If anyone has an older dog, or a dog recently recovering from surgery, ACL, leg injuries.....or needs help.
A cloth reusable grocery bag makes a great hoist for walking and pottying.
Just cut out the sides and run under the dogs belly. You can then assist up stairs, steady, etc.
Much cheaper...
Not nearly as much as many breeds.
Well bred puppy $700-200
Started working dog - $1000+
Established working - upwards to $5000 (or more)
Still can be found advertised in the feed store for $50 with or w/o papers.
If you want quality and stick with good lines, I would plan on spending...
Unplanned - but a great litter none the less and from wonderful old lines.
This is not my litter, but I brought one of the females home for my breeding program.
The rescue dog you show pictured is most likely not a catahoula, or if at all, highly mixed.
How about a well socialized purebred puppy in Southwest VA?
www.tumblingrun-catahoulas.com