okay, i have a sheltie, he is a great dog and everything,but i want to sell him for a horse,?

Question

my dog is a great dog but i have wanted a horse all my life and if i sold my dog for 400 dollars which is what i paid for him i could easily go to a sale barn and get a horse for that much no problem.HELP i cant make up my mind

Answer 1

If you always wanted a horse, you should have bought a horse, not a dog. I wonder what will happen when you tire of the horse. What animal will you be wanting to trade the horse in for. Do not get another animal unless you are commited to caring for the animal.

Answer 2

you're not mature enough to own any pets right now. not even a stuffed horse. how old is the sheltie, if he's 15 probably not going to get much out of him. and to get rid of your dog because now you want a horse? if that sounds sensible to you, you need not own pets. they are not disposable. if you came up with $400 for a dog, then why can't you save another $400 and get a horse. because i'm sure you'll get a great quality horse for $400 at a sale barn. what happens if you end up with a horse that needs medical attention and isn't the horse you wanted. so now you sell that horse to get a better horse, or even better, you can now sell the horse and get a lion, because as a kid you thought narnia was cool and always wanted a talking lion. just stick to the guy selling you beans for a bean stalk out in your backyard. find a home for your dog, someone who will love this dog. do you have any idea how much a horse costs anyway? if you don't have an extra $400 around, you can't afford a horse. that's the ferrier fee alone. and you probably don't know but a farrier is the person that trims their hooves. and yes is has to be done and no you can't sell goldie the goldfish to pay for that. what the hell is wrong with you?

Answer 3

Your question is packed full of ignorance.

If you can't afford the $400 to buy a horse, you certainly can't afford to keep one. The purchase price is the smallest expense you would have owning a horse, and good tack alone will cost twice that. Vet bills are enormous for horses, as are feed bills. On top of that, if you are ignorant enough to think that you can sell your dog and afford a horse instead, you have no clue about buying a decent horse. Sale barns do not generally have 'bargains'; they are horses that cannot be sold through the usual route. Many are drugged, starved, sick, or have temperamental problems. A good horse is worth far more to its owner than its monetary value. You cannot cast off a horse you no longer want like you are doing with your dog. There are very few shelters for large animals, and usually they will end up in a slaughter house when you are bored of having them.

As for your dog, find him an owner worthy of his loyalty. You won't get $400 for him though. I'd be surprised if you got anything, would you pay for a dog someone didn't want?

Grow up, and take responsibility for your decisions, do not ruin another animal.

Answer 4

I have a horse, but here we have many animals as well. We would never sell our horse because of it not being up to spec but we do have to consider that we live on a farm and an animal has to earn it's keep here. If our goats will not breed and give us milk we have no need to spend $60 a month if feed for an animal that just stands in a field all day, and yes you may say it could eat brush, but a goat does not eat that much brush by it's self. It is the same with the horse, if the horse is not able to be ridden or able to do some sort of use on our farm we really cannot afford to keep it around. Now I love my horse and I would never like to sell him but I cannot afford to keep more than a few horses, so why would I want to have nothing but horses that stand out in their pasture all day with nothing to do. If I kept every horse we had ever owned we would have about 15 horses. I do not have the time nor space to care for 15 horses, so if it came to choose between selling or neglect I would have to choose selling my horses. I would make sure that my horse went to someone I trust, but remember, someone had to sell their horse so you could have one. I do not mean to sound like I am a mean person but we don't just own horses, we have other animals and we make our living from our farm.

Answer 5

So are you trying to sell an adult Sheltie for $400? Does it have papers? Is it registered? Has it been to show and if so what results has it obtained? Has it been screened? Is it entire or desexed? What are its bloodlines? Who was the breeder? I don't know that you will be able to sell a normal Sheltie that's an adult for $400 but you could always give it a go.

It's kind of sad that you're willing to trade your dog in because you want a horse more isn't it? Kind of like a betrayal of all the love and affection he's given you over his life.

Careful buying cheap horses too. Sometimes they're REALLY NASTY!! I mean... biting, kicking, really foul tempered, health problems... just be sure to do your research.

Oh yeah and if you actually need to SELL your DOG to afford a horse... are you going to be able to afford UPKEEP of a horse? Horses are WAY more expensive than dogs. They eat a lot more, their vaccinations are really expensive cause they're so big.. you need to pay for somewhere to stable it (unless you live in the country or somewhere where you have a large piece of land) and if you do need to stable it, you need to pay agistment fees... The regular reshoeing... all that stuff. I mean, I've never owned a horse, but I do know this much. Many ppl will say that to own a horse is to know poverty.

I don't know, it doesn't sound like a great idea to me... and I'm not trying to be rude or mean either.

Answer 6

I would never buy a horse for $400. For that price they would most likely be too old or sick to ride. Keep you dog and save much more money to buy a horse later. Horses are usually $1,000 or more and then you have huge hay bills and vet bills and farrier bills etc etc etc. If the only horse you can afford is $400, you are wasting your money.

Answer 7

Ouchie---You have been spanked by all who read your problem---the only problem I see here is that a real nice dog was blessed with a not so nice human---you don't need help making up your mind you need help fixing your brain period---i was just talking to my son today about how people get pets and don't think of the long term commitment that means---taking one in and for the duration of life--what brought up the whole subject was that a friend of his wanted to know if we wanted their rabbit because they just found out that rabbits have a life longer than they thought and they didn't want to deal with it --it just made me so angry--why do you get a new FAMILY member if you are not going to go for the duration of life---So you need to rethink the loyalty to one that YOU choose and took his chance for having a family that would not be at this moment trying to decide how much money he is worth---Family members are priceless----You want a throw away pet?? Get a rock---

Answer 8

wow ,you are something!I am having a hard time writing you.I think you are soo crude!you could save up money and then buy a horse instead of throwing away a perfectly good friend out the door.I gues he deserves that huh???????????
how old are you?why dont you get some character or something.
your dog is not an object.so go out there get a job and hope to God that your dog doesnt know how to read your question! I gotta go now you make me ill @#%%^&^*&(**)(()_)_))++*&^$#$$@

Answer 9

Dogs don't usually hold their purchase value. You may not be able to sell him for the same you paid for him.

Out of curiosity, what are you going to trade the horse in for next year?

Answer 10

People are offended by this question because we love our pets and don't consider them to be commodities to be bought and sold when we want to buy something else. Save up for a horse if you want one but your dog would be lost without you ; he loves you unconditionally and would be devastated if you gave him away.