Well also on your guarantee page you say that up until the dog is 3 years old if it has hip issues, etc you will replace the dog free of charge. You not only breed quality dogs but you definitely insure that the buyer will not get some messed up dog. We got 2 feist puppies because my Dad wanted some squirrel dogs. Well, a friend picked them up for us. Now that I think about it that was a huge mistake. I really like visiting peafowl breeders before I buy and I definitely love to pick out the bird I want if possible. In the past my Dad would do that with coon dogs, but I don't know why we didn't go see the breeder. Anyhow, it wasn't long before we realized both pretty pups had issues. The larger one had probably the worst case of hip dysplasia a dog can have and the smaller one was stupid. We found out the breeder does a lot of inbreeding and most of the dogs have issues. It was a terrible experance because we had to give the pups away to some friends - the one with dysplasia went to a guy who works at a vet office so he would be able to get her the surgery. I definitely see why a larger price is worth it in the long run because you get what you pay for.Minx,,we deal with selling puppies upwards of $2000. Because of this price it really narrows down the tire kickers from the serious gsd lovers. We fight the Sunday Journal $200 gsd's as well selling in the classifieds section. People try to get us to lower our prices by saying they only want a companion dog. The funny thing is every puppy is a companion dog,,what they don't realize is that a gsd that will be titled or showed has a diffrent criteria when choosing a puppy compared to it's littermates.
Well it is pretty strange for me because I hardly do any bird selling so 1 out of the 3 times I have sold a bird I have been talked down in price. And you know what I feel good about the homes 2 of the 3 went to but it was the lady that talked the price down that I worry about that homing situation. If I could find her contact info I would do a check up call to see how the peacock was doing. I sent the lady who bought Smarty an email not too long ago and she said he is doing well and he is displaying for his peahens. Destinduck was the other buyer I had and he of course was taking great care of Goldilocks and has since sold or given her to a friend that needed a peahen.Wow, I never have had anyone talk me down and I wouldn't expect to be either, not with a bird! Guess I am lucky.