Why don't people sell on dogs like we do horses?

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I was thinking today, why is that dogs are either "for life" or become rescue cases? I know SOME people sell them on, but normally they go through charities? Is it because dog charities are too good at their jobs? Or because dogs are really man's best friend?

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Look in the farmers weekly you will see older dogs for sale. A good sheep dog or shooting dog will fetch a small fortune. Its not as common as horses but it does happen with many working dogs.

I guess horses are seen as having a purpose ie to ride, compete etc. Dogs tend to be seen more as companions.

I may be completely wrong but its an idea.
 
Sell a horse:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Horses are sold for many reasons. They are out grown, can no longer do the job the owner wants them to etc...... and people just tend to buy dogs to keep as pets forever. A bit like you don't sell on a cat, rabbit or gold fish :p
Paddydou is right though some working or show animals do get sold on. It's just most people who arn't into showing Dogs, Cats ect... Never hear of it happening.
 
Plenty of people buy and sell adult working and show dogs and import them from other countries. My dogs' sire was imported from Germany and I am currently trying not to get tempted into buying a very nice working male with two titles on him already!!!!

We've sold on two youngsters which were bought as pups in the past (one personality clash, another turned out not to be show quality, which is why we bought her, and we didn't have enough time for her).

We bought our last bitch at nine months for £200 (she cost £500 for her old owners to buy) and our current two at six and eight months for £300 each. Last two were bought for the lines but neither have turned out to be breeding material.
With us we were covering the costs of what was put into them - all the parents health tests, working titles, stud fees, travel to the stud, ID (chip, tattoo, DNA)
If I were to move on the female in my sig, for instance, I would do so for free or the price of a spay as I don't wish to make money on her and to be honest it would be cheeky, she is not a show, working or breeding prospect, she is a pet.

I would not dream of paying hundreds and hundreds of pounds for a dog from unhealth-tested, unproven parents where possible genetic problems are an unkown quantity, much better to get a rescue - steps off Soapbox.

Horses cost so much more to buy and run and that is why so much money is changed hands.
 
People do sell dogs, but as people have stated they tend to be 'working' dogs. My personal opinion is that for many people horses are seen as being there for a job as well as being pets, so they are sold on when they can't do that job or when the job required changes - just as for working dogs. Whereas pet dogs don't have a set 'job' to do.

Mind you, not sure I've explained myself very well there though...

Also, many people have dogs from puppies, so to an extent they make the adult dogs what they are. However, it is less common for people to buy young horses and bring them on from scratch (I know people do, but it's not the overwhelming norm as it is for non-rescue dogs), so it's easier to end up with the wrong horse for you.

Also, for those who do bring horses on there is a market to buy the product, far more than for dogs - of course there is a market for ready trained gundogs etc, but it is less common for dogs to be sold in this way.

Of course to add to the confusion many working dogs are also pets and will not be sold:D
 
- OP this is why I have 6 dogs..... and 1 horse:p

its faaaar easier (time/space/financially) to keep a dog and retire him/her from competition and let them enjoy being a family pet, than it is to do the same with a horse that isnt doing what you'd hoped or want now.
 
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