Dog Breeding?

Question

i have a full pedigree doberman and would like to put him forward for stud but have no idea where to start, can anyone let me know the cost involved and where to begin?
thanks

Answer 1

http://www.chowwelfare.com/cciw/breeddog.htm

Your responsibilities as a breeder:

As a breeder you’re personally responsible for each and every puppy for the rest of its life. Your responsibility doesn’t end with selling the puppy - it only starts there! It will be up to you to know where those puppies are six months, a year, five years from now and whether or not they’re being taken care of. It will be up to you to keep any unsold puppies or to take back puppies you’ve sold after they’re grown if their owners can’t keep them anymore. Since only 1 out of 10 puppies stays with its original buyer for life, you can expect to have to take back most of your litter sooner or later. The time to prepare for this is now - before you bring puppies into the world, not after. Will you have facilities to house these dogs? Will you have time to care for them? If you’re offering your dog for stud service, you have as much responsibility for the welfare of his puppies as do the owners of the bitches bred to him.

As a breeder,you have the responsibility of controlling the reproductive future of the puppies you sell. It might seem like having just one litter doesn’t add much to the dog population but - if your dog or ***** produces just one litter of four pups who in turn each produce just one litter themselves and so forth, in only 7 years your dog will have 4000 descendants! “Just one litter" has serious consequences! You’ll need to learn how to write and enforce a contract requiring the new owners to spay or neuter their puppies.

You have a responsibility to your puppies and their buyers to produce the healthiest and most mentally sound dogs possible All breeds have genetic health and temperament problems that can be passed on to their puppies. It takes experience and knowledge to learn how to recognize these problems. Many inherited defects are “hidden” - although your dog may not seem to have a problem, it could be genetically programmed to pass trouble along to its pups. Without expensive medical testing and a thorough understanding of genetics and pedigrees, you could easily produce puppies that will be a heartache to their owners and a financial burden to you. Reputable breeders check their adult stock for evidence of hip and elbow dysplasia, eye diseases, thyroid and hormone trouble, skin problems and allergies, bleeding disorders and other problems before even thinking of breeding.

As a breeder, you must be prepared to guarantee your puppies against inherited health problems that may not appear until adulthood. This can mean refunding money or replacing a dog years later. Many states are now passing “puppy lemon laws” that would require a breeder to refund up to three times the purchase price of a defective puppy or pay for its medical bills. Temperament is also subject to guarantees. You could be sued if a dog you produce bites someone! You need to be there to give buyers advice on training, behavioral and medical problems. You’re the “on-line” support for your puppies’ owners for the next 10-15 years!

Answer 2

Full Pedigree? Any Registered dog has an official pedigree.

What color is your dog?
What are the first 2 letters of his pedigree?
How old is your dog?
Has he been tested for vWD through VetGen? ($140)
Hips & elbows OFA'd? ($50 + x-rays + vet fee = $175)
Thyroid testing? ($70)
Cardio? ($140)
CERF? ($125)

If he is White, or his registration # begins with "WZ" he shouldn not be used for breeding?

Must be 24 months for OFA screening.

So $650 just for his health screening. And if vWD status is Affected, or hips are Poor or other tests come back abnormal or poor, he shouldn't be used for breeding.

If all health testing comes back Good, Clear or Normal, then have him evaluated by a Doberman breeder or handler through a local Dog or Kennel Club. If you get a passing eval, then have him tested for Brucellosis. This test actually tests for an STD which must be negative in order to use him for a stud.

Female should not be White or have a registration # that begins with "WZ", and should have all the same testing with Clear, Good, Normal or Excellent ratings/results also.

Answer 3

The cost can be high, so be prepared. First, I suggest going to the national doberman club and asking for a mentor. This is a very experienced person who can personally answer all the important questions you will have. Each breed has genetic testing that responsible breeders do that help determine if it is ethical to breed your dog. Some examples are OFA or PennHip testing for hip displaysia, and CERF testing for eye problems. Also, it is important to be sure your dog is a good example of the breed standard. A mentor can help you go over your dog and find his virtues and faults, and showing him would prove his quality also. If your mentor agrees that your dog would be of value to the breed, you can do the testing responsible breeders do, and learn aobut proper contracts, screening females so your dog only has the best to reproduce with, and all the details that would make you and your dog an asset to Dobermans. It is a very involved, but very rewarding experience if it is done responsibly. Good luck.

Answer 4

In my adventure, the dogs breeds that are the least possibly to strengthen human aggression themes are the Pug, Beagle, English Bulldog, and Boston Terrier. i've got no longer quite seen an occasion of any of those breeds that i might say had a intense aggression undertaking, nonetheless I even have met countless fearful Beagles. nicely-bred Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Pit Bulls, and Greyhounds could be suitable up there besides. on the different hand are the breeds that are maximum possibly to be aggressive. I even have in no way had a delightful adventure with a Yorkie. in fact, of the 50 or so Yorkies that I even have encountered, i might say all 50 had some variety of aggression undertaking. Chow Chows, Akitas, and Chihuahuas are suitable up there besides. yet, i might say that the main aggressive dogs breeds are the countless breeds of Terrier from Scotland, the Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and Skye Terrier. Scotties and Westies especially are very bitey dogs.

Answer 5

It's best not to breed your dog if you have no experience. It's best to go and get advice from a breeder and find out what is involved and research a lot! There are many complicated things with breeding dogs and a lot that could go wrong. Even though he'd be the stud dog, what happens if the female doesn't get pregnant? You also have to consider why you want to breed him. It shouldn't be for money or anything like that. Just because he is a pedigree Dobie doesn't meen that he needs to be a dad. You have to educate yourself and find out what is involved. I would suggest nuetering him. It's a lot easier and you won't have any aggresive problems because he is in tact. There are a lot of things that can go wrong when you have an in tact dog.

Answer 6

You begin by training the dog in obedience, then entering him in a local AKC show. If he shows well and has perfect conformation,you show him some more. You research his bloodlines to make sure he should be bred without passing genetic diseases to the pups.

You will meet other breeders who show their dogs at the AKC shows. If your dog is a champion, you will have plenty of opportunities to use him for stud - if not,you should certainly not even think of breeding him.
Full pedigree means nothing - thousands of them out there, most should not be bred.

Sorry, it's just a lot more complicated = and expensive - to do it right than most people realize.

Answer 7

Start by entering him into dog shows and getting points towards a conformation title, so that you have the evidence that he is actually a good specimen of the breed ("full pedigree" only means you know who the parents are - not that he's a good example of the breed).

Through showing, you'll make the contacts you need to responsibly breed your dog.

Answer 8

All good kennels start with a good b*tch. With the number of good titled stud dogs that are available it simply isn't common to breed to anything that isn't being campaigned. The reason for showing a stud dog is to prove it's breeding quality. This is also where those of us that have females see and become familiar with possible dogs to use. So unless your dog is put out there for us to see and evaluate the only people you will find that want to use him will be BYB.

Answer 9

The best person to go to for advice is the breeder of your dog - provided that the breeder is reputable & knowledgeable. If s/he isn't, chances are your Dobermann is not good enough to be used by responsible breeders.
Before you even contemplate advertising your dog at stud, you must have him DNA tested for vWD
http://www.necds.co.uk/VWD.html
He should also be hip scored & have a score of no more than the breed average & eye tested for PHPV
Join one of the Dobermann Breed Clubs & make sure you abide by their Code of Ethics for breeding
http://www.thedobermannclub.co.uk/pdf/ethics.pdf
This gives a good idea of the responsibilities of the Stud Dog owner:
http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/55104.html

Answer 10

All purebreds have a pedigree, that doesn't make a dog breeding quality. Does he have his OFA scores showing him to be clear of hip and elbow dysplasia? Does he have his CERF for his eyes? Is he of superior quality according to the breed standard? Is his temperament stable? Has he had his brucellosis test? Is he a champion?

When all those things have been done, you could advertise him as a stud but anyone with a bit ch of breeding quality, has hundreds of champions to choose from. Dogs who are known making it easier for them to sell puppies. Dogs whose qualities complement those of their dog.

If he's breeding quality, a place to start would be contacting his breeder - they can mentor you through the process.