how much is the usual stud fee for a toy poodle?

Question

does it depend on colour, size or pedigree? I really don't know what to charge and don't want to put people off by a high charge

Answer 1

Stud fee is usually based upon how much one of the puppies will be sold for. The stud's owner gets either the price of a puppy, or first pick of the litter.

Answer 2

Toy Poodle Stud

Answer 3

From $50 and up. This all depends on it's pedigree history and how well the dog does. If you have a line of champions and it is a champion, then you can go as high as $1000. But if you have a so to speak throw away blood line (a line that hasn't won anything ever) and everyone is unfamiliar with you, you would only be able to charge $50. The stud fee is all dependent of both the pedigree and the dog itself.

Answer 4

Silly wabbit, toys are for kids. Stud fee for mutts? Mutts are supposed to be accidental, not on purpose. Just because you "can" breed your dog, doesn't mean you "should". What if this nice lady said you would make a fine stud for her kids, but you happend to find her unsuitable as a mate? Consider her interest a compliment, do the right thing and stick to your "not add to the shelters" motto. And don't be so prejudice and niave to think that small dogs don't end up in the shelters, that's false justification right there. Silly wabbit.

Answer 5

The stud fee is generally based upon several things. The degree in which the dog conforms to it's breed standards. How well it has done in it's job, be that winning shows, field trials, obedience work, etc. How well it's ancestors did in their job, be it show winners, field champions, etc. How rare the breed is--limited supply and great demand increase the stud fee one can reasonably expect to get.

There's another factor which often goes unmentioned. That is how badly you want to see your dog bred to a particular dog.

Twice I bred my champion showhound which placed best in his class at the nationals for free. In these two cases the dogs I bred to were such outstanding examples of their breed in every way that I did it because I felt that it would result in excellent pups and I knew the owners of the females didn't have the money to shell out that I was getting for a stud fee. These two free breedings produced a national champion, a best of opposite sex in the nationals, multiple state champions in bench shows, two field champions, multiple show winners, and put my dog at #3 sire in his breed when he had only sired 6 litters.

It also raised the stud fee I was asking and getting by $250. And that made it easier to turn down females that I felt were not top shelf and didn't want to breed to. I wouldn't have bred him to them anyway, but it made it less unpleasant to refuse good money for little effort on my part.

You shouldn't stud out a dog unless he's very likely to produce something that is going to improve the genetics of the breed. There's more at stake than getting a few bucks and making some cute puppies. One dog with bad hips that nobody knew about that's studded out can damn a lot of pups to misery. One stud dog has the ability to sire hundreds of pups. If a dog isn't totally sound and nearly perfect he shouldn't be used. Hundreds of not-so-hot pups can have a big impact on the breed.

My dog died 12 years ago and when I look in the pedigrees of the big winners of bench and field shows of his breed I often find his name. That's what a stud dog should be about--making the breed better.

Answer 6

ok you are by definition a "Backyard breeder." You have a purebred and you are thinking "hey I know how to make some easy money!" so you are trying to have people use your dog for breeding. Well sorry but even champions dont get used for a stud all that much, so unless you have some titles under your belt you will get no where.

Answer 7

Presumably, your dog has had all the necessary health tests and you are prepared for his temperament to change? Are you experienced in stud work - if not you risk your dog or the ***** being badly injured - it's not just a case of putting the dog & ***** together & hoping for the best.

Answer 8

I agree with those that have chastised you for even thinking of breeding your dog when it is obvious that you have no idea what you are getting into.

But in answer to the questions it depends on a lot of factors, but standard price is the price one expects to get for a puppy or first pick of the litter.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

you won't get any takers I'm afraid unless your dog is a show dog and has been tested for all the herditary diseases they suffer from. Why would anyoine want to use your poor quality pet dog when they can use any champion dog in the country for a small fee?