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I want to get in on this as a small business, and advise/tips would be appreciated
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I want to get in on this as a small business, and advise/tips would be appreciated
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Posted in Dogs | Comments (18)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
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Buy a male and a female (choose a breed). You should try out breeds before this. Then, show the dogs actively. After the dogs have received some prizes from shows, you can breed them.
(my grandma is a breeder, and i show dogs a lot)
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:02 am
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DONT BREED!!!!!!!!!!!! UNLESS YOU ARE PLANNING ON SHOWING YOUR DOGS, PUTTING ALOT OF MONEY INTO HEALTH TESTING AND WHELPING PUPPIES!!! ITS IRRESPONSIBLE
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 am
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If you are thinking of makeing money then forget it! If you are doing this cause you love the breed and want to improve the breed and you can actually lose money off this. Start out slow buy two dogs/puppies make sure they are NOT related. If they are puppies make sure the parents are ofa excellent/temperant tested/ etc etc ETC. Pleae do LOTS of research before you even start.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:41 am
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dont!!! too many unwanted dogs as it is
May 8th, 2009 at 3:11 am
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Number 1. You cant just jump into something like that, it’s not fair to the dogs. Number 2. It is way more work than you think. Number 3. You wont make as much as you think, you have to spend to make. You have to be prepared to be responsible and fair to the animal. Over breeding is a problem and we need solutions, not more breeders. Leave the breeding to those that want to better the breed, not someone looking to make a buck.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:10 am
I think it is a bad idea to breed dogs. We have such an overbred society with dogs being euthanized every day due to lack of homes. Try helping shelters or advertising adoption for the shelters. If you want to be around young dogs, shelters never have a shortage of cute puppies.
May 14th, 2009 at 1:00 am
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This is NOT something you make money at unless you cut corners, keep your dogs in miserable condition and become a puppy mill.
Forget it!!!
Only good breeders have quality champions they have shown and researched the bloodlines and genetic for – they do it for the love of the breed, and they don’t make money, believe me.
It costs money to show and breed the occasional quality dog.
May 16th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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I’ll tell you what is true, but I bet you don’t want to hear. You won’t make any money if you breed dogs responsibly. Why, because here is what ti takes to be a responsible breeder:
1. Contact a breed club for your breed. Ask for a mentor.
2. STUDY the breed standard. Learn about dog anatomy and ask your mentor to
clarify anything you don’t understand.
3. Learn what genetic faults and diseases run in your breed and test for any
that can be tested for.
4. Show your dog in conformation events to see if it is of the proper
quality for breeding. Winning doesn’t always mean a dog is breeding quality,
but being around so many others that know your breed and will talk to you
will do wonders for your self-education efforts!
5. Study the past history of great dogs in your breed. You will see how your
breed has improved and progressed since the beginning of the breed.
6. Study the breed standard some more!
7. Join any Yahoo groups about your breed.
8. Live, dream and study your breed.
9. Get a good book on canine reproduction, and educate yourself about the
pitfalls, problems, and proud moments of breeding. Learn about the
physiology of reproduction, such as heat cycles and venereal diseases in
dogs, potential for problems specific to your breed, and what you need to
expect at whelping.
10. Remember that whelping (giving birth) can kill your female. Being used
as a stud dog can encourage bad behaviors common in intact males such as
territorial marking, aggression, and desire to roam from home.
11. Prepare to be broke. Breeding properly is EXPENSIVE.
12. Line up potential homes for any puppies you produce and write up a
contract. Remember to include that you will be willing to take back your
puppies at any time in their lives that they might need you. If you bring
life into this world, it is your responsibility FOREVER.
13. Prepare to spend sleepless nights attending whelping females, caring for
fading puppies or puppies orphaned, and practice cleaning up after 24/7 poop
machines.
I’m sure there are many things I missed because being a responsible breeder
isn’t just a job. It’s a way of life. You will live dogs. 24/7/365. There
are lots of hard decisions. There is a lot of expense. There will be pain.
But, if you do your darndest to always keep the welfare of your dogs and the
future of any of their offspring, you can go to step 14.
14. Enjoy the love and success of a job well done.
May 18th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
You dont. People like you that use animals for profit sicken me.
May 21st, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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The best way to start is to pierce your ears with a shotgun. Trust me, it helps.
May 23rd, 2009 at 6:16 am
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If this is your source of information and research, then breeding is not for you. Buy some guppies and breed them.
May 24th, 2009 at 2:37 am
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Read this:
People who breed quality dogs and do everything right to make sure only the healthiest puppies are created don’t make money. Breed for the love of the animals, the improvement of the breed, and preservation of outstanding characteristics. Otherwise you are just a back yard breeder or puppy mill.
May 24th, 2009 at 8:47 am
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Don’t breed! Do you even realize that so many dogs have to get put down a day because nobody adopts them? Breeding just contributes to this, causing people to buy from breeders. They don’t even bother to look at the humane society’s. Every puppy that breeders get, there goes one more dog dead. Adoption is the only way to go for me.
Just typing that, approx. 30 dogs had to get put down.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:12 am
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DON’T. Their are too many already.
May 26th, 2009 at 7:18 am
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Dont breed .ANYONE who breeds contributes to dogs dieing
May 28th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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Unless you’re prepared to dedicate ALL of your spare time (my breeder who has 37 years of experience breeding championship Boxers spends about 5 hours a day feeding/ caring/ trips to the vet /cleaning up/etc.) to breeding happy healthy dogs, DON”T. If you want a small business try landscaping. There are plenty of back yard breeders and puppy mills turning out dogs that make to the pound only to be euthenized as it is. How about a nice paper route instead? Or become a part time moyhel… I hear the pays is so so but ther’s lots of tips….
June 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am
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First of all it’s not a business – good, ethical breeders do NOT make a profit and usually just break even.
You need to research the different breeds and see which one suits you, your lifestyle and your family. You will want to keep them inside if it is to be a “small” breeding program. Yours will be small when you start out. You will need a female and a male from the same breed with proven lines and a good pedigree. Show champions or hunting/field trial titled dogs (even agility champions or herders are acceptable as long as they are titled). A regular, plain dog doesn’t mean anything. You need a male and female that have great temperaments, great body conformation, great health (hips/eyes/elbows checked by OFA/CERF), both AKC registered. You need a good health guarantee, a nice website, and the expectation that you will not make money if you are going to do it right.
If you are TRULY interested, email me and we’ll talk.
June 1st, 2009 at 10:52 am
For all of you that are against breeding animals please read the following:
PETA and the HSUS are not what they claim to be. They believe in total animal liberation which means that they think that there should be no circuses, zoos (even AZA), laboratories (even medical), farms, service dogs, police dogs, and PETS of any kind. They believe that animals are better off DEAD then living with even the best pet owner.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) collected millions of dollars from individuals to save the animals during Katrina. They did not use the money to do that though. They are currently under investigation for it. What most people do not realize about HSUS is that they are not your local animal shelter. None of the money that they raise goes to the local animal shelter. It has also been provened that PETA uses its money to kill animals and support terrorist groups like the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) who has a tendency to blow up buildings to get their point across.
I am not saying that you shouldn’t neuter/spay your pet, I am just saying that the choose should be up to the owner and not animal rights extremists. Groups like these are mislabeling breeders and passing mandatory spay/neutered laws as part of their total animal liberation plan.