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02-22-2008, 03:30 PM
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| YT 2000 Club Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia
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|  Why Show People End Up Broke I just posted this in the breeders section but I thought the show people would really get a kick out of it! Why Show People End up Broke The Most Expensive Collar you ever bought? Why of course ..that very first Show collar! How it all began? In the Beginning... You got your dog, a real show dog, and quickly realized that you needed the Correct collar to show him on. Which in turn led you to that wonderful Buttery smooth three foot leather lead. At your very first show, you noticed that you just HAD to have the proper Grooming supplies also.... Slicker Brush $9.00 Comb $10.00 Spray Bottle $4.00 Good Conditioner $15.00 Water Bottle $4.00 Pin Brush $15.00 Bait $10.00 NEW Collar(your dog has now out grown that first one)$14.00 Chalk $9.00 Chalk Brush $15.00 Cholesterol $10.00 YOUR FIRST POINT.*****YOU'RE HOOKED****** ** Bait $10.00 Dog show calendar $12.00-don't want to miss ANY s hows now. By now you're beginning to realize the back seat isn't a proper way to Transport your dog. Dog Crate for the car $80.00 At your very next show you begin to feel a bit more confident and relaxed at Dog shows. Borrowing and waiting to use your friends grooming table is so Inconvenient. ... Grooming Table $95.00 Grooming Arm $50.00 Bait $10.00 You begin to start collecting dog show things, old towels, skirts with Pockets, dresses with pockets, good comfortable shoes, rain gear, umbrellas, Water jugs, etc $100.00 Now you have too many grooming supplies?... Tack Box to store and hold the supplies $50.00 Good comfortable Camp Chairs $35.00-we seem to be spending much more time at Shows lately. Suddenly you realize all of these items AND your dog don't fit in the family Car anymore.... Used Mini Van $15,000. Somewhere around this point you get ! Tired of waiting to use your friends Blow dryer.... New blow dryer $150.00 Extension Cord for Dryer $15.00 Five-way plug for sharing electricity with your new dog show friends $10.00 New and improved dog show collar and lead $40.00 New type of improved Coat Conditioner $15.00 Bait $10.00 Your friends favorite Shampoo and Whitener $35.00 New Comb and Slicker brush $25.00 (you lost the old ones at the last Show) Scissors $30.00 (kitchen shears just don't trim those pads Right) Muddy Show grounds..Roll up mat for covering ground $45.00 YOUR DOG PICKED UP HER NINTH SINGLE The hunt for majors begins. After wasting much money on entries where majors Didn't hold you begin to get frustrated and search out and find that new Male show puppy and a perfect match for your female!.... Crate for new dog $80.00 Show collar and lead for new dog $50.00 (your tastes have been refined now) Handling classes for new dog $40.00 The very if! First show teaches you, your Mini Van will not carry both crates And all your equipment... . Brand New Larger Mini Van $25,000.00 Now having two dogs to show and get ready quickly teaches you a generator is Required! Generator $325.00 Two Dog Kennels for outside $1,000.00 Just got to pick up one of those majors on your female so you hire a handler For those major shows $200.00 (+/-) YOUR FEMALE FINISHES! Your new male is too young to breed..... Updating & Health Clearances on Female $200.00 Stud Fee $1,000.00 Progesterone Testing $200.00 Whelping box $250.00 Vet bills-x-rays, Sonograms, well mother checks $400.00 Putting first aid whelping kit Together $300.00 Vaccines for new litter $150.00 X-pen for puppies $80.00 Whelping pads, fleeces, toys for puppies, weaning supplies, etc $450.00 Baby Scale $45.00 Well puppy and mother exams $150.00 Spectacular puppy in litter will be new show dog.... Immediately realize Mi! In Van will NOT hold three dogs and show equipment... . Motor Home or Full size dog show van $30, 000 to $100,000.00! !!!!!!!! You suddenly realize you are eating macaroni and cheese while your dogs are Eating Human Grade Dog food at $55.00 a bag. Congratulations! You have now earned the title of "Dog Breeder!" Aren't you glad you are finally making those big bucks breeding dogs? So far you have invested $75,652.00 in showing your two dogs. *This figure does NOT include dog food, the initial cost of your dogs, entry fees, motel bills, general vet bills, toys and Many other ownership incidentals. Your litter of pups yielded six puppies, you kept one and sold the other five for $500.00 each. Congratulations you just made $2,500.00 "Breeding your dogs!" Now if you can just breed 30 or more litters you MAY just break even with your initial investment of over $75,000! Author Unknown
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02-22-2008, 03:46 PM
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| YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia
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| I'm still waiting for my minivan so I ride with my mentor sometimes. You should see my Intrepid loaded down when I do go on my own though!! How many yorkies can you get in a sedan?
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02-22-2008, 03:53 PM
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| Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
Posts: 5,219
| Oh my! I'm glad you posted this list...I've been going at it backwards. No show dog yet and I'm already looking at motorhomes with showing in mind! My criteria in a coach is more for supply/x-pen storage, grooming convenience and where can I keep their crates...anything else we can work around! |
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02-22-2008, 03:56 PM
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| Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA
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| I've been going about this all wrong, too!!!! Never thought of showing, but the grooming supplies, constant changing of clothing, human grade food, doggie beds, car seats and meeting up with friends is costing just as much!!!!
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02-22-2008, 04:03 PM
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02-22-2008, 05:16 PM
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| No Longer a Member  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
Posts: 8,577
| showing Most Yorkie exhibitors think an RV is a necessity, not a luxury. I remember when a well known became one of the first to buy a $250,000 RV...it was gorgeous..entirely outfitted for the Yorkies...! |
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02-22-2008, 05:28 PM
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| YT 500 Club Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC
Posts: 743
| This is cracking me up! Try showing on one desperate weekend in a pontiac fiero 2 seater! The blazer was out of commission. Determination. Btw, I did it! LOL LOL "Still waiting for my minivan" hoo hum.  |
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02-22-2008, 05:54 PM
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| Donating YT 1000 Club Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Texas
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02-22-2008, 06:03 PM
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| Yorkie Lover Donating Member  | That is so true!! I am finishing my first year of showing and WOW if people only knew the up front cost that goes into showing...the actual show dog is not even the most expensive part by the time you buy shampoo/conditioner, brush(s), grooming supplies, grooming table, ringside table, travel equipment...that that is just the start of it. But it is all worth every penny when you finish your first dog or that first time you go Best of Breed over some really nice dogs!!!
__________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain |
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02-22-2008, 06:45 PM
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| No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| cost Showing costs remind of the "I Love Lucy" episode in which she buys a vaccuum cleaner...it was something like $8.99 for "the works"...then he added the hose, case, handle, attachments, cord, on/off switch etc....cost her a fortune. One huge expense is the cost of traveling..gas, hotel/motel/eating out...! Rarely, are there enough shows locally to finish a dog...! |
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02-22-2008, 06:48 PM
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| Donating YT 10K Club Member  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama
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| How on Earth anyone could ever dream that there is "profit" in breeding is beyond me!  |
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02-23-2008, 03:17 AM
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| YT 500 Club Member  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina
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02-23-2008, 03:19 AM
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| YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia
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02-23-2008, 04:12 AM
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| "& Seeger, too" Donating Member  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky
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| We don't show......but we take Shelby & Seymour with us when we travel.... that is why we got the RV!!!......... x-pens, doggie clothes, carriers, carseat, grooming bag, toys, towels, blankets.............. I know how much stuff they have and can't imagine adding the "show" stuff to it..... it would require a RV and a Pull-behind trailer!!!!! Thanks for sharing...... that was really cute!
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