A WORD ABOUT PET PRICING in REGARDS to GELDINGS:

Prices of registered Miniature Mediterranean donkeys, like most animals that come from reputable breeders, are different than what comes from the sales barn.

In the U.S.A miniature donkey rearing has been popular for a good number of years. Here in Ontario, the concept of registered miniature donkeys with pedigrees, health records, and show records, much like purebred dogs and horses, is fairly new.

We believe in an educated consumer, and a lot of you have done your homework on the internet, before contacting us. That said most of the information available has its roots in the USA, and of course we are Canadian. Our bloodlines are all from the USA, as this is where miniature donkeys were first imported to from the mediterranean, many years ago. Many of ours can trace their roots back to these imports on their pedigrees.

In Sept./09 myself and a friend had a little time on our hands while waiting on a carriage repair in St.Jacobs Ont..It was a Tuesday, and some of you may be familiar with the market there, that is one of the major livestock auction barns in Ont., and Tues. is for horses. It is a not a place I hope any animal of ours, ever ends up. One lonely little approx. 5-6mos.old jack donkey was the sole long-ear present, when we arrived. I located the man that had bought him .and it turned out he was bought for re-sale. He was sold for $300.00.This being a sizable amount, considering draft horses were bringing an average of 17cents/lb.

My friend & I did the math on the way home, as to what the people that had “ordered” a donkey, would most likely end up paying:

$300.00 original purchase
$200.00 brokers, haulage fees
$300.00 gelding (without complications)
$100.00 worming, shots, farrier (first visit)

Of course all this is contingent on the new owners being caring owners that want to keep an animal at a proper level of care, and are not just purchasing to turn out with a sheep flock, hoping its presence will dissuade stray canines or Coyotes.

We sell our geldings starting at $1000.00. They have well recovered from their gelding, have been well socialized, had their first farrier visit, up to date on all herd health, and are guaranteed, if they don’t work out for some reason, we will gladly take them back. We are also available for 24/7 advise to all our customers! We believe the extra $100.00 spent with a breeder versus buying from the sales barn is good value for the money.