IMO someone asking a question about breeding prior to breeding should be encouraged to learn.
The first questions should be "what if" and "what can be the complications" and "how can I learn", not "how much, how much". So a "how much" question does end up expanding.
I would worry about a drop coated breed stud with someone without knowledge, allowing hair to tangle around the penis, causing a need for amputation.
Also the possibility of a bitch dropping down or twisting wrong and injuring the male because the breeders don't know that can even happen.
These types of things although uncommon can and do happen. This is the kind of information people wanting to breed should be wanting and needing to know. This doesn't even take into account STD's, health screening, quality, or anything else. A $500 fee could turn into a huge vet bill if they don't learn about the other things needed to know.
As far as the price goes. Its what ever you want it to be.
It can go by your area, your knowledge, your dogs quality and what it has produced, and what its worth to you as the stud owner. There's no set in stone fair price. An unproven male, not shown, ? health testing, might not get enough to make it worth doing. |