Posted: 12/11/2012 5:57:08 PM EDT
| I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. |
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thats not a unheard of price. unless your gonna show the dog or compete. Im sure you could either find one for adoption or at a rescue for shepherds. Hips are the only thing i can think of to watch out for. We had a Belgian shepherd, little smaller than a german but was a great dog. Friend of the family paid a couple thousand for hers from a great breed lineage.
pet stores used to charge $800-$850 for large breed puppies of this type not sure what they charge now. bargain trader had a pet section, for pets and breeders. prices were usually cheaper in there. have to watch for puppy mills though, they overbreed and you can get a sick or genetic defects in the puppy. |
| Hard to say if the price is decent without knowing the blood line. The European GSD is believed to be better suited as working dogs than their American counterparts. Because of this, it's also believed that they make better guard dogs. The majority of police dogs are from European lines. |
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... 
And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... 
Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. |
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. That last pic is awesome. 
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And after the 2 years you get hip dislasia (sp?) And sugeries galore. Woohoo! I am not a dog expert, but why spend that kind of $ up front knowing your dog will be miserable in the future? No you are not. HD is the result of genetics. If you breed that gene in, then you have a chance of it. If the are giving you a 2 yr health guarntee, have his/her hips and elbows certified before the 2 yrs are up and you are covered. If they are reputable breeders and have the bloodlines, you can see the OFA resluts. BTW, I have an eastern European working GSD, smarter than most people and very friendly, a drean to train. Rescues can make wonderful family members too. |
| I second the GSD website. By the way, who said Europen lines are less desirable? If you are referring to German lines, that is a fair price. Also, I think they are a better representative of the breed than American lines. These are still bred to work. Of course, if you are only looking for a pet, American line is fine, or even a local rescue. |
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. That last pic is awesome. Thanks! I personally love these two as well... 
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. FWIW the large male and the black one were both imported from Europe. We have the papers on the black one (for all the good it does since he's had his brain surgery). |
| There's a company advertised in america, cqb canine I think they use czech bred German shepherds and do all kinds of training. Then there is also a difference between east German and west German shepherds. One has a strait back one has a slant back. I'm sure there are other differences. |
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What are you looking to do with the dog. If you just want a dog to hang out with then get something cheap and disposable. If you're looking for something particular then research it a ton and make a wise investment. FWIW my mother just picked up a GSD recently and it'll help a burglar move the TV into a truck or van after he kills her, but she isn't looking for anything other than a basic pet so that's fine. I want a dog which will work for a living so I pick them accordingly.
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. FWIW the large male and the black one were both imported from Europe. We have the papers on the black one (for all the good it does since he's had his brain surgery). Ten years from now you two are going to need bigger dogs. The guns aren't going to keep they away. |
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What are you on about? No need to mention you aren't a dog expert, the rest of your post reveals that much.
GSDs are #40 on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals list of dysplasia by breed. This is the organization which evaluates and certifies genetic screens for dyplasia in all dogs, for breeders and owners world-wide. Here's the link if you are interested in learning something. http://www.offa.org/stats_hip.html |
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. FWIW the large male and the black one were both imported from Europe. We have the papers on the black one (for all the good it does since he's had his brain surgery). Ten years from now you two are going to need bigger dogs. The guns aren't going to keep they away. In ten years these will be grown up and if arfcom is any indication, the boys will stay far away... 
And yes, they're the kidlets. 
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I'm looking at a European bloodline German Shepard puppy. The breeder wants $1000 I've read the European bloodlines are less desirable which makes no difference to me but is this a decent price? They are wormed had shots and guarantee health for 2 years. Dude, get a rescue dog. You'll have a much happier and loving pet that will appreciate you for saving it's life. We have 3 rescue GSD's and I love them all. Do a search for German Shepherd Rescue in your area and see what you come up with. You'll pay a LOT less and have a very good dog. Here's ours... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture186.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/Picture105.jpg http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Dogs/IMG_2463.jpg And our alpha male, Max, is VERY protective of my daughter. He's the nicest thing around until he thinks you're going to try to hurt her. Then he makes Cujo look all cute and cuddly... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Charlene/Picture063.jpg Rescue dogs make wonderful pets and giving them a home helps out a lot for rescue groups. FWIW the large male and the black one were both imported from Europe. We have the papers on the black one (for all the good it does since he's had his brain surgery). Ten years from now you two are going to need bigger dogs. The guns aren't going to keep they away. In ten years these will be grown up and if arfcom is any indication, the boys will stay far away... http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr136/efillc/Snakes/IMG_0158.jpg And yes, they're the kidlets. 
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I'd say $1000.00 is bottom line price for a well bred dog. More importantly is to check out the breeders history. Check out the GSD forums, ask on there if that breeder is cool or not. Let some of those people look over the clearances and see what they say.
I learned a hard lesson after I purchased a puppy Golden Retriever for $950.00. At the age of eight years, he developed Lymphoma and had to put him down and out of misery. I later found out on a Golden Retriever forum that the breeder I used were not reputable and were over breeding. A note on Hip Dysplasia; He also developed HD at the ago of two years. My vet said not to worry, but we'd keep an eye on it. She said some dogs can live their whole lives with HD with no pain and get around fine without surgery. We found that to be true, HD didn't affect him at all, well up to the time he died anyway. Good luck. |
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For $1,000 the dog had better be able to make coffee and answer the phone when you're not around. Really, you should look at the pedigree before spending that much on a dog. Any line breeding or inbreeding gives a risk of defects that might crop up years down the road. |
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Do some homework. Learn a little german.
$1k is pretty much middle ground for a GSD puppy. $2k is about right for a pup from V rated, SchH III Kkl parents. Usually only the sire will have this level of training. Sire/dam both SV rated dogs? Scores above 90? There are quite a few shitty breeders out there. Working dogs..........................................................show dogs. Smart, good drive..................................pretty, could be dumb as a post (Not usually) And, if you are really fortunate, a really handsome dog with super drive, intelligence, etc. Working lines..$4500-6000 for a trained adult dog is typical. If you feel really flush, $25k may get you a *V SchH III Kkl 1a dog. If you don't know what these letters and numerals stand for, you need to do that home work. Puppies suck. Almost like going to Vegas, and I hate to gamble. Before fucking heads explode, yes, I would rather buy a 3 y/o V rated SchH or IPO dog that will prob. not have any surprises. That's just me. You really don't need to drop that kind of coin if you will never do anything with the dog. Ulk says "Hello". 
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you need to find a person that knows GSD bloodlines etc, its a science all in its own. I just paid 2500 for a golden What breeder did you use? We will be in the market in the spring time. We have a breeder in Tennessee that we have our eye on, but not set in stone. We were looking at closer to the $1500.00 mark, but I'm just curious at who who you used. Thanks! |
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I don't know why European bloodlines would be less desireable. Maybe they aren't bred to be as large as American bloodlines, but large size can contribute to more joint problems.
Look for ancestors that were Schutzhund 3 and had good hips. Mutts can make very good dogs too. Here are some videos of my dog's German grandfather. Tom van't Leefdaalhof 1 Tom van't Leefdaalhof 2 I have not invested the time to train my dog this well but I can see many strong similarities in behavior. |
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I paid a little more for my euro Dobe and he came with a lot more than just being wormed and a two year health guarantee. I don't know if GSDs are prone to any kind of genetic ailments, but my dog's parents were tested against all common problems with Dobies two of these were actual lab DNA test, CARDIOMYOPATHY , HIP DYSPLASIA , HYPOTHYROIDISM, VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE, WOBBLER'S SYNDROME, PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY. The breeder also gave me references and she even has an owners facebook page.
You don't have to spend a ton of money and at the same time you should do your research and buy a dog with proper breeding that will have a long, healthy, and happy life. |
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And after the 2 years you get hip dislasia (sp?) And sugeries galore. Woohoo! I am not a dog expert, but why spend that kind of $ up front knowing your dog will be miserable in the future? Yep get a different breed. American stock of GSDs is the genetic equivalent of a stagnant toilet water complete with floaters. Get a Dogo Argentino or A Rhodesian Ridgeback if you are willing to spend coin. You will have a healthier dog and less vet bills. What applies to GSDs pretty much applies to Labradors too IIRC, too many idiots allowing waste product to breed. |