Breeding Your Dog: Pros and Cons

Filed under Breeding Dogs by on July 3, 2008 at 5:16 PM {no comments}

Before deciding to breed your female dog there are some positive and negative considerations that owners should consider. Breeding your dog is not an inexpensive or easy task if you are seriously planning on making the best possible selection of a male dog. There are serious health considerations with regards to breeding dogs that should be discussed with your vet and family members before making the final decision.

Drawbacks To Breeding Your Dog

Breeds have their own unique issues when it comes to breeding. Below are some of the general concerns that can arise with any breed:

· Cost of stud services. For a championship bloodline it can be several hundred or even thousands of dollars to have your female bred to a purebred male.

· Potential health risks. There is always the possibility that the female can be injured during breeding, or may develop life-threatening conditions during the pregnancy. Female dogs can die during delivery if they are left unsupervised and there is a complication.
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Is Dog Breeding Right For You?

Filed under Breeding Dogs by on June 30, 2008 at 5:04 PM {no comments}

Becoming a dog breeder may be worth exploring if caring for dogs brings you great fulfillment. Although there is a lot of money in becoming a breeder, it's preferred that your motivation isn't the potential income but rather a genuine love and interest in dogs, vast knowledge of a particular breed of dog and a desire to know and understand their breed standard. When you decide on becoming a dog breeder it's important to consider a few things.

First, you will require multiple investments. The first investment is time. You have to commit to one particular dog breed and this requires a considerable amount of research time. You ideally want to learn as much as possible about the chosen dog. Already knowing the type of dog that you want to breed is a definite advantage. If you aren't sure of what dog you'd like to breed, it may not be a bad idea to scan the classified ads in your area and see what kind of dogs are being sold and at what price. Browse Internet message board forums to read about the experiences of other dog breeders before becoming a dog breeder yourself. Talk to other breeders to see if they actually like what they do.

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Starting Your Own Breeding Business

Filed under Breeding Dogs by on June 27, 2008 at 8:28 AM {no comments}

Starting a dog breeding business is an endeavour that can be exceptionally rewarded, but at the same time, one that has its own challenges. The dog breeding world has expanded greatly, and now people who love dogs and love breeding them can make a living out of their passion.

Professional breeders are always looking to raise the quality in a breed and for that they get to learn everything about a dog, they immerse into this dog breeding world, because it is actually the only way to stand out from the rest.

To start a dog breeding business you must first decide if this is for you, successful dog breeding businesses have more than just the sheer drive for money, so if you lack that love for animals, this may be not the best business for you.

Then you have to organize yourself, first by getting all the needed dog breeding supplies. The breeding business needs quality supplies if you want to give your dogs the best. This may not come in cheap. Among the needed supplies are blood test kits, gloves, multivitamins, pens and special formulated milk.

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Beginners Guide to Dog Breeding

Filed under Breeding Dogs by on June 26, 2008 at 10:15 AM {no comments}

If you are fond of one particular breed of dog and you are a dog-breeding beginner, you might wish to consider committing to the improvement of your favorite breed. Usually this involves working with a particular bloodline and try to create specific traits for future generations.

All a dog-breeding beginner needs, as far as dogs are concerned, are one or more fertile female dogs. But a good dog breeder, even a beginner, will naturally avoid dogs that have any major flaws. While it is not unusual for breeders to want their dogs to win championships and raise the value of future puppies, the chance for the breeder to network with people knowledgeable about the breed is more important. As your network widens, the chances of meeting another exhibitor having a dog that has traits that you are looking for to improve your dogs lineage. So you might get the opportunity to breed the two dogs and get top quality puppies.

Dog-breeding beginners who are seriously intend to breed dogs for many years, should choose a kennel name and register it with the American Kennel Club. You can choose the name of one of your puppies as the kennel name.

Get a kennel permit even if your state does not require it. A permit will be needed eventually and as the number of dogs increases, the neighbors could object and create problems later on. Get a permit as soon as you get the first dog or puppy.

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