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Originally Posted by durtymydawg  1. Are you considered a REPUTABLE BREEDER? What makes a person reputable? Is it how many dogs you produce or just the fact that you have quality lines and pups?
2. Are your dogs kenneled or indoors and If indoors does that mean your a BYB?
3. How many dogs do you have...ie..bitches vs. studs? What size is your breeding operation?
4. How many litters a year do you produce and what on average is total # of pups a year?
5. What do you sell your pups for?
6. Yes, lets start from ground level....scratch! Lets say I wanted to be a breeder, what do you think I need and what expenses are involved...??
I think in general this is what the few/majority of posters are wondering, that is if they don't raise pups. I personally am not a big time breeder, so I would be catagorized with the BYB's....which sounds like I'm a terrible person with poor quality animals...well that isn't true but anyhow...to each there own!!! I think you can get awesome bloodlines and great quality pups from someone who is running a very small breeding program...such as a BYB. JMO...Please share with us your thoughts on costs, there is so many wanting to know.    |
I wouldn't consider you a BYB, maybe a hobby breeder. I like small hobby breeders, this is because I know that all of the pets get attention and can also get the medical care. Most of them also place or keep their adults even after breeding or they spay or neuter them and place them for a very small fee, with a long application to go with them. While you have the byb and puppymills asking high prices and left unaltered to stand the chance to produce more babies.
Again my two cents worth......