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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Hear, Hear Kim. I wasn't adding in those costs. But, here's a few more to add. Pre-breeding screening....Hearing and eye tests by specialists. Smears for STDs. X-ray on hips and legs.....OFA testing, Bile Acid Testing. Temperament testing on the pups and the same tests as above run on the pups - the STDs. And then how can you put a cost on the countless sleep hours lost.....your mother hearing is turned on. Countless wash loads (soap, water and machine wear). Oh yeah! The time it takes to keep your dam in condition... |
Mary how about hire a handler $1200 per month average time to finish 6 months sometimes sooner....$7,200!! Or buying a finished stud there is a champion being advertised on a site $12,000.00
