$5000 Border Collie?

[tumblehome]

A neighbor commented when he met my pup that his friend just got himself a $5000 border collie by a "world famous sire anyone would know."

 

Well I certainly don't know. And my husband who was having the conversation didn't know to ask.

 

Other than someone being willing to buy a bridge or some nice Florida bottomland, what would it take for a BC to cost five grand?

 

And oh yes when I see this neighbor again I will get details.

Thanks.

Chris O

[PSmitty]

For a trained Open dog, that could very well be a good price. Heck, a working BC was sold recently for over $30,000. There was a thread here about him, I can't remember details.

 

Are you talking about a puppy for $5,000?

[Lenajo]

That's not an unreasonble or unknown price for a fully trained dog with trial experience and breeding potential.

 

"World famous sire"...does sound like a bit like some uninformed spouting off....but I'd love to hear what you find out!

[KellieinTX]

For $5,000, the dog would have to clean my house twice a week for the rest of her life. I can get a perfectly good BC at a shelter for $65. (And in fact, I did.)

 

 

 

 

 

I understand that you would pay more for something specific, like a trained working or show dog.

[Black Watch Debatable]

Record price.

 

From the article linked above:

When Bob Merrill composed "How Much is that Doggie in the Window" he probably would have been surprised that a border collie puppy named Patch was sold for $500 by co-owners Laura and Joe Stimatze of Macksville and Gordon and Pat Christiansen of Durham who are all dog breeders.

 

Imagine his surprise when Patch was sold again three years later on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Red Bluff Bull, Gelding and Cowdog show in Red Bluff, California for an all time high sale price of $23,0000.

 

Although they didn't get any of the $23,000, Laura has sold a dog to a Tennessee Lawyer for $7,500. The dog will be used to herd 300 of breeding cows.

 

Note that the Red Bluff price was based on the dog's working ability, not on this or that sire. The original puppy price was a reasonable $500.

[tumblehome]

For a trained Open dog, that could very well be a good price. Heck, a working BC was sold recently for over $30,000. There was a thread here about him, I can't remember details.

 

Are you talking about a puppy for $5,000?

 

 

My husband assumed the dog was a puppy; I assume it was at least started if not seasoned. Absolutely a proven dog is worth its weight in gold, no question.

 

Sounds to me like we're all on the same page--pup? Hmmm. Pedigree? Hmm. Proven ability? Sure, you bet.

 

When I get more I will pass it on.

Thanks!

Chris

[Criosdaidh]

Not sure about boder collies but my dad used to have a coon dog (treeing walker) that was ranked 1st in females, 1st in pups and 3rd overall in the nation and he got a couple $10,000 dollar offers for her and already had a waiting list for $500 dollars a puppy from her first litter. Unfortunately she disappeared on a hunt one night. I don't think he's been coon hunting since then.

[sharkie]

Think of how much time and effort trainers spent on those bcs then perhaps 5000 isn't much at all...barely enough to cover expenses.

 

or 23000 in 3 years = ~8000/yr. not that much considering the amount of time spent