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WHY ARE DOGS SO EXPENSIVE?
WELL MY FIANCE AND I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A CHESSIE PUPPY FOR HIS GUIDE SERVICE AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY FOR LESS THAN $500. ANYBODY KNOW A BREEDER WHO IS SELLING CHESSIE'S. THEY HAVE TO BE WILLING AND WANTING TO RETRIEVE AND WORK. THANKS!
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Posted: 12:40:47 PM 3/14/2007
PLEASE HELP ME FIND A CHESSIE PUPPY!
Posted: 12:41:34 PM 3/14/2007
what is a chessie?
dusty082155
Posted: 1:24:11 PM 3/14/2007
i would assume that you are refering to the Chesapeake Bay Retriever. there are no advertising or website promoting allowed on here. my suggestion would be to check out the rescue site. you may find what you are looking for there. good luck to you.

http://www.cbrrescue.org/
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Posted: 1:26:55 PM 3/14/2007
ahhh, I see. Well just to throw my 2cents in, I don't imagine you would be even able to find a good dog for less than $500. Unless you take dusty's advice and decide to rescue.
Windy Valley
Posted: 1:35:22 PM 3/14/2007
I guess that is where we see things differently. If someone told me I could get a well bred Chessie from a reputable breeder, I would say hmmmmm wonder why they are selling them so cheap!

Let's see first you have to own and maintain a female.Not sure what is cost to feed a large dog a preimum food for a year. Then there is the OFA testing, roughly $250, Then there is the stud dog fee, which I am assuming must be at least $800. If you don't want to miss the breeding, then there are progesterin testing at $50 a pop. Normally you have 2 0r 3 of those done prior to breeding. And then if you used a stud dog out of your area, there is the cost of transporting the dog to and from the stud. I know to fly one of my little dogs it is roughly $200 each way, plus the cost of the health certficate. Shall I go on. And I have not even gotten to prenatal care, the care and work associated with raising the litter, deworming, vaccines, vet checks. Etc, etc. In really $500 is way to cheap. It would concern me.
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Posted: 1:41:30 PM 3/14/2007
No I agree with you windy valley. The OP wants a Chessie for less than $500, which I feel is probably not a good idea.
dusty082155
Posted: 1:50:33 PM 3/14/2007
leo022105. i didnt say that she should adopt a dog from rescue. i gave her a link to a rescue site. most rescues will be able to provide a list of reputable breeders also. i seriously doubt that she will find one for less than 500.00. not from any reputable breeder anyway
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Posted: 2:00:33 PM 3/14/2007
Dusty, are chesapeake retrievers easy to find at rescues? I don't know if they are very common dogs.
dusty082155
Posted: 2:09:37 PM 3/14/2007
i really do not know too much about them. the rescue link that i posted will be able to answer any questions about the breed.
i would suggest anyone looking for a perticular breed, and does not know much about them, talk to a resue. they will be able to tell you more about the breed, temperment, health issues, etc. some people may even find out that it is not the breed for them. better to do some research before bringing any dog home.
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Wandering_Spirit
Posted: 2:22:12 PM 3/14/2007
You MIGHT be able to find one in rescue. If you would be more willing to look at lab crosses you would have better luck.
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azynda
Posted: 3:21:27 PM 3/14/2007
petfinder.com is a pretty good source on rescue dogs and you can search by breed. Good luck with your search.
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Windy Valley
Posted: 3:47:37 PM 3/14/2007
Go to www.akc.org Then click on breeds. Then there is a scroll down bar, go to the breed for more info on that breed. Somewhere there will also be information about the Parent club. Every AKC bred has a parent club. They will have information about breed rescue. Normally it is a committee within the parent club. They can stear you in the right direction. Sometimes you can also get a retired show dog that is no longer being used in a breeding program for some reason or another.
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Posted: 5:18:55 PM 3/14/2007
What do you mean by "for his guide service"? Do you want this dog to be a service dog, which in that case should be properly trained by certified trainers.

If you are looking for a dog for under $500, look at rescues. In some places, Chesapeakes are more common. Here (MN/WI) we have a considerable amount of Chesapeakes who either were to active for the families, they didn't know what they were getting into, etc...

A Chesapeake from a reputable breeder will run you considerably more than $500 I'm sure.

Curious also as to why you are so set on a Chesapeake? Labs and lab mixes as well as pointer/pointer mixes are great working and retrieving dogs...along with many othe breeds as well.
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flip195
Posted: 5:46:34 PM 3/14/2007
200+ listed on petfinder
http://search.petfinder.com/search/search.cgi?action=1&pet.Breed=Chesapeake+Bay+Retriever&pet.Animal=Dog&exact=1&preview=1
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IcyHound
Posted: 6:54:03 PM 3/14/2007
500 isn't expensive. Lord. I rarely start to twitch till we hit the 2k mark. For a puppy prob not but for a young adult or pointed dog 2k plus if its the right dog.

What is expensive is relitive. How much is your car? Some people think buying enw cars is dumb. How much was your house? How much was your tv?
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Poupsy101
Posted: 7:08:16 PM 3/14/2007
There are many ways to adopt dogs for free and I have even witnessed people giving away pure breds on the street. I agree that $500- really is not a lot for a dog although if it is unaffordable I bet online somewhere you'd be able to find something. I have spent from $800-$2500 for my dogs and people think I'm a little crazy. Although, I have gotten offers for way more than I paid for one of my babies.. and, if they'll trade one of their children for my dog then that would be the only way to obtain my dog. They don't comprehend the logic. But then again the amount of people who've randomly come up to me and ask me how much I paid for her is a little crazy.. not a question that would appear in my mind.. although she is a unperfect champion.
Posted: 7:21:59 PM 3/14/2007
I don't thinkn you can find a chessie pure bred for less than 500 that doesn't have probs or have them down the road. Good luck with your search if your willing to go with a mix as someone already mentioned you would have a much better luck locating a dog. Are you looking for guide dog as in service dog or are youlooking at guide dog as a hunting dog?
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