Is backyard dog breeding profitable?

[rebelcowboysnb]

You can make a lot if you do it right. Stay away from showing dogs. It only helps if you have the best dogs, most dont. You can breed good healthy dogs with good vet care, shots an worming an have about $75 in each puppy. Ya have to know what your doing an be picky.


The people that are making a killing is the breed specific rescues..... Buy every dog of a said breed from all the pounds around for $50 to $75 before the general public gets a shot at them. There already fixed and any vetting they need. Then they offer them for as much or more that the breeders are.

 

[SportTees]

The only way to profit from dog breeding is to do it not for profit but for the love and improvment of the breed. You must start with AKC reg show dogs thats parents have been tested for things that are known to be wrong with the breed. You must have a good setup dog building with heat and air, ect. You must keep the dogs clean and groomed properly. Feed good quality feed. Have allot of time to pay attention the the dogs and puppies. Then it takes a couple years to get a good name going so you can possibly make a profit. It takes allot of money to get started right in dog breeding and you can't start with the objective of making money.

The reason there are so many CKC registered junk dogs out there is because of people wanting to start to make money. I do realize There are a few people that have good quility dogs that are akc but choose register ckc to save money.

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

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I have to admit to having the same issues with BYC. And people jump on those breeding their cats too.

NOT that I am for it, but it's just not fair.

The other things I think about and I may just get bashed for saying this but I call things the way I see them;

People here want to say that you will spend money and lose money correctly breeding dogs and cats to insure they end up in the right hands and homes. And that BYBrs are wrong because they cut corners and don't know where their puppies and kittens end up yet they turn a profit on selling them...

OKAY, how praytell, is the BYB ANY different from those of us here on BYC who are selling our chicks, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quail, peacocks, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits, etc.?
ESPECIALLY the poultry!
What I mean by this is; When is the last time you rushed a breeding hen (EVEN show quality!) to a vet to have surgery because she had a prolaspe (likening this to a dog having a c-section here), or do you REALLY interview and assess (how about a home check?!) every person who buys chicks or eggs from you to make sure they won't be bumped around and end up in a shelter or neglected?

Why?
Because at the end of the day MOST people here feel it's "Just a chicken" and if the prolapse is bad enough, cull the hen. If the chicks end up going to someone who neglects them or needs to give them away quick and gives them to someone who eats them, they might care a little but it's just a chicken...

At what point did dogs in particular become more than animals? This is what I want to know.
Us humans have done such a marvelous job of making dogs into our surrogant children and projecting human emotions onto them, that we have actually hurt them and caused more behavioral problems (Seperation anxiety, etc.) and issues with them than people ever had with dogs back a few hundred years ago when dogs were primarily used for their breeds purpose and not coddled like they are not. They didn't need Cesar Milan back then people.

People on craigslist attack anyone asking a rehoming fee of any kind unless the dog is completely up to date on shots, is fixed, and comes with his things, and then only a couple of hundred dollars is acceptable. BUT one section away in farm and garden it's perfectly acceptable to sell a nag horse for hundreds of dollars who has nothing done to it.
I may be straying from the original topic here but I feel that we are sending very mixed messages as human beings.

Things are way too off kilter here. I just feel that either all animals need to be gaurded closely and or all need to be treated like animals/livestock, etc. It cannot be pick and choose.

Also, I think the main message was put out too strongly that only a show person can responsibly produce puppies and kittens. This is not true IMO.
I know of a couple of small hobby breeders who do not cut corners but who also do not show their animals but still produce really nice healthy animals.


Sorry for my personal rant. I just don't know how a dogs life got to be more important than a ducks like or a cows life, you know?

 

[Beekissed]

I agree! An animal is an animal is an animal. All should be treated with compassion and common sense, whatever species. Yes, I like my dogs more than my chickens because they are more affectionate, but in the end they are still animals under my care and are treated accordingly.....like animals.

 

[Wifezilla]

Ask them not to open a can of worms and those opposed to breeding dogs still do it.... Thats one thing i don't get about this forum, is that its okay to breed everything else(horse, chicken, cow, cat rabbit, goat, bird) but you better not ever breed your dog.

Ironic isn't it? Can you imagine someone saying you should only breed show ducks or show chickens???

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

OKAY, how praytell, is the BYB ANY different from those of us here on BYC who are selling our chicks, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quail, peacocks, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits, etc.?
ESPECIALLY the poultry!

They are different because dogs are not livestock, like all the other animals you named.
Breeding purebred registered dogs for a purpose is far different than a "BYB" turning out as many puppies as possible in an effort to make money.

Also, most of the time what you'll see is people who dont breed intentionally, but it just happens because they dont get their animals neutered, so they end up with a bunch of crossbred mutts
Those high priced "designer breeds" are nothing but mutts that some fools will pay a huge price for​

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

dogs are not livestock

What a load of poo!

Next your going to try to say chickens are not pets.

If it alive an has a market it livestock. If you keep it for a friend it becomes a pet. Dog, cat, pig or cow.​

 

[pamperedpoultry]

Is backyard dog breeding profitable??? It all depends on your situation. No matter how perfect you think your dogs are, and how well cared for and tested for genetic defects, something can still and will go wrong at some point. The main question is to ask yourself are you ready for it, and ready for the negativity you will have to deal with. Not everyone agrees with breeding dogs and believe me you'll here it from everywhere. We have australian Shepherds, I still use my male for stud, but I had my female fixed after 1 litter. For right now that was the best for my situation. Both our male and female are Blue Merles "A NO NO" In breeding. Our litter was an accidental breeding at the time we kept both in the house. I had decided to breed my female but not that heat, we thought she had went completley out and had took extra care in making sure they were never together, but Like I said we thought she has went out and let our guard down and they ended up together. I had 6 puppies 4 healthy 2 with slight hearing and sight problems. I sold my 4 healthy puppies and found wonderful homes for the other 2 from people here on BYC. In my situation I still made a small profit. If you think you may be interested in breeding dogs, just research your breed, do it for the love of the breed, and be ready to deal with the negativity that comes along with it and the problems you may run into. As far as AKC some people pay "more" for AKC dogs does that automatically better dogs No! My stud came from a breeder that shows AKC and NSDR registered Australian shepherds. He has the looks and the build, but as far as doing what he was bred to do my female who is only NSDR registered is a much better canidate. If your serious about getting into it, find a repitable breeder and do the research and be prepared to deal with alot. Good luck in your decision.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

This thread has strayed off topic.

To the OP: Is dog breeding profitable? For the amount of time, emotion, work, and money you put into a well taken care of brood stock, no, it is not profitable. Taking care of your broodstock, through premium food, vet visits, health exams, maintenance, and then never being able to take a last minute vacation because you have to find someone "knowledgeable" to care for the dogs and be prepared to immediately return home if a dog has a premature litter, someone bloats, or something goes wrong.

If you love the breed and love the dogs, then the work, time, and emotions are taken out of the picture, because it is a labor of love. My grandparents tried their hand at breeding Maltese, had two litters and then quit. Why? Because they couldn't bare to rehome the puppies. LOL Grandpa cried every SINGLE time he rehomed a pup, he's kept in touch with the pups to this day. Many of them kept within the family.

Have you been following RedyresRotties threads? It gives a great insight into the life of a dog breeder, I highly suggest you follow her threads before jumping in. It is truly dramatic, even without the showing, between the bloat, C-sections, and dead puppies. It makes you think twice, that's for sure.

 

[Raven1]

OK I wasn't going to chime in but...
I bred Standard Parti Poodles I just got my last grump spayed and have sold all my others to great homes some were AKC and some were CKC my best pups were CKC registered and were not "junk dogs" a very high number of them have went on to be therapy dogs.
I do agree however you can not and should not go in with the goal of making money I spent some and made some as I am sure all breeders have.
At the end of the day you have to live with yourself and the decisions you make I am very happy with my pups homes and hear fom most on a regular basis.
Just my two cents