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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17UwnOF-u4f9xGGNHwc4SQVi7kZhC5QPZQabGlNBLipw/edit#gid=1068388495] | *[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17UwnOF-u4f9xGGNHwc4SQVi7kZhC5QPZQabGlNBLipw/edit#gid=1068388495] | ||
=Training= | |||
*Cars - this article says they are safe from cars - [http://www.milkandhoneyfarm.com/dogs/training.html] | |||
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*[[Dogs Log]] | *[[Dogs Log]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:24, 9 February 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyrenees
Spreadsheet - availability and prices:
Economics of Breeding
Article in Forbes
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2012/02/17/how-much-is-that-doggie-in-the-window-the-surprising-economics-of-purchasing-a-purebred-puppy/
- Notes: cost of buying a dog is small compared to overall cost of owning one ($250 food cost per year)
- Food cost - one Great Pyrenee will eat about 50 lb of dogfood per month
- One 50 lb bag of dogfood is $20 - [1]
- Quality breeder industry standard: Has the potential parents checked for heart problems, eye problems, and hip problems, and if the dogs don’t get these clearances, they’re not bred.
- Startup Costs -
- Vet bills of puppy - $270
- Dog pen -
- Puppy chow -
- Snacks -
- Ongoing Vet bills -
- Yearly vaccine - , heartworm - , flea & tick -
Economics Article
- http://omalmalamutes.com/omal/littercost.htm
- According to this article, a $200-300/puppy cost exists prior to sale. If sale price is $600-$800, that is fine.
Breed Selection
Training
- Cars - this article says they are safe from cars - [3]