how do you become a dog breeder?

Question

what all does it intail. are there certain things to look into first. does it make good money? what kind of dogs are really selling/high demand? i thought it would be awesome thing for me and my family to do together. need info

Answer 1

Please don't. Breeders are the scum of the earth.

Answer 2

Most likely, you don't. It is not an undertaking suitable for a family. You will need a big farm, and you will essentially need to become a farmer. Breeding is a livestock operation, and when you up the scale to more than one litter, it becomes a lot like any other farm. In addition to having the money, location and time, you are going to need a lot of know-how. The kind of know-how that takes many years to learn. Becoming a dog breeder is not just something you can set out to do and then do it.

Dog breeding is a noble profession, and responsible breeders produce only champion dogs which are already in demand. They know how to do that... it is not as simple as picking two dogs with papers. Two purebred dogs, if they are the wrong two, can produce totally worthless puppies. Experienced breeders know which crosses will likely produce good puppies, and if they don't... the breeder doesn't do that cross again. People with only two dogs don't have that option. When I met with my breeder last, we went through my dog's pedigree. She knew every individual in his family tree. She knew what they looked like, how healthy they were, what their littermates looked like, if they had produced champions, if their offspring had produced champions, etc. That is, she knows my dog's cousins and nephews and so on, and knows what they looked like and how healthy they are. All of these things must be considered before you attempt a cross, and even then, you could get a messed up litter. She imported dogs from South Africa to get the crosses she wanted for her dogs. That is the kind of dedication you will need to be a good breeder. Anything less and you'd be a puppy mill.

Now, on top of all that is the issue that there are way too many puppies in the first place, and many of them are killed every day. You would only be contributing to that problem unless you had the know-how to consistently produce champions, and you don't or you wouldn't be on here asking.

Answer 3

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news- but puppies are not something to make money off of. There are enough unwanted dogs out there- why would you increase the population? In addition to your creating more problems in the US dogs are extremely expensive to care for and get ready for adoption. Your have to first purchase your breeding dogs- which can run into a couple grand (some dogs can run up to $5000 for a well bred female) each for a really good stud and female (lol it won't let me use the correct verbage) that will yield well-bred offspring. Then you to worry about shots, vet care, tail/ear docking, dew claws, AKC Registration, Etc. If you and your family want to do something beneficial together- go to the closest animal shelter and donate some of your time. Go to a food bank and volunteer your Saturday.

Look at my link below- I could only find this one link- which is just ONE SMALL city in the States that put down 700 dogs last year! It was almost 900 in 2005!! Multiply that by 19,355 (incorporated cities as of Census 2000) that is over 13,548,500 animals euthanized last year because they couldn't find homes! That 700 figure is a for a small city- what if the larger cities are putting that number of dogs down each month! There are plenty of unwanted dogs- trust me- we don't need any more. There is no guarantee that the puppies you breed won't end up to be one of these dogs.

Answer 4

Responsible, reputable breeders do not usually make money on breeding as a matter of fact they lose money. They breed for the betterment of the breed. There is more to being a breeder then throwing two dogs together and getting puppies .
Will you be getting health screenings and hip/elbow certification done?
Will you take back any and all puppies produced by you for the rest of their lives?
Will you prove your dogs are worthy of breeding by working and/or showing them?
Will you learn about breeding ethics?
If your answer is no to any of these questions then you should not breed. Also if your reason is for extra cash then you should not breed. Just so you know puppies are not so fun and cute when you have a few of them running around peeing and pooping everywhere.
What will you do if you do not find homes for all the pups born in a litter?
There is so much to consider if you want to breed responsibly and if you are not going to be responsible then you will be nothing more than a greedy backyard breeder who uses their dogs as money making machines.

Answer 5

First of all, if you are looking at breeding dogs as an easy way to make money, end the idea all together. If you are into breeding dogs to better a breed, then this may be something worth looking into. Responsible breeders aren't out to make money, they are out to make their breed the best it can be. Think of it this way, there are so many complication that can arise when breeding dogs, that you may end up putting more money into saving a litter or a parent than you could ever make in 3 or more litters.

Answer 6

I'm going to repost part of my answer from another question that was equally bone-headed.

"Responsible breeders spend countless hours and dollars for the BETTERMENT of their breed, NOT their wallet! Yes, that's right. We don't make money on our blood, sweat and tears. We mostly lose our money to ensure that the health and conformation of our breed is improved by a breeding. We will go for days without sleep if necessary to insure the survival of a puppy. We give up our weekends to travel across the country to show our dogs to prove our breeding stock is worthy to perpetuate our breed. We spend months researching and analyzing pedigrees to find the perfect mate that complements our already proven dog."

This is not something you do for quality time with the family. A dog is not something to make money from. A breeder is passionate about bettering their chosen breed, not cashing in on the hottest doodlemutt out there.

Answer 7

I beg of you! Don't breed dogs! There are thousands of dogs that have no homes or owners. It is also hard to find people to take the dogs. It doesn't make much money. If you want to do something like that, try adopting dogs and giving them to good homes. At least the dogs will be out of the shelter and have a family. I once adopted 3 dogs from a shelter, trained them, and then sold them to neighbors. You make money, of thats why you want to breed, and it gives the poor babies homes.

Answer 8

It does not make much money, and you should probably avoid doing it. Most people that attempt dog breeding quit after their first litter when they find out how difficult it is.

Find something else to do with your family that does not entail pretending you are god. Dog breeding is for people who sit on their little high-horse and think they are worthy of deciding who gets to come into this world.

How about you and your family volunteer at an animal shelter? Walk the animals, spend time with them, etc.

Answer 9

It's a terrible thing to do. Just look at http://www.petfinder.com or visit your local shelters.

Breeding does NOT make good money. There is the cost of breed quality, championed breeding dogs, the cost of all of the vet care, including a pre-breeding physical check, the cost of health testing for hips, eyes, and any other breed pertaining problem that could be passed down, there is the cost of pregnancy vet visits.

If something goes wrong, there is the cost of emergency vet care, c-sections, that could cost you over a thousand dollars. There's the chance your dog while die in pregnancy or child birth.

There's the chance the mama dog won't nurse, ignores, or even tries to eat her puppies. Are you prepared to bottle nurse up to 10 or more puppies every 2 hours around the clock, plus make sure they are able to potty?

You will need to pay for vet care, wormings (over the counter wormer DOES NOT treat all worms) first shots, food and other necessities for at least the first 8 weeks of age of the puppies.

No puppy should be given away or sold prior to 8 weeks for emotional and behavioral reasons.

There's the chance not all of the puppies will find homes. Are you prepared to fully screen, do house checks, check vet references for each person who wants one of your puppies? If they decide in a year or at any time, to get rid of the dog, are you prepared to take it back? You create them, you are responsible for them!

Are you prepared to feed very high quality (and more of it) food during the pregnancy and after to the mama dog?

If you want to do something "awesome" together as a family...get with your local animal shelter and volunteer. Hold fundraisers. Clean kennels. Feed/walk dogs there. Do "supply drives" for bleach, towels, blankets, paper towels, laundry detergent, dog/cat food and litter.

THAT would be something awesome to teach your children. You will open their eyes, as well as yours, to the suffering of thousands of dogs, and the fact that most of them will never make it out of the shelter.

Answer 10

Real breeders don't breed for the money, its for the love of the breed, and to keep the lines true, under controled conditions. Please don't breed if you have no clue what is going on in the animal world. I work at a city shelter and we take in over 12,000 dogs and cats every year. Only about 3,000 make it out alive due to our adoption program. The other 7,000 will be euthanized. Trust me that part of my job I hate. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR ANIMALS

Answer 11

First, spend some time at a kill shelter and after you have assisted in euthanizing hundreds and thousands of healthy young dogs and cats who go unwanted then come back and ask.