Selling a purebred dog! Need help!

[HollyJoy]

Hoping that someone here at the Dis can help direct me! My mother in law has a 8 month old Weimaraner dog. She is purebred. She is thinking about selling her, as my MIL is 70 years old, and has another dog (also a Weimaraner) and she just can't handle both dogs. Anyway, where could I find out a fair price to sell her for, as well as where she could post the dog for sale? Help!

 

[jrmasm]

Hoping that someone here at the Dis can help direct me! My mother in law has a 8 month old Weimaraner dog. She is purebred. She is thinking about selling her, as my MIL is 70 years old, and has another dog (also a Weimaraner) and she just can't handle both dogs. Anyway, where could I find out a fair price to sell her for, as well as where she could post the dog for sale? Help!

Honestly, I'd be more concerned about finding her a good home than how much I could sell her for.

My first step would be try to locate the closest Weimaraner rescue group.

 

[aaarcher86]

Honestly, I'd be more concerned about finding her a good home than how much I could sell her for.

My first step would be try to locate the closest Weimaraner rescue group.

Same.

Is the dog registered?

 

[HollyJoy]

I kind of felt that was going to be the suggestions! LOL Honestly, I feel the same way, but it's not my dog. Personally, I feel as though she shouldn't have bought her in the first place.. but... that's overstepping my bounds. (sticky situation). I think she ought to cut her losses and just adopt her out.. but she wants to sell..

 

[Pigeon]

I also think the dog should just find a good home.

Did your mother get the dog from a reputable breeder? If so, she may well be obligated by contract to give the dog back to the breeder.

 

[Lanshark]

I also think the dog should just find a good home.

Did your mother get the dog from a reputable breeder? If so, she may well be obligated by contract to give the dog back to the breeder.

I agree. We just got a purebred 3 year old Pyr from a rescue group and our contract specifically said we are to return her to the group if we have to give her up. I've only gotten one dog from a breeder years ago and he had the same stipulation. I would contact the breeder then a rescue. The dog is young enough to be adopted out.

 

[scrapquitler]

I kind of felt that was going to be the suggestions! LOL Honestly, I feel the same way, but it's not my dog. Personally, I feel as though she shouldn't have bought her in the first place.. but... that's overstepping my bounds. (sticky situation). I think she ought to cut her losses and just adopt her out.. but she wants to sell..

Here's the thing: it's her dog, you disagree with what she wants to do, so don't help her. Tell her "I have no idea how to go about selling it. I think you should contact the breeder to find out what to do". And then don't get involved. As someone else mentioned, she probably has it in the contract with the breeder to sell it back to him anyway.

 

[mjkacmom]

If she bought the dog from a reputable breeder, there should have been a clause in the contract that she must return the dog to the breeder. If this wasn't a stipulation, she didn't buy the dog from a reputable breeder, and therefore the dog will need to be re-homed. She should not expect money.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Here's the thing: it's her dog, you disagree with what she wants to do, so don't help her. Tell her "I have no idea how to go about selling it. I think you should contact the breeder to find out what to do". And then don't get involved. As someone else mentioned, she probably has it in the contract with the breeder to sell it back to him anyway.

Totally agree, even if the breeder has no stipulation I'm not going against my feelings not for a MIL or anyone else

 

[EMom]

Getting her money out of it? Sheesh! She made a bad decision.....who gets a puppy at 70?.....and she should be grateful if she can simply rehome the puppy. For free.

Most breeders will have a clause in the contract stating the dog goes back to them if you cannot keep it. We bought Siberian cats, but it works the same way. Recently, someone who had bought two Siberian cats had to rehome them. The breeder would have taken them back, but first worked to see if a new, suitable home could be found. They did find a home and gave the cats to the new people without charging a cent. They were just happy someone took the kitties together.

Tell your mom to call the breeder and see if they will take the puppy back. If they won't, she just needs to find that dog a good home without trying to recoup her money.

 

[Pigeon]

As far as selling the dog goes, please realize that there are a whole lot of horrible people out there who do horrible things to animals.

Yeah, you could probably get a hundred bucks for a purebred AKC registered dog on Craigslist. You would know nothing about what that dog was in for for the rest of its life. People sell dogs to research labs. They chain them to fences for months on end. They torture them. They use them for dog fights.

That's why rescues are as intrusive as they are. They tick off a lot of people, but they have a lot of experience dealing with the aftermath of a bad owner.

Is it really worth the money your mother is going to get from selling the dog to chance that with the animal?

 

[bedogged]

Getting her money out of it? Sheesh! She made a bad decision.....who gets a puppy at 70?.....and she should be grateful if she can simply rehome the puppy. For free.

Most breeders will have a clause in the contract stating the dog goes back to them if you cannot keep it. We bought Siberian cats, but it works the same way. Recently, someone who had bought two Siberian cats had to rehome them. The breeder would have taken them back, but first worked to see if a new, suitable home could be found. They did find a home and gave the cats to the new people without charging a cent. They were just happy someone took the kitties together.

Tell your mom to call the breeder and see if they will take the puppy back. If they won't, she just needs to find that dog a good home without trying to recoup her money.

I am wondering what reputable breeder would sell a Weimaraner puppy to a 70 year old person? I guess since she owned another one, the breeder thought she could manage a puppy? Weimaraner puppies are very strong and often on the hyper side. Barring a clause in her contract with the breeder, I would have her call the local breed rescue so that the same mistake is not made again! Poor puppy!

 

[Pigeon]

I'd bet this was a puppy mill dog or from a back yard breeder.

 

[skylizard]

.....who gets a puppy at 70?.....

So 70 year olds can't get puppies?

 

[bedogged]

Here is the rescue contact for the Weimaraner Club of America:

Becky Weimer
(618) 236-1466
weimRSQ@aol.com

It is possible that they could assist her in rehoming the dog.

 

[EMom]

So 70 year olds can't get puppies?

Yes, they can, but it isn't smart. If they are going to get a puppy or kitten at 70, they need to have someone lined up to take on the dog or cat FOR LIFE 5, 10, 15 years down the road. When people get that old, they rarely have the energy or life span to take on an animal that will live 10-20 years. What happens when they die? Go into a nursing home? That's when you see all sorts of older animals turn up at shelters.

When my mother died at 79, she had one seriously disturbed cat that was about 7-8 years old. It had feline hyperesthesia and could be violent. Thank goodness a relative took on that cat and kept it for 7-8 more years.

DH and I have gotten 2 kittens over the past 2 years. Since my last cat lived to be almost 20, I would not be surprised if these do too. Adding 20 years to my age, I will be pretty dang old when these cats pass, if they make it into their upper teens. We will not get any kittens when these pass, because we probably won't have another 20 years left in us and it's not fair to take on a pet you can't take care of FOR ITS LIFE.

Yes, puppies and kittens are adorable and you can't help but want them. But you must add on their expected life span to your age and see if you will be in good enough shape at that age to properly care for them. If not, don't get them. Or get an older pet that has less years left to live.

 

[bedogged]

Another thought...Please don't give the puppy away for free. I know that there are a lot of people who think that this is what should happen. I have had years of experience rehoming dogs and I find that people who do not pay anything for a dog do not value the dog. Bad things can happen to "free" dogs. It would be much better for the owner to relinquish the dog to a reputable breed rescue group who would spay or neuter the dog, screen the adopter and charge him a modest adoption fee.

 

[sunshinehighway]

So 70 year olds can't get puppies?

No, they shouldn't.

 

[Pigeon]

Most reputable breeders or rescues are going to want a solid backup plan to place a puppy with a 70 year old. Given that dogs have a shorter lifespan than cats, it's a little more doable, but still, a 70 year old would probably be smarter to take an older dog than a puppy. Puppies are a pain in the neck as well, and require much more effort.

 

[bedogged]

Yes, they can, but it isn't smart. If they are going to get a puppy or kitten at 70, they need to have someone lined up to take on the dog or cat FOR LIFE 5, 10, 15 years down the road. When people get that old, they rarely have the energy or life span to take on an animal that will live 10-20 years. What happens when they die? Go into a nursing home? That's when you see all sorts of older animals turn up at shelters.

When my mother died at 79, she had one seriously disturbed cat that was about 7-8 years old. It had feline hyperesthesia and could be violent. Thank goodness a relative took on that cat and kept it for 7-8 more years.

DH and I have gotten 2 kittens over the past 2 years. Since my last cat lived to be almost 20, I would not be surprised if these do too. Adding 20 years to my age, I will be pretty dang old when these cats pass, if they make it into their upper teens. We will not get any kittens when these pass, because we probably won't have another 20 years left in us and it's not fair to take on a pet you can't take care of FOR ITS LIFE.

Yes, puppies and kittens are adorable and you can't help but want them. But you must add on their expected life span to your age and see if you will be in good enough shape at that age to properly care for them. If not, don't get them. Or get an older pet that has less years left to live.

I tend to agree with you, however, unfortunately, many seniors want puppies or very young dogs because they do not want to face the death of another pet. Also, the cost of medical care tends to be less with younger dogs. At least this has been my experience.