So I was thinking I could take a red leopard Catahoula and breed it with a blue merle and get a whole litter of extra rare and exotic purple leopard Catahoulas. I mean how hard could it be? How much do you think I could get per pup as they will come from a full pedigree of UKC registered dogs so I can have them registered as purple ribbon as well? Do you I think could more if I market them as super hogs dogs who can scent a wild hog as far as the next county over?
Also for a more rich purple color should I go with darker red and blue leopards?
Ok coming back from bizzaro nyquil land
Legit: how's everyone's thursday going? Finally getting over my cold thank god. Was tired of waking up congested to the point I couldn't breath.
And for dog related or rather puppy related - http://www.monaghancatahoulas.com/images/bella_tuff_2011/bella_tuff_pups_2012_012.jpg How adorable is that face?
Also what have you seen in your breed being marketed as "special/rare/exotic" when its not? It can be color, size, imported lines etc.
@Pug: Normally I ignore people like you but I'm full of coffee and cough meds. 1. I do not troll. Telling people the truth they need to hear is not trolling. I just choose to not to sugar coat it. Don't like it? Oh well. Being liked by people I may never meet isn't really a concern of mine and internet popularity never has been. 2. If I bother you that much, don't read my q and a's then.
Sammy: And too late there haven't you seen the "rare" Merle Pit bulls? Guess where that color came from
Julie: hadn't thought about Easter. Even though I am a pagan most catahoula owners are god fearing christians. the light pups can be the test batch, I can do like companies do and use them as market research and go from there. I like split faces on Catahoulas for some reason. The only thing I don't like about the pup is the brindle on the rear legs. I don't know what it is but brindle points/markings seem out of place to me on "solid" dogs. heck even some blue merles it looks just slapped on.
Sammy: Catahoulas. Some people cross the two for catch dogs. but you know like anything with dogs there's always one who's gonna take the ball and run into the land of exotic =$$$
MissVoya: Actually I was being sarcastic. But as far as the breed goes - breeding merle to merle which should only be done by serious experienced breeders - and it'd be a long while before I was even comfortable attempting that - could besides the obvious double merle could produce cryptic hidden merle(solid coat but genetically a merle), merles of only one color, solids, merles of both colors and non traditional merles ie patchworks. As for price - if I didn't care about pedigrees health clearances etc etc I could get a pup for under $100 from any old hunter/farmer breeding their working dogs. Merles for more solids for less. Since i do however care about those things I already know I am going to be spending $500 and up for a good pup. Bordeline: Hijack accepted. and yes something is off. Can't really put my finger on it, the face/head is really throwing me off, but yeah something is fishy there.
lab love: New pup yes, that particular pup, no. His litter is going to full time working homes only so I'm kinda outs there. AS for headaches and dizzy spells - a comfy comforter and a LOT of cheesy movies.
