22:49 PM |
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well since im the first one to reply, i get to ask the big question! yay!
how much time do you have to devote to a puppy? |
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| CannonFarms |
| Posted 10/25/2007 11:30:06 PM |
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picking up lots of poo and stepping in tons of pee, having anything you cherrish tore up or puked on they belive that thats a fair trade for puppy kisses and snuggles.
Social life? forget that for at least a year or plan on some revenge waiting on you when you get back hence why the are so good at looking cute.
Puppies are allot of hard fustrating work but once they get out of the puppy hood they are awsome. Ive gotten lazy in my older age and will only have one more puppy, then im done, course ive raised 3 the past year so im burnt out on Puppies.
its like anything in life the more work you put into them the better the results. Read the diffrent things when you google NILF Dog training so you can know the right way to treat a Dog before you get one  |
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| bunnyhop418 |
| Posted 10/26/2007 7:39:46 AM |
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Quote CannonFarms: picking up lots of poo and stepping in tons of pee, having anything you cherrish tore up or puked on they belive that thats a fair trade for puppy kisses and snuggles.
Social life? forget that for at... |
Wow! Thanks for all that information.You know alot. my sister and I love animals we want to be vets. |
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| bunnyhop418 |
| Posted 10/26/2007 7:43:00 AM |
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Quote Amy_Dox: well since im the first one to reply, i get to ask the big question! yay!
how much time do you have to devote to a puppy? |
Well...first I have to know how much one cost.What 500,400 bucks? |
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| CannonFarms |
| Posted 10/26/2007 9:33:46 AM |
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knowing how to pick the right breeder is more important than the price, Im sure theres yorkies out there for 500 but they are not going to be breed standards or have defects. also dont fall for the t-cup line of  yorkies are suposed to be small but too small can meen liver shunts and hyperglicimia.
a reputable breeder will ask around 1000 for pet quality and up to 3000 for show quality maybe even higher.
Please ask us any questions about the breeder you may find, however you cant give any direct names or sites on here. |
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| PaPiper |
| Posted 10/26/2007 7:12:47 PM |
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Quote CannonFarms: picking up lots of poo and stepping in tons of pee, having anything you cherrish tore up or puked on they belive that thats a fair trade for puppy kisses and snuggles.
Social life? forget that for at... |
 Totally!!!!!
kinda sorta missing the 'baby' stage' NOT!!!!lol! |
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| Amy_Dox |
| Posted 10/27/2007 12:30:08 AM |
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| Quote bunnyhop418: Well...first I have to know how much one cost.What 500,400 bucks? |
well, like naturaldane said, theyre usually a lot more than that. plus what about vet bills (for all their shots, checkups, etc) the cost of feeding them, grooming them (yorkies need to be grommed often because of their long hair, but you could get a puppy cut) toys, pee-stain cleaner (which you will need a TON of), puppy beds, Dog sitters for when youre gone, collar, leash, and hours and hours and hours of your time.
and theres more where that came from! |
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| maoseger1010 |
| Posted 10/27/2007 6:38:29 AM |
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| Quote bunnyhop418: Well...first I have to know how much one cost.What 500,400 bucks? |
The average person will spend $9,500 on their med size Dog over its life time. That is if the Dog is healthy. A sick Dog can cost 12 to 20 thousand over its lifetime.
Most new Dog owners should expect to spend between $650 to a $1000 in the first year of the Puppies life. This does not include the cost of the puppy.
IF you rescue a Dog you can cut your first year costs somewhat because the Dog will have its shots and be fixed before you get it.
IF you do not own your home you will spend more, because most rentals require you to pay a non refundable deposit and extra money each month.
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| lganio |
| Posted 10/27/2007 7:01:59 AM |
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Quote maoseger1010: The average person will spend $9,500 on their med size Dog over its life time. That is if the Dog is healthy. A sick Dog can cost 12 to 20 thousand over its lifetime.
Most new Dog owners should expect... |
Great post. OP, what do you want to know about a puppy. You have been given a lot of information, but no one here can give you the entire picture.
Puppies are expensive and a lot of work if cared for properly. Getting a puppy from a reputable breeder is the first step (well not really, first after you puppy proof your home, buy all the supplies and train yourself).
Research is required to find a reputable breeder along with home visits to see the pup, and its parents.
Once you get the pup home, it is a lot of time and energy and something you can't give up on. It is trips to the vet, cleaning up poop etc.
You will be the decision maker for this living thing. You will need to be financially ready to do that as well as emotionally.
Good Dog food is not cheap either. Sure, you can buy Ol' Roy from Walmart, but that isn't good food. You need to take your time to educate yourself about what makes a food good and what doesn't. Or maybe you would like to start raw feeding. Many swear by it and claim it to the best. (I am not claiming it isn't.) |
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| dogzrock |
| Posted 10/27/2007 2:36:12 PM |
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i breed dogs 4 a livin and i feed them ol'roy,whats wrong with that?
they are all fine!! i aint spending more money on the dogs i aint even keeping! |
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| lganio |
| Posted 10/27/2007 2:43:08 PM |
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Quote dogzrock: i breed dogs 4 a livin and i feed them ol'roy,whats wrong with that?
they are all fine!! i aint spending more money on the dogs i aint even keeping! |
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| dogzrock |
| Posted 10/27/2007 6:19:20 PM |
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i aint no troll !! when yur breeding dogs for a livin you aint gonna make much money if yur feedin that high dollar Dog food! n ya would think the vet wood know what he is talkin about! he told me ol roy was just as good as that high dollar pedigree!
and dad's is even cheaper so when that food is in the store i stock up , best buy heck sometimes a bit under $7 bucks for 40 lbs!
i spose you aint got nothing better to do that to spend 20 bucks on a bag of dogs food! well i got a family 2 suport n i aint wasting good money on any dogs or pups i aint even gonna have past 6 or 8 weeks old ! let the folks that buy them pups feed them that high dollar stuff.i am not flushing my hard earned money down the terlet!
my mammy dint raise no fool here!
yall need to get some lernin about how to make money when breeding yur dogs! even saving money if yur not breedin is good.
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| suebgone |
| Posted 10/27/2007 6:32:50 PM |
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OMG I'm laughing so hard I can hardly type. you really are a troll, aren't you. please tell me you are.
you arent serious are you? I mean can there be anyone that is that hmmmm "uneducated"?
(sue is running for cover)
this is gonna get really ugly, isn't it? |
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| dogzrock |
| Posted 10/27/2007 6:53:56 PM |
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dont have much school lernin , i will tell ya that , i dint know that lernin in books really mattered much when it comes to talking to other folks.
seems some of yur r pretty mean folks round here just cause i dont have book lernins dont mean i dont know how to breed dogs and how to make money! i have 5 kids and my ol man split 2 years ago, cant survive on that state welfares , and i found a better way to make money so my kids can go ta school and maybe git an educachon.i no i cant spell good! n i cant git that spelling check clicker 2 work on this board!
i can teech u a lot about making money if wantin to do sum lernin.
i bet your one of those folks that spends the high dollar money on ur dogs food?
i aint here to be made fun of and i ain here to fuss wit none of u folks.
i am probly gonna be paying to sell my pups on this big site here i herd bout it on a chat room im on, they said i can sell faster n more on a big place like this.
whacha feedin yur dogs?
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| suebgone |
| Posted 10/27/2007 7:31:02 PM |
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what part of Georgia are you from?
if you are serious about any of this, you have a ton to learn. you don't just stop learning because you aren't in school anymore.
how many of your Puppies die every year? or how many out of each litter?
what is it you're breeding? |
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| lganio |
| Posted 10/27/2007 8:03:25 PM |
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Georgia? Sue I have to disagree that this person is from Georgia....which rock did you crawl out from under. You can't be for real!! There ain't anything we gonna do to help ya cuz ya aint willin' to learn!
Do you know what immunizations are! or laws?
I too have a family to feed and support but my dogs do get good kibble.
Hopefully you don't reproduce children the same way you reproduce dogs! That could be the only thing worse you coud do than what you are doing now! |
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| dogzrock |
| Posted 10/27/2007 8:59:08 PM |
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i aint from no georga !!
u suer askin a lots of qsetions.n bein mean agin.
i am from paducah kentucky ! c u try to spell that with yur high dollar book leranin! i lernd that when i was 8 !
i bred hybreds, *designr ones*
they pay reel good.
i got jack-a bees , jack -a - poos n i got puggles *them do really good 2*
n i got poogles !
n cocka poos n cocker pugs 2
jist started doin silky jacks, they are going fast! will have more of em in time for xmas.
they r all registired with that ACHC club( cost me more but i kin sell em 4 more then ) , and they r all good dogs.
my oldenst son wants a gard Dog - so i was thinkin bout getting 2 differnt gard Dog breeds and then i kin be inventin my own new breed didya know if you invent a breed you git ta name it?
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| dogzrock |
| Posted 10/27/2007 9:00:25 PM |
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some die thats life we got shovels n i got lots of land and my kids got strong backs but i get 24 litters a year rite now an they aint cheap 2 buy. thoze
folks n them big citys like them breeds i kin sell them for sometimes 2 thousand buks each! n thoze high dollar folks pay for the shipping n the cage to fly em in , and my vet is a horse vet and my ol mans unkle 2! - so he does them realy cheap 4 me to help the kids as that ol man o mine went missin and left us his unkle is nice to us, he helped me start doing this he started by giving us the first dogs we got and toe me what to breed and told me about that achc place,
and got me the komputr and everthin to help my kids an me
n he gets that *health certifkations* 4 me 2 if i ship em out by 8 weeks they need notin but one shot one small dose of horse wormer and that cerfikate.
unkle otis even drive em to the airport 4me and helps me with the bankin n stuff
my oldest son does all the righting that needs to be done 4 me .
n we live pritty good now.
only bin doin it 2 years but its drawn money like flys to honey!
i got big plans and will be addin on to that barn and doing more pups, i heer some of them are really over 3 thousand for one dumb pupp!
some people sure are book learned but i think itz funny i am gettin rich from city folks buying mutts from a girl like me,dropped out of scholl when i was 13 to git married n have babys and sur cant right like you city folks. i sure am making the money tho! hey yall
no about them cane dogs? my boy wants one of them- iheer they are good gard dogs. my boy sez we should get a cane Dog and breed it with a dane make a bigger meaner gard Dog he thinks them city folks will love them 2
potect em from all the crime in them parts of the citys
i will be lookin in them cane dogs my boy is readin about them.
i got not a drop o mean in my heart n soul and i a good christian girl i duno why ur being so mean to me?
i come heer 2 lern and see what yall are breeding and dang it jist for maybe a freind. even lern yall that want to know how to get rich real fast like i kin help only cuz i wanna be nice to yall folks . |
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| lganio |
| Posted 10/27/2007 9:06:10 PM |
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LMFAO!! U R 2 MUCH!! |
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