Curious about Pricing between SL and WL GSD's??

[Tihannah]

I am partial to Showlines mainly because that is what I grew up seeing and grew to love and working lines seem more fit for more active lifestyles than what i would be able to handle. I do love the sable looks, though! However, I've noticed in a few threads that Showlines are generally priced much higher than Working line GSD's. I'm curious to know why that is??

[GSDElsa]

Because people are suckers

[jocoyn]

Its the high cost of olewo?

[Tihannah]

But if working line dogs were priced the same, do you think people would not buy them? I mean they seem to have become increasingly popular in the GSD world? They seem fit to serve so many working purposes, that one would think that they would be the higher priced line?

[Tihannah]

Originally Posted by jocoyn

Its the high cost of olewo?

What is olewo?

[Castlemaid]

Originally Posted by Tihannah

But if working line dogs were priced the same, do you think people would not buy them? I mean they seem to have become increasingly popular in the GSD world? They seem fit to serve so many working purposes, that one would think that they would be the higher priced line?

If working lines are becoming increasingly popular, it is mostly because of the Czech/DDR/Black Sable craze. It is the pet dog breeder that is stepping up to breed the dog of the right colour and the dog of the right background for the masses, and pricing it at pet dog prices, well below what working lines from knowledgeable people with working dog experience, breeding working dogs are priced at.

The people who are looking for working dogs that can actually work tend to be more knowledgeable in what to look for, and have a good idea of what the pricing for such a dog is.

[jocoyn]

Originally Posted by Tihannah

What is olewo?

Oh I was joking; its a carrot supplement that is supposed to make oranges more orange in the coat (as well as other benefits) -- it is also not expensive.

I don't know why they are more expensive - other than a market thing.

[onyx'girl]

I think titling WL's is just as (if not more)costly than what the SL breeders do as far as conformation titles.... are the SL breeders are charging large due to the 'titles'? Though sending a dog off for SchH titles vs HOT must run higher money. And I don't know of many or any WL breeders that send a dog to Germany for titling.
Noo.... Justine and Nancy probably nailed it!

[Samba]

Ooops, just fed my WLs some olewo tonight. Oh, well, I like a pretty working dog!

There are now so many people in my area without GSD experience buying and breeding and successfully selling pups from the showlines due to the market for them.

[lhczth]

Originally Posted by Tihannah

However, I've noticed in a few threads that Showlines are generally priced much higher than Working line GSD's. I'm curious to know why that is??

Huge world wide demand. The show dogs, especially the high placing dogs, are very much in demand and people are willing to pay high prices to get them. They are also in demand for the pet market. If breeders have to pay 6 figures to buy good males and 5 for females the puppies are going to be much more expensive. They also are paying handler fees, trainer fees (since most don't title their own dogs), etc.

There just isn't as much of a demand world wide for the working line dogs.