My question is, is there any such thing as too valuable?
And why or why not? Also to you, what's too valuable? At what point does it become too valuable?
All comments will be appreciated..
My question is, is there any such thing as too valuable?
And why or why not? Also to you, what's too valuable? At what point does it become too valuable?
All comments will be appreciated..
In my opinion that phrase is very subjective. It gets thrown around quite a bit, and people sometimes use it as an excuse. If you have an animal whose parents (both) are still alive and producing I would never use that term. If that's your fancy, and it doesn't work out, you have the option to do it all over again. Now on the other hand if you have one whose parents are gone, You have a decision to make. Take for an example a pup from a frozen semen breeding. Unless you bred and raise the litter for yourself personally, or have the funds to purchase multiple. That animal will be too valuable to YOU to risk anything happening. At the point where you choose to purchase is when its declared too valuable. At the end of the day the question remains. What is the value of that animal to YOU? If that is the blood or individual you choose to carry on with , it's your choice.
That's a really broad question with no specifics but I'll give a shot at it.
Me personally, there's plenty that is too valuable that I wouldn't sell it. But there's nothing too valuable that I wouldn't it hold to the same standard as everything else. In my opinion, if you make an excuse for one thing, excuses will be more likely to come up in the future for whatever reason. I do agree with the above point about the phrase being subjective and I also agree about it being used as an excuse very often.
I did throw it out wrong...well here goes, the dam to my pup is old, about 10 or 11, he is only making one more breeding with her and I can honestly say that the line maybe long for these pups. The sire came from frozen semen, now he is still around and doing well, fairly young.
I don't know if I can get the dogs this close up anymore, of this particular blood.. I will make the call but just wanted to see what others thought. I feel really good about the male I received all in all. Thanks fellas
I would never think of any dog as too valuable even if I had some old school blood on my yard. The problem is when you value particular dogs too much, you tend to not want to let them go. When I lost my main stud 10yrs ago I found myself in a bind to make the next breeding I wanted. After doing some research and finding something I liked eventually I brought in some new blood. Needless to say the new blood performed better than the old. In the end bulldogs are bulldogs. As long as your honest with yourself the dogs won't lie!
It is a very subjective topic. What is valuable to me may not be valuable to the next guy. Then to add in 'too valuable' is a whole new set of variables.
I think 'too valuable' is a direct link to breeding aspirations. So that 'value' gets very subjective very quickly.
Personal perception of value throws a real curve ball.
EWO
If the dog is a top quality dog, that I bred personally and can't repeat the breeding, then the dog is simply too valuable for me to show. Since I don't sell dogs, that has no bearing on my yard.
That simply means I find out what I need, and want, to know at my own house where there is no wager. That way when the animal has had enough, I simply pick the animal up and do whatever aftercare is needed.
Too valuable simply means not being matched at my house.
I agree with Frosty in these dogs I see one may be too important or valuable in my breeding program to show, but none are too valuable to prove to me that they are of the quality I expect them to be.
S_B
It is a 'such a thing' because it is up to the owner of the dog, and totally up to him to tag one 'too valuable'. (Not knowing anything about Frosty or his dogs, just using his and SB's name) They could have one that they deemed 'too valuable' and the next guy would not give two squirts of piss and match the dog.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To each his own. All that applies.
EWO
Very much true. If I were simply matching dogs, I would be the "not give a squirt of piss" guy and match the dog. But since I like to breed my own dogs, and I'm able to know what I'm looking for specifically, I simply can't make that decision in good faith for the overall well being of the yard.Originally Posted by EWO
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