800 dollars for a dg with a birth defect
By poppoppop111
@poppoppop111 (5731)
Canada
January 18, 2013 2:43pm CST
So we want a Komondor dog and found some pups for sale there is only one left which is a little girl who was born with out a tail. The other dogs went for 1,000 and the little girl with no tail is 800. I find it still expensive for a dog that is not show quality. Mind you she will be a pet and not a show dog. I worry about spending that much for her and then find out she has major problems with her spine or something because of the tail issue. She is really sweet though and will make a great pet otherwise. Would you pay that much for her when you don't know if there will be other issues in the future. These dogs are hard to find so I don't want to pass up on the opportunity.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
19 Jan 13
If I knew for certain that there would be other issues in the future then I think I'd have to pass it up and say no. However, that's just me.
My mother-in-law bought a pup years ago (long before my husband and I met) even though she knew there was a good chance this pup would have health issues in the future. I think she paid something like $1500 for her...and here that was back then! She did get a health guarantee, but didn't have the heart to take advantage of it. By the time the dog developed problems it was too late, the dog was a part of the family and my mother-in-law refused to give her up.
Anyway, does this breeder know you want this dog? With knowing that there is a birth defect, is there a way you could get the breeder to lower the price? Have you even asked? It doesn't hurt to find out. And who knows, if the price is fair enough to the breeder, you may just get your pup. And if the breeder is a good one, they may help you with any issues that might come up.
Good luck!
PS Communication is very important between the breeder and the buyer. So, if you don't want to pass up the opportunity be sure to communicate with them. Just don't bother them so much that you become a nuisance! LOL
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
19 Jan 13
Hello, she knows we love the dog and she did lower the priced. The 800 is her lowered price from 1000.
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@sacmom (14192)
• United States
20 Jan 13
I thought she lowered the price because of the defect? It doesn't seem like much of a discount, especially if the pup were to develop problems in the future. The price still seems rather high.
I've had a couple of AKC dogs before (a different breed than what you're after). The breeders I got them from normally listed pet quality for $500. However, I got both of them for half of that and here they didn't have any birth defects. They just had one fault that held them back from being show quality...they were long coats. Personally, I found them more beautiful than the standard coats, but in the world of AKC one little fault for this breed can mean the difference between winning and losing. 
(By the way some breeders actually charge more for long coats saying they're rare and whatnot, which isn't true at all. But to the unsuspecting buyer, they may just get them to believe it. 
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Anyway, if the breeder is firm on the price, then maybe it's better if you pass on it. But I wouldn't give up completely...at least for now. Give it some time and get updates, if you can. Never know, they may not be able to find another buyer at that price and may be willing to lower the price even more for you...
Good luck!
(By the way some breeders actually charge more for long coats saying they're rare and whatnot, which isn't true at all. But to the unsuspecting buyer, they may just get them to believe it. )
Anyway, if the breeder is firm on the price, then maybe it's better if you pass on it. But I wouldn't give up completely...at least for now. Give it some time and get updates, if you can. Never know, they may not be able to find another buyer at that price and may be willing to lower the price even more for you...
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@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
19 Jan 13
NO, no, no. If she has one defect there are probably others that are hidden. She is not worth the 800 since you'll most likely end up with vet tabs for more problems.
Even though they are hard to find, I would wait until I could get one with no problems. There will be others that are not show quality that will go for a cheaper cost.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
24 Jan 13
Reminds me of something that happened with my sister. She lives wiener dogs. She got a little mini wiener, and it didn't have a tail either. She did not pay that much for it, nothing like you describe. However, she got it under the condition that she not identify the breeder, and that the dog doesn't come with papers. None of that mattered to her, because she just wanted a pup to love. Like her I'd be inclined to buy a pup with a defect. For one I'm not interested in the price of the dog, for another I'm not going to show it off, or do things one would expect done with a "fancy" dog, and finally, since there are plenty of others who do believe in showing off their pets, I want the ones with the little defects to have a chance for love and happyness, not to be sent off to be destroyed, the way Hitler did to "defectives" in concentration camps.
