Cons:
- loosing a pup
- sleepless nights
- barely breaking even on costs
- males humping and spraying once used to breed
- no time to yourself
- females bleeding when in heat since they are not spayed
- risking moms life to deliver pups
- finding them proper homes is difficult
- expense and risk of c-sections
- tons of testing to assure the pups are healthy
- eclampsia risks
- open fontanelle's
- cleft pallette pups
- luxating patella's
- collapsed trachea's
- liver shunts
- lots of paperwork for proper litter registration
- tons of research to be done
- tons of vet bills and visits
- high risk of cancer from un-spayed and un-neutered adults
There are way more cons to pro's IMO, however if your into breeding for the love of it I can say it is very rewarding. Pro's:
- providing a healthy happy well socialized puppy to a loving new family
- puppy breath
- breeding to improve the breed
- breed for the enjoyment of it and not for the money
- moms who can free whelp and deliver without incident can occassionally be done
- proper breeding can be very rewarding
Last edited by tiggerr36792; 02-01-2008 at 12:09 PM.
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