 rules
Breeding rules are not like the Ten Commandments, written in stone.
It is whatever you agree upon before the breeding.
Some show breeders are very fair and charge no more then $400/$500 for their fine champions. Giving up a pup would be unwise to do in that case.
I know of no show breeders who charge like many pet breeders I talk
with..one pet breeder in Orlando wanted $2400 fee or a pup, others want the price of a pup..that could be $2000/$3000.
Some show breeders only accept pick of the litter and that is fine, as you know beforehand.
Some will give a free return if there is one pup, some will give a half price fee next time..this is with the same bitch.
If there is one pup in the litter and you agreed to return a pup, most I know will allow you to pay the regular fee and keep the pup.
Most stud contracts state..One puppy constitutes a litter. The male is not responsible for the number of pups..the female is the one who ovulates the eggs..the male can only fertilize what is there..if the sperm count is low, you do not get a small litter, you get no litter.
So I feel my male had done what was expected of him, he fertilized all the eggs the bitch ovulated...be it one or six..good luck |