Coyote dog cost

What you are asking is twofold. What exactly are you looking for? A packhound or a jump dog? A packhound is generally a younger dog learning the ropes from the older hounds. Generally younger and maybe not have learned the ropes yet. A good jump dog is generally an older dog who has learned the tricks and has a good cold nose, meaning he will stay with the track until he jumps the coyote out of his bed. I personally run 9 hounds, and they all have their own personality's, attitudes etc. I personally don't buy started hounds, I want to train them myself. This way they dont come with any bad habits. There is nothing more rewarding that starting off with a new pup and working with him until the light bulb clicks on and he figures out why he is there. Don't get me wrong it will frusterate the [beeep] out of you but when that happens it will all be worth it. So my opinion to the answer of your question is : what ever the guy selling it for thinks he can get.
 
Just depends on what the buyer expects out of a dog. If you just want to have your dog sit next to you while you call and then run out to a coyote once it's shot, I'd say don't pay too much.
Now if you want a dog that runs out and finds coyotes and brings them back to you, time and time again, now that dog is going to be worth more money, because it's doing more work and what's natural to the dog and the way it was trained.
There are guys out there that breed for their own specific idea of what they need, tolling, decoying, denning, running and on and on. Some dogs are more versatile than others.

I'm not going to say what a good dog costs, because I just don't know....but I know some guys that do train some awesome dogs and I can give you their names a d numbers and you can ask them.

Good luck
 
I would be looking for a decoy, tolling, follow up on a wounded coyote type dog. It would not be used heavily so I am not looking for a coyote fighting type dog, I would hope it would have sense enough to run for its life bringing the coyote into shooting range. If I had a really great dog, I would have to make more excuses to hunt more, I am self-employed and pretty much have the winter and spring free to hunt any day and all day if I want.
 
You get what you pay for.

One mans trash is another mans treasure.

Working with dogs is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.

No critic is smart enough to judge how a dog will perform over time.

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they aint qualified to perform them.

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart enough to realize that I'm stupid.

Everyone hates a butt kisser.

I think these sayings are fitting for this conversation. My advise is do what ya want, make your own mistakes and learn from them. To heck with everyone else and their opinion. You will make yourself sick worrying about it. In the end most know little more than you do and even more know less. There is no absolutes when dealing with dogs. Pay what you think is fair and do your best with what ya get. In the end what else can ya do? Hope it works out for ya.
 
I know for the time I have invested in a dog to the point where I am happy with it I would be making less than minimum wage. As mentioned before even if its your pup, food, vet bills, vehicle cost, and all the time spent training truely add up.

Everyone has a different opinion on what they want and expect from their dogs.

Nothing compensates for time in the field.

Brent
 
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