Sled dog breeding

[Americano Blue]

Good, you, tel me when you go dog shopping, i want to see all the 4sell dogs. When are you gunna buy a puppy and train it your self???

most of the dogs are adults. my friend is selling Meringue's niece who is still a puppy. like a puppy puppy. she cost 150

 

[Americano Blue]

Hi,Sternrose,
I will say this as gently as possible based on 15 yrs. experience breeding working. show, and service collies.


You don't want to breed dogs. You just think you do.
In 5 years you will look back and remember this email and
say. 'She was right" Sadder and wiser now, I know ,
"she was right." Get some hideously expensive poultry and
breed them or a 600. pair of show rabbits and breed them.
That said, Yes, you need to test for everything. No, the
mushers will not touch your show stock, they have a
different set of requiements in their dogs.
Testing runs 100's per dog and no one will touch your
Labs or Huskies without it. Yes, you will be a backyard
breeder, that is what people will call you...unless you
compete or show or breed dogs capable of these things
and put them in the hands of those will succeed. Having
your dogs try and fail doesn't count. Figure at least 1000.
to put a litter on the gound and that is dirt cheap. Average
is about 2000 to raise them to selling age. Don't get males.
Pay a stud fee instead and use the money to upgrade
your female stock. Anyone who knows labs and huskies
knows there is no quality in a 150. to 300. dog. You will
get your heart broken and lay in bed in tears at night
because some internet troll had your reputation for lunch.
No one will take you seriously for the 1st 5 years. That is
an unwritten rule. Until then, you are just another novice
passing thru. You will be called dirty names and so will
your dogs. Other novices trying to climb political ladders
will try to use you for a stepping stone. In sled dogs
there is no short cut to success. Working dogs need a
special touch . They need to be bred with special attention
to their proper psyches. Without proper temperament,
you don't have a proper working dog. You just have a dog
with an urge to do "something".
Best Regards,
Karen
Bellwether Collies , retired ( 1995-2009)
Breeder of rough and smooth collies successful
in 12 different venues. Including Service, Show, Stud,
Mushing, Lure Coursing , and Weight Pull.
Breeder of the only collie in the breed to obtain both
Heel To Music and Canine Freestyle Dance Championships.
( if these Chs. seem frivolous to you, stop and think of the
lithe, flexible body and flexible intellect it took to achieve
that at 11 yrs. old).

for the actually team, you want mix of male and females so if 1 dog has male dog aggression he can run next to a female.
Don't breed unless you are completely serious about mushing and want to devote your life to it and you are doing races. Because you are doing rec. you don't need to breed AT ALL. Any dog that knows verbal commands and can pull works for rec.

 

[Americano Blue]

what a real dog website would look like pedigree info, info about the breeding, etc etc not just a list of dogs for sale. 9 vastly different breeds is too much for a kennel to know intimately the dogs, the bloodlines and the "nuts and bolts" of each breed. It screams "puppy mill"
http://www.deercreeksleddogs.com/

nice website

 

[SternRose]

And there close to me only 1hr and 20minutes.

 

[SternRose]

Sorry wrong page. But yes great wedsite.

 

[SternRose]

most of the dogs are adults. my friend is selling Meringue's niece who is still a puppy. like a puppy puppy. she cost 150

Aww, u gunna get her?

 

[SternRose]

for the actually team, you want mix of male and females so if 1 dog has male dog aggression he can run next to a female.
Don't breed unless you are completely serious about mushing and want to devote your life to it and you are doing races. Because you are doing rec. you don't need to breed AT ALL. Any dog that knows verbal commands and can pull works for rec.

I know I won't need to breed, but I was kinda thinking to get just sibs, 1, male, 1 female and breed once, keep 5-6 pus, then don't breed again, then slowly spay and nueter but that also depends on where I'm living. If I'm stil with mom and dad, then I can't breed at all. Living on my own, then yeah I can breed if I want to. But I don't know yet, so.... But I do hope to get started on my team soon. I just need to get a job first.

 

[Americano Blue]

Aww, u gunna get her?

i might. I know for sure I'm getting the dog she started in lead this spring. That dog is 150 as well

 

[tridentk9]

checkout this breeder. http://hstrial-bandskennels.homestead.com/Siberian_husky_pups_For_Sale.html
FOR 1 MALE SIB, and 1 female.not siblings.unless i decide im not going to breed. then tey can be siblings

If sledding is your primary goal, a great option instead of breeding is to contact your local rescues for sledding breeds. They usually have quite a few available as most people don't realize cute husky puppies become husky teenagers. Not the same creature at all

I will tell you it will be a VERY hard sell to get a dog from rescue or good breeder. You live with your parents and you don't have a job yet. If you move out on your own, will you rent or buy? Will your job give you enough time and money to sled? Will your new location be fenced with 6 foot high, husky proof (LOL- yeah, right) fence? Will you have $ for vet bills? What will you do if the dog doesn't work out for the intended job through injury, illness, temperament, no $, lack of time, lack of equipment, lack of space, loss of interest, age or any of the thousand and one reasons. Add in-what if you get injured? Will you have someone to care for a husky while you recuperate? These are all things you really need to think about. A good breeder or rescue will ask. A bad or over-run rescue or breeder will just ask when can you pick up this dog.

For one of my litters, I sent my girl to Finland for breeding. Yes, Finland. When it was time to grade the litter I realized the pups were good but not really an improvement over their dam and sold them all. Between the dog, shipping and health testing, I spent almost ten grand for one of my dogs. I'd been watching his puppies and when he came up for sale I bought him. All sight unseen except for photos. It was a gamble, I had to be prepared to lose that money if he didn't work out once he arrived in the US. Decades ago I had labradors. For my girl's first litter I figured out that I'd spent $5-7,000 just to get her to the point of wanting to breed her. Conformation shows (and points not just ribbons), field training, obedience training and shows, travel to shows, equipment to train and show, going to seminars, health testing and on and on. I didn't count the time off work. $5-7,000 is a lot of money just to get ready to breed!

I could go on and on-

 

[Starfire669]

If sledding is your primary goal, a great option instead of breeding is to contact your local rescues for sledding breeds. They usually have quite a few available as most people don't realize cute husky puppies become husky teenagers. Not the same creature at all

I will tell you it will be a VERY hard sell to get a dog from rescue or good breeder. You live with your parents and you don't have a job yet. If you move out on your own, will you rent or buy? Will your job give you enough time and money to sled? Will your new location be fenced with 6 foot high, husky proof (LOL- yeah, right) fence? Will you have $ for vet bills? What will you do if the dog doesn't work out for the intended job through injury, illness, temperament, no $, lack of time, lack of equipment, lack of space, loss of interest, age or any of the thousand and one reasons. Add in-what if you get injured? Will you have someone to care for a husky while you recuperate? These are all things you really need to think about. A good breeder or rescue will ask. A bad or over-run rescue or breeder will just ask when can you pick up this dog.

For one of my litters, I sent my girl to Finland for breeding. Yes, Finland. When it was time to grade the litter I realized the pups were good but not really an improvement over their dam and sold them all. Between the dog, shipping and health testing, I spent almost ten grand for one of my dogs. I'd been watching his puppies and when he came up for sale I bought him. All sight unseen except for photos. It was a gamble, I had to be prepared to lose that money if he didn't work out once he arrived in the US. Decades ago I had labradors. For my girl's first litter I figured out that I'd spent $5-7,000 just to get her to the point of wanting to breed her. Conformation shows (and points not just ribbons), field training, obedience training and shows, travel to shows, equipment to train and show, going to seminars, health testing and on and on. I didn't count the time off work. $5-7,000 is a lot of money just to get ready to breed!

I could go on and on-

I can attest to how much start up costs. I am just getting started and have invested over $5000 now and we have yet to go to a single show. It's all been in purchasing the puppy, buying equipment, vet fees, training classes, etc. it is not cheap if done right.