Pitbulls For Sale
Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006
by Kent Pinkerton
Selling pit bulls is becoming more difficult, given the current spate of bad press against the dogs' violent outbursts. Owners want to get rid of their pets. Add to that the fact that pit bull breeders and kennels report a surplus, and the supply of pit bulls continues to be greater than the demand.
Pit bull kennels have their own websites through which they make sales. People who wish to buy pit bulls register on these sites and get updates from time to time. Those wishing to sell their pit bulls advertise in classifieds online or in newspapers.
Sellers also mention their pit bulls' temperaments. Usually words like sociable, child-friendly, people-friendly, aggressive are used. Pedigreed animals definitely find a mention of their lineages and even pictures of them if possible. Naturally, they demand much higher prices than mongrels. It is very essential to mention whether the dog has papers or not. Similarly, it is necessary to state whether the dog has had its shots.
The favorites appear to be blue-nosed pit bulls, as well as silver and merle-colored pit bulls. A blue nosed pit bull may fetch as much as $1000 or more. In fact, pit bull breeders sometimes breed pit bulls for their color or for other traits such as aggressiveness or width and girth. Such custom-bred pit bulls are sold for higher prices,
The average asking price for a normal pit bull is a couple of hundred dollars. Puppies are more expensive than adults as they are more in demand. People also breed their female dogs with hired studs from kennels and then sell the puppies in the market. This is called as backyard breeding. Some adult pit bulls are available for even as low as $50.
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)this sight was not useful to me at all!!!!!!!!!!!! It sucks!!!!!!!!!!
Instead of buying a pit bull, please adopt. Hundreds of pit bulls are killed at my local shelter alone because they have no one to save them. PLEASE ADOPT, DONT BREED or buy from a poor breeder. There is no sense in breeding pit bulls, go to your local shelter or rescue group, a rescued dog is better than any bought dog. Lots of towns are unfairly passing breed bans too which leaves even more pits homeless. Adoption is cheaper and you will know you have saved a dog from death.
This article is ridiculous!!! Pit Bulls are great dogs and people who breed them for "aggressivness" should all be jailed for life! If you are one of these people YOU are the CAUSE of the problem! Absolutely enraging article!!! Educate yourselves!
Hopefully these massive breeders are taking caution when releasing puppies so that they know they go to good homes...but doubtful......You breeders should get together and write Judge Nelson like all the humane societies are and ask him for the maximum sentence to Vick, as the breeders are part of the problem as well instead of part of the solution. I woulnd't breed for the mere fact that a puppy could end up in a pit or dead or abused. Too risky of a business, but money is the root of all evil and I see where some of these muscular pits are selling for some big bucks....
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