Speaking of Already trained adult dogs for sale

[fergie11]

Has anyone had any experience with this place?
http://www.trainedadultdogsforsale.com/

MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS I DON'T AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING BAD AT ALL.
I'm kind of curious. Do you think there is a market for these dogs at these prices. They have a labradoodle trained to what they call the elite level - already passing their CGC - price: $8,400.
My point being - Fergie - and many many of your dogs are worth $8,400. Fergie was glad to hear that but I had to go on to tell her she's worth more than that. We all know they are worth that.

[Adina P]

I looked through the levels and was a little bit confused. The highest level includes CGC only? for $8000 I would expect an obedience title!!! Not just a CGC.... however level 3 they claim to be complete off leash control so I'm unclear what level 4 is as some dogs are listed at that level.

I would be curious to meet the dogs they train =)

[fergie11]

Me too.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

You can find a lot of websites on-line for "protection" dogs priced from 8500 to more than 35,000, and ranging from level 1 to level 4. various websites have different definitions of these levels, but if you do a search for "protection dogs', you'll find them. Here's one
http://www.cck9.com/

[fergie11]

My gosh Karen - I just looked at that and I had to get off of there. That scared me to death. I surely know that doodles wouldn't be suitable for that type of dog. I've actually never heard Fergie even growl. I don't think she knows she can or maybe she can't. Anyway i suppose there is a call for that somewhere and thank you God I don't know where.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I hate to say this, but I would love to have one. Maybe not these, but the police K9's I fostered were the sweetest dogs in the world...to me and my family. (I don't know about some burglar, lol.)
My last one, Jack-O (JD is named for him, may he RIP) would sleep with my DD. When my GS came to get into Momma's bed in the middle of the night (he was 4 at the time), Jack-O would heave a big sigh, then get down and let my GS get into bed. Then he would hop back up and find whatever little space he could find for himself.
My first one, Kato, (may he also RIP) would let my 19 lb poodle take a bone from him, and then would come to me whining, for me to get it back for him. He weighed 108 lbs.

[fergie11]

I do really like GS's and always have but the fact that I know what they are capable of does scare me. I'd be worried that something might short circuit and I'd be in trouble. I like the respect you get from people when you have one. A friend of our had a GS mix - looked mostly like a GS. I always had hopes of some day having a dog as good as "Lady". I'm so happy to say I now have one.

[Debbie, Brianna and Duncan]

oops, I tried to edit my post and somehow deleted it. Hope you got it, I have to run and can't repost right now :) Trained older dogs would be so worth it, imho.......

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Shoot, I did see it, and it was a great post...and photo, too!

[Adina P]

A trained protection dog is VERY MUCH UNDER CONTROL of his handler. So big difference between a dog trained to protect and an aggressive dog that is overprotective.

[1xar0x2rcx0li]

How nice would it be to get an already trainied dog? I am sure there is a market for it, although maybe just a small one. For those who dont have the time or desire to do it themselves, it sounds great, if you are one of the lucky ones that can spare that kind of cash. Personally, we dont have that kind of money lying around, and I like doing the training myself so I could think of many things I would rather do with the money. Training is a great bonding experience for you and your dog . And what condition do the dogs live in for the time that are being trained? Are they house pets or do they live in a kennel and do training and thats it? Are they raised from puppies specially for this purpose or are they just really really expensive rehomes? I would be interested in knowing more, so I'll go poke around their site.

[fergie11]

Have fun and let me know what you think. I'd hope they live in the home so they are used to that.

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

I think there is probably a small, but stable market for trained dogs. There are a lot of workahaholic or celebrity folks who would enjoy a dog's companionship, but have neither the time nor the inclination to train a dog to the level that these folks can. Just that they have been in business for eleven years says something. Lots of dog show dogs are owned by someone other than the handler, caregiver, trainer. These people just enjoy owning a showdog, spend thousands and thousands of dollars a year for several years to keep the dog in the showring and all they get is the thrill of watching the dog in the ring and a showring trained dog age five or six at the end of it.