$5000 to Race???

[TownBizz]

Most dogmen that I know nowadays race for $1000 or less...but $5000 IMO sounds more like a duck. What are your thoughts???

[TFX]

A lot of time goes into a keep. For some folks who are confident about their entry, the time invested needs to be "worth it" monetarily. Time is money. When I was younger, time or money didn't matter as much. I am out of dogs today, but hypothetically If I were going to take time away from my core business, my family, or my other interests and obligations for something like a keep, that something else needs to be worth the time invested. We've shown dogs for $100 and a bag of dog food, up to $5000, depending on circumstances and the interests of the other party. The dogs never knew the difference, and the size of the purse never changed the fact that they were conditioned dogs being exhibited, with an agreed upon purse, and a referee.

[SICKBOY]

i wouldnt do it for no less than what i would sell my dog for. Thats always been my rule. If you coulndt buy my dog for no less than $5000 then why would i risk losing it for less. Just my 2cents

[wrongway]

Sickboy, I like that!!!

[CitySwamp]

I'm amazed at how because 5k seems a lot to one person and not to other that they are ducking. 1k isn't nothing to some, most pups cost that much.. If you think 5K is a lot then boy hate to know what you think of Ch Sweet Jones 7xw 1xl, couldn't even talk to them if you ain't have $375k.. Yes you read me right.. I mean if you can't get 2k for a dog you believe in then how can you get up 5k if your prized hound gets sick needs surgery or something..

[friscofreaks]

Thats right, I see over seas like china bet over 100,000 us dollars and they aren't even that great of the dog. Plenty of dogmen will bet big bucks, so 5k is not ducking. I feel when you bet more than 5k and above than you just gotta to worry about the bs that comes along with it. Rub, cheating, guns and etc... It's not worth it. The crowd and people are different now. Most of people I know when I first started are all out.

[Hurstmob]

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[Officially Retired]

It really depends on who's doing the betting, as different people have different-sized wallets.

$5,000 is a lot of money to "a working man," but to a self-made millionaire running a successful business $5K might seem like five cents and not be worth his time.

Unfortunately, many drug dealers have a lot of money too, but what they don't have (usually) is good sense nor do they usually run in good crowds. By engaging in high $$ deals with such crowds, you are potentially setting yourself up for some unwanted problems/attention by having large $$$ matches in cheap company like that.

On the other hand, there really are some highly-successful gentlemen in these dogs, and if you're doing large $$ deals with them, you usually won't have to worry about shenanigans.

So there are a lot of variables involved,

Jack

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[TownBizz]

It really depends on who's doing the betting, as different people have different-sized wallets.

$5,000 is a lot of money to "a working man," but to a self-made millionaire running a successful business $5K might seem like five cents and not be worth his time.

Let's just create a scenario...

1. The one who got offered $5000k is a single parent 1 income household with a small yard.

2. The one who made the offer had to borrow a crate to ship an 8 month old pup he could not handle...and the shipping was paid for in advance. And also couldn't afford to pay the DNA fees when he first received that same pup at 10 weeks old for free.
3. The one who made the offer also breeds untested dogs at 1 year old.

[H.B.K.]

I know good people that ur not getting them into the box for less then $10 on it on first time out hounds. I dont think 5k is to much or ducking if that is what that person can afford to bet then its not to much. Ill give a scenerio of what i think is ducking. Two ch. both the same wieght one side calls out say 20k and thats all they can cover, the other side says well we want 25k or 30k. To me thats ducking when u get into that type of money and u dont do that because of 5 or 10k to me thats curring out! On another note money has no bearing on the caliber of hounds one may own cause ive seen really good ones go for 1k and ones i wouldnt take out for 1 let alonne 10 or 15k. If u love these hounds and how they perform then all u need is a bag of dog food for good compition. if u have money then it's better for the crowd if u know what i mean and there r dogmen who lost there lives over those big money crowds.