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Originally Posted by scrapindee  I am not looking to start an argument but I was wondering what or how one makes a decision that their dog should be a stud dog?? Does he have a line of champions in his pedigree? or is he a champion at a year? I am asking this as a serious question; my mentor of 30 years of yorkie breeding gave me a long list of when your dog should be a stud and I've never had a yorkie that met those qualifications at almost a year.
I also was told that the longer the list of champions the more the stud fee. |
she is right. not only do you need to make sure your baby is in line with the standard and not let us forget, healthy. making sure he doesn't carry any bad traits he could throw out (female as well). he may not carry any bad traits but he could be a carrier. also, once they stud, their personality changes and the mark all over the house. you will need to keep a belly band on him unless you want smelly pee all over you home....not to mention stains.
with this being said, with all these people wanting to use him as a stud, are they just trying to make a buck by selling puppies or are they trying to better the breed. do they have experience breeding yorkies?
Yorkies are so over bred and everyone is doing it. there are so many yorkies out there that don't even look like yorkies. it is a shame what people have done to this breed.
please consider everything, do it to improve the breed and choose wisely.
another thing to consider is a lot of yorkies only have one to two babies. most people will not take the pick of the litter unless for show. also, unless you have a show quality yorkshire terrier (which should be judged) stud fees are very low.
another thing (i know i thought i was finished) you need to know all about the pregnancy and whelping process. these people are going to look at you as the expert. you need to advise them b/c they will be calling you on weekly basis asking you questions. they will want you to help out with the whelping. you have helped bring these babies into the world and you need to make sure what you are doing is correct, by standard and by ethics.
i have been studding for almost three years and have turned down many people. of course they do not u/s why, they think their baby is perfect. but i will not add to the overbreeding and poor breeding of these beautiful dogs.
if i feel they out out to make a buck.....then no is the answer. if they do not have a mentor or even know anything about the breed, i say no.
the charge for a stud fee is the least worry when it comes to bringing puppies into this world.
you don't do it for the fee, you do it to keep the standard and to give someone a beautiful loving healthy baby that they can love for the next 15 years of their life.