1200 plus you have another producing animal. That is profit as well, even if it is not showing up on your balance sheet. I bred Brittney last spring and she had four girls. She is getting older, time to retire her, even though she is fine, best mama ever, large litters, easy whelper, great milker, will foster anything of any age, is the kindest, gentlest female dog i have. She is an alert watchdog, but friendly with strangers, CERF tested clear, etc. etc. etc... I kept the entire litter. I have grown out all four girls now to about seven months old to see who is the best one. I will probably place two, but wait on some health testing and color genetics info, see who has the very best personality, coat type, all that sort of stuff, to see who makes the final cut. Did I take a loss on that litter? Not at all, even none of those girls work out. I can still sell them right now for probably $500 apiece, just cuz I am close to the money. I did do a lot of work and effort for no return, but that is how you end up with the best breeding stock from your own dogs. Nothing is free.
Like selling chickens. You could raise up a clutch to see how they turn out before you select next year's prospects, or you can choose from chicks and just take your chances.
And as far as selling only show dogs.... uhhh... news alert. Not everyone wants a show dog. Around here small, friendly cute dogs sell for $$$ no matter what they are.
I bought this little male dog a few weeks ago. He is half maltese, half parti pomeranian. The breeder sold his littermates for $1200 apiece. She kept this one back, but when the mother came into heat he just had too much reproductive drive for the family to handle so they decided to part with him. I saw his pic and just whipped right over there and whipped out the cash. I plan to cross him on two malti-poos. The puppies will be healthy, friendly, small, non-shedding, colorful, and did I mention CUTE? I only keep dogs with strong housetraining skills too. I won't breed one that is a pain about housebreaking. People have bought from me years ago still reccomend me to their friends and family. I just got an email a few weeks ago that had moved to Switzerland and wanted another one of my dogs so badly they were willing to ship to europe. I discouraged that plan and they found another dog, but I'm saying, you can do right by the dogs and your customers and make money. Usually what gets shorted in the equation is the human person. No time, work work work, no vacation, always like juggling knives sometimes to keep the ball in the air, especially if you just get one or two more dogs than you need. When that happens to me, I place the extras, and try to place maybe two more just to give my self a bigger break.
Here is a malti-pom. He is a super quality individual, even though he will never be a show dog of any sort every. He is a great dog! Will he make me a profit? No doubt. Will he be mistreated in the process, not at all. quite the opposite.
Like selling chickens. You could raise up a clutch to see how they turn out before you select next year's prospects, or you can choose from chicks and just take your chances.
And as far as selling only show dogs.... uhhh... news alert. Not everyone wants a show dog. Around here small, friendly cute dogs sell for $$$ no matter what they are.
I bought this little male dog a few weeks ago. He is half maltese, half parti pomeranian. The breeder sold his littermates for $1200 apiece. She kept this one back, but when the mother came into heat he just had too much reproductive drive for the family to handle so they decided to part with him. I saw his pic and just whipped right over there and whipped out the cash. I plan to cross him on two malti-poos. The puppies will be healthy, friendly, small, non-shedding, colorful, and did I mention CUTE? I only keep dogs with strong housetraining skills too. I won't breed one that is a pain about housebreaking. People have bought from me years ago still reccomend me to their friends and family. I just got an email a few weeks ago that had moved to Switzerland and wanted another one of my dogs so badly they were willing to ship to europe. I discouraged that plan and they found another dog, but I'm saying, you can do right by the dogs and your customers and make money. Usually what gets shorted in the equation is the human person. No time, work work work, no vacation, always like juggling knives sometimes to keep the ball in the air, especially if you just get one or two more dogs than you need. When that happens to me, I place the extras, and try to place maybe two more just to give my self a bigger break.
Here is a malti-pom. He is a super quality individual, even though he will never be a show dog of any sort every. He is a great dog! Will he make me a profit? No doubt. Will he be mistreated in the process, not at all. quite the opposite.
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