Guard Dog Prices Skyrocket to Six Figures

[n2doc]

Analysis by Jennifer Viegas
Tue Oct 12, 2010 07:55 PM ET

Demand for guard dogs is so high now that some services, such as Harrison K-9 in Aiken, South Carolina, are fetching anywhere from $50,000 to $200,000 per dog.

Harrison K-9 isn't the only successful company in this business niche either. Additional security dog providers, such as Command Control K-9 and Elite K-9 Security, are also earning top dollars for their top dogs.

You might, however, be wondering why anyone would buy a dog that costs more than the median price of a house during this down economy. One word comes to mind first: fear.

As Harrison K-9 spokesman Doug Holland admits, the skyrocketing cost of the dogs "says something about the degree of uncertainty out there today." Families, professional athletes, entertainers, law enforcement agencies, and more are all often willing to shell out big bucks for dogs that they feel will protect their treasured people and property.

"The company cannot get dogs fast enough to keep up with demand," says Holland.

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The Rich are consumed by fear of the rest of us. Maybe they should rethink their policies......

[MadHound]

1. A sucker is born every minute.

You want a guard dog, go out, get a large breed, or mixed breed dog. Treat them with love and kindness, make them part of your family, your pack. The dog will naturally come to look upon your domain as his domain, and will, out of love and friendship, defend you and your place to the death.

[madrchsod]

2. i have one those......

she`s a big baby but she`ll go for the throat if we do`t stop her.

[sadbear]

3. They have good reason to be fearful

Reading about the French Revolution gives me hope

[sharp_stick]

4. Anyone that would drop that much money

on a dog that you can train fully for less than a 10th of that price is a fucking idiot plain and simple. But take a look at the assholes doing it and they'll happily drop 250,000 on a car. Money has no meaning whatsoever to these morons so you may as well take advantage of them.