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Originally Posted by cesar49  if you have never experienced breeding, then it would be a real eye opener to
estimate the value of a puppy.. minimum 1200 each to cover the time and investments needed.. all puppies of any type, designer or purebreed
all valued the same imo i wish i could locate homes who could afford it..
the value is in the health and vitalty of the dogs..but most people dont have a CLUE.. they still go to petland and pay for puppymill puppies..
all the puppy lovers need to get some new laws to ban puppymills.
then reputable breeders will be in demand .. and the bitches in slavery can be set free.. |
Did I understand you correctly that it cost 1200 per puppy just to have a litter and raise them up to 12 weeks to be sold and earlier if it is a bigger breed? Lets see, on a small breed that has 5 puppies, then the total cost of raising that litter would be 6000. On a large breed with 10 pups that would cost the breeder 12000. And all of these costs are before any pup is sold? If that were true, then absolutely nobody could afford to breed dogs.