How can I make money breeding my dog? He is a full blood yorkshire with papers.?

Question

Before I decide to neuter my dog, I would like to try breeding him and make some money. Can someone tell me how or what to do?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, unless your Yorkie is a fully health tested, show champion who's temperament is a testament to the breed, you will make nothing out of him. Not a penny. Although as a responsible owner, one wonders why anyone would want to "make money" out of a pet? he is a pet, not a breeding machine. Please have him fixed. There are enough greedy backyard breeders who could care less about their dogs and anything but making money.

Answer 2

First of all - get this "Make money" idea out of your head. YOu won't make money - that is unless you want to be labeled a back-yard-breeder - which is not nice at all.

OK so you want to breed Studly:

Pedigree: Are there multiple generations of champions in his paperwork?

Championship: He needs this before anyone with quality females will breed with you. UNDERSTAND THIS: Just because your Studly is purebred and papered - doesn't mean he's Championship quality.

Health certifications: Can you medically certify his puppies against whatever genetic ailments your breed of dog is succeptable to?

Legalities: Contract in hand? Do you have a breeder's contract drawn up with things like stud fees - etc - especialy a clause that certifies that Studly will not knowingly transmit STDs to a female - and the penalties for a female transmitting STDs to Studly?

Insurance - against any illnesses Studly may contract from servicing a female?

Oh gosh - and what about unsold puppies - is there a spay-neuter clause that the female's owner will indeed spay/neuter any "pet-quality" puppies?

Bottom line - all of these above requirements - and there are MANY more I haven't mentioned here - require huge sums of money. Breeders don't breed for money. Breeders breed only when the mating will produce puppies that enhance and contribute to the breed as a whole. They're lucky to once in a great while break even - mostly they LOSE money.

My suggestion: Neuter Studly without breeding him. Enjoy him for the next 15 years or thereabouts - and when it's time for him to go beyond the rainbow bridge - say prayers for his soul (see Psalm 150) and get a new puppy. The new puppy won't be a replica - but he'll be a loving replacement.

Answer 3

It's very hard to make money in breeding. Breeding costs lots of money and effort. Please neuter your dog. You will be giving him the gift of a life free of breeding related illnesses. Talk to your vet about this, he should be able to fully inform you on whether you have a breeding quality dog to begin with and on the risks of breeding versus neutering. If you do have a breeding quality dog, the first thing you'd want to do is show him to a title in AKC and get him a background worthy of being a stud. This is also a lot of work and costly, but can be rewarding if you have a good dog and this is something that interests you, then the matings will come and you could make a little money, but probably won't recoup your costs. Also, check out yorkie rescues online to see how many little yorkies are in need of a home now.

Answer 4

I wouldn't do it. There are a lot of other people who professionally breed these dogs. What if you can't find homes for puppies? etc.

I think the most caring thing to do would be to reconsider your idea or if you are serious about getting into breeding join the local professional yorkshire club in your area and learn more about the breed in that manner.

Answer 5

NO ! ! !

Do you have Pedigree Papers along with the registry papers? If you don't you should not breed him.

Just registry paper dosen't make him a pure breed. I have seen & worked with so many dogs that carry AKC papers & they were just mutts. Bad temperament, bone structure all messed up, under bites, over bites, ears set wrong & people think that it is a pure breed.

If you just have the AKC registry papers DON'T DO IT ! ! ! You don't know how he stands compared to a true pure breed of his kind.

People should not breed their pets ! ! !

That is why so many dogs & cats are euthanized each & every day all over the world.

AKC papers don't mean s h i t unless you have the Pedigree Papers to go with it.

Breeding a pet just to make some money is like putting your daughter or son on the street hooking. You can make money that way too.

Answer 6

You want some money-GET A JOB! Do the work yourself instead of making your poor dog do it for you. Perhaps you should not have a dog. And the reason you have gotten jumped on is you are offending every reputable breeder on this site with your ignorance.

LITTLE BARB-Honey, the reason purebred dogs aren't often seen in the shelters is that they are all in rescue with purebred rescue groups. Check the Internet before you open your mouth. There are HUNDREDS of purebred rescue groups in this country, and each of them rescue abused, neglected and sick purebred dogs that people are too stupid to treat right. The group I volunteer for is NATIONWIDE and has hundreds of dogs in rescue. We pull them from the shelters and pounds as soon as they show up.
I have a minpin who was starving and bald from demodex mange at 3 months. It took 7 months to rehabilitate her. Sure, tell people who don't know what they are doing to breed. Thanks. More dogs in rescue.

Answer 7

Shame on YOU!
If you want to make money from your dog, train him, groom him, enter him in shows. He will cost you more money than you will make.
If he is a full blood yorkie with papers, sell him to someone who cares about him and not YOUR STUPID BANK ACCT.
Stud fees vary, according to blood lines, championships, etc.....not just because it's pure bred and papered. The people that make the money are the ones that have a proven ***** and breed them with a proven stud.
If you only want to make money out of your dog, sell him. If you want him for a friend, forget your bank account. He will cost you every day in food, vet fees and numerous other things.........but if you treat him right, he will be worth it.
I seriously wonder if you should even have a dog. Talk to your vet,,,,,,,,there might be some sucker out there that will pay you $25. for stud fees.
I'd be willing to pay you $25. to GIVE your poor dog to someone that will love him, not use him to make money.
Again......
SHAME ON YOU.

Answer 8

LITTLE BARB

You complain about others making statements with little to no backup to their remarks and then you start making statements such as the odds of a purebred dog ending up in a shelter are about 100 to 1.

Shelters and rescues and purebred dogs. I'm not talking pure show dogs here, the chances of them being in a shelter are about 1,000 to 1 if not greater. The main reason is that the people with these dogs have done a tremendous amount of research and knew what they were looking for long before they bought it. I'm talking about two "registered" dogs. Your number is WAY off.

Breeders making money off of their dogs. Try looking at the IRS rules about declaring profit/loss on show dogs. The rules are extremely restrictive. WHY? Because nearly everyone loses money.

Yeah, you might get a $1,000.00 stud fee or $6,000.00 from a litter. I raised Rotts for 22+ years and bred them. You're missing a HUGE point. How much money as a breeder you've spent on the dog to get them to that point.

Conformation entry fees @ $20.00/show. Figure 50-100 shows.
Entry fees for obedience tests @$20.00/show. Figure about 20 shows for an experience handler, a very good dog, to get it's UD.
Entry fees for tracking tests @50.00 for a TD, about $100.00 for TDX or VST. Given the passing rate for TDX and VST is under 20% I'll let you do the math.
Entry fees for agility trials at $20.00/show. Figure about 20 tests for three titles. Since there are six easily obtainable titles you can go from there.
Vet bills that you've paid for the dog.
Certifications for various genetic problems such as hips, elbows, heart and eye problems. Hmm, around another $500.00.
Advertising the dog. Another $500.00 at least.
I don't use them, but professional handler to get your dog's Championship around $3,000.00 to $10,000.00.
Motels, gas and meals to go to all of the above dog shows is probably another $10,000.00 easily.

NOW those are REAL numbers. I know from actual experience.

This are normal for anyone involved in purebred dogs.

You want to tell me at what point, I start making money.

So before you start making idiotic statements about breeders making money, learn a little bit about what the heck you are talking about.

Answer 9

Just because he has papers doesn't mean a thing! Have you tested him for genetic health problems? have you had his eyes checked? thyroid? does he fall within his breed standard (height, coat, color, gait, structure)? Without health testing, you have no idea what type of hereditary issue you might be passing along.

EDIT:
To LittleBarb's idiotic answer.... BYB are pumping out purebred dogs every day (poorly bred health wise, genetically and temperment wise) and are ending up in shelters all the time. I have been rescueing and fostering dobermans for 12 years, and I just picked up a doberman Sat for the sake of keeping her out of a shelter. What I've seen over the past 12 yrs... don't tell me "not as many purebreeds end up in shelters"....

Answer 10

Breed him to other byb females and produce a poor stock that is likely to get sick and die within a few months.

You will make around $20.

and the price of neuter would go up.
from maybe around $50 to $120

and because you probably don't want to pay for the kit (cause that would take money out of your pocket) you better start reading on dogs since the male can actually break his penis inside the female.

yes their penis IS bone unlike a human's.

If he was sold to you from ANY breeder (unless you payed like $2000 for a breed quality puppy) then he is only pet quality and his papers are useless.