Saturday i went to the flea market and saw the cutest dog i knew i wanted her she is a chihuahua pekignese mix they asked 150$ for her and i couldn't resist is this a decent price for a mixed dog? Or did i get ripped off? She is a grey color and also when i can i start teaching her obedience and start potty training? She's only 6 weeks old thanks.
2007-02-12 08:44:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
i think thats pritey good for any dog mine was about $1000 and i know i got ripped off but i love him so much
2007-02-12 08:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
150 isn't a bad price for a toy breed even a mix. If you think of it this way it costs atleast that much to adopt it from the pound. You can start puppy mat training her now. It is easier if they are puppy mat trained first. Obedience can start now too only in slow short periods. Sounds like the cutest little dog. I am getting a Chihuahua soon myself, I am really excited. My grandmother had a Pekingese as long as I can remember she was a GREAT dog. So I wish you the best good luck!!!
Okay I just have to add. Just because you happen to run across a person with some puppies in a flea market doesn't mean necessarily that it must have came from a puppy mill. The person may have had the female and the neighbor had the male and opps puppies then some one told the person they were worth that much. Basically I'm trying to say you don't have a guaranteed puppy mill dog.
Also my grandma got her Peke from a person who came through town with puppies. My grandma had to have one and she never had a disease or surgerys her whole life. The dog lived to be 14.
2007-02-12 09:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm afraid that 6 weeks is too young to be taken from it's mother. If it had been a little older, and it had already begun its puppy series of vaccinations (which I doubt it has...it probably hasn't seen a vet if it is being taken from it's mother at least 2 weeks too soon), it wouldn't have been bad. You can start potty training and obedience training her immediately. My vet recommended just working on obedience for the length of one commercial, given a dog's attention span at that age. I recommend that for housebreaking you try crate training her. Buy a crate, preferably with a divider, that will be big enough for her when she is full grown. Put the divider in to give her only enough room to turn around and lay down. She should be crated whenever you are not at home or are unable to watch her. Take her outside very frequently (puppies don't have much control) and praise her when she uses the bathroom outside. Never punish her for accidents inside the house. It is counterproductive.
My last cliched bit of advice: a good dog is priceless...if you love her, then you were not ripped off. Give her a good home, and she will pay you back infinitely for that money.
2007-02-12 08:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it this way....she is a mixed breed dog. That means that she is really not much different than any dog you could find in any shelter across the US. True, her parents MAY have been purebred, but who really knows for sure? I think people who charge money for mixed breeds should be ashamed of themselves! Unless they have had shots, worming, neutering, etc, then they are 'worth' no more than any other dog, speaking from a purely sales point of view.
Also, 6 weeks is very young, really too young to be sold. 8 weeks is a better age, really. You are going to have to be very careful about taking her anywhere since her vaccines are not complete. She will need her 'distemper/parvo' combination vaccines. She will need to be wormed and I would STRONGLY suggest you get a fecal analysis performed, as 'flea market' dogs usually carry parasites such as Giardia/Coccidia as well. Take her to the vet ASAP and get her checked up. Both chihuahua and pekes have a lot of health issues.
I would only say this. Buyer beware. I would never pay for a mixed dog unless I was rescuing it from a shelter or rescue group who have already vaccinated/altered it. Sorry.
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2007-02-12 09:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a bit more than what you would pay at a shelter but you got a good deal if the dog is healthy. Has she had her first set of vaccinations? Has she been wormed from 2 weeks of age? Has she been vet checked?
Honestly, at 6 weeks of age, she should still be with her mum. You did not get this girl from a good breeder but again, a good breeder wouldn't sell mixed breeds - especially in a flea market.
If you're happy with her, that's great.
Have fun with your new puppy, she sounds very cute :)
Edit: You did get this girl from a puppy mill broker and you shouldn't have bought her on an impulse decision. Buying a puppy mill dog is very risky. It also supports what those horrible places do. You need to get her thoroughly vet checked ASAP and you need to start saving money. You're definitely going to need it when those genetic defaults and diseases start popping up.
2007-02-12 08:53:00 · answer #5 · answered by Elena 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't get ripped off I don't think. It costs almost that much to adopt one from the shelter, but she is far too young to leave her mother.
She needed another month with her, so if I were you I'd be slightly worried about her health and take her straight to the vet to be sure. Somebody that would give a dog away at 6 weeks could not love animals, they're just in it for $$$ so give her a good home :-)
2007-02-12 08:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by cloclo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If my Chihuahuas lip grew to become into ripped off and putting, then i'd have been on the vets amazing after it handed off. i don't comprehend why you haven't any longer taken your unfavorable Chihuahua to the vet yet. via fact the only individual who can help your Chihuahua is a vet, i'd propose you get off your workstation, do no longer look ahead to solutions right here, basically take your unfavorable Chi and flow to the vet.
2016-10-02 00:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by hamb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's only 6 weeks old? that's a little too young to be selling a day at. The minimum is usually 8 weeks.
2007-02-12 10:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by Tricia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got ripped off. You fell for the "designer" breed fad like so many others and got scammed. If you want a mixed breed, you should go to a shelter not buy from a crook.
2007-02-12 08:51:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You didn't get ripped off .. but you bought a puppymill dog. Thank god she was $150 because with her being a pekinese, and from a puppymill, she's going to need lots of expensive surgery later on her joints and back. Especially since she is way to young to be taken from her mother - another sign of a puppymill. Good luck, I hope you have money saved up for the dog.
2007-02-12 08:49:17 · answer #10 · answered by jennifer 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
you shouldnt have 2 pay ANYTHING 4 a mix unless shes had her shots, spaying, and all that. You did git ripped if they didnt do all that stuff i no theyre worth evry penny but someones gittin away w/overchargin
2007-02-12 09:01:07 · answer #11 · answered by sarah m 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋