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Originally Posted by yorkiegold Stud owner fixes the fee. Stud dog owner approves the bitches. If you want the stud, you pay what they ask, get the genetic/health testing they require and sign whatever they ask you to sign.
Some people are breeding to make money and they'll breed to whatever's handy rather than paying a fair price to breed to a finished champion. It can cost $3,000 and up to finish a dog yourself and the sky's the limit if you hire a professional handler and campaign the dog nationally. The owner of a finished champion deserves every penny they get. Even though you may be able to get a champion sire with a 90% red pedigree (for what that's worth) for $650, I would rather pay more for the one that's producing champions, has years of careful health screening behind it, etc. Many serious breeders will ship their bitches half way across the continent to get the stud that's a perfect fit for their bitch regardless of what percent of the pedigree is red. I know Rottweiler champions that command $1,500 for a stud fee and no one blinks an eye.
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I am confused, you seem to be giving contradictory advice on this thread. First you said it is common to charge the price of a pup for a stud fee. In my area that would be $1,250. to $2,500. I have never heard of anyone charging a stud fee in that amount. Common practice is about $500. with the agreement that if a litter is not produced a return service is warranted. Then you are saying that a 90% red pedigreed Champion stud would be about $650. but you would pay more for a CH producer. Is $650. the going price for pups in your area?
Also, I am very concerned that the unproven stud inquired about was purchased for a far lesser amount than the usual high quality dog price in PA given her comment about the MASS amount of $1,000.
Unproven stud owners will generally not charge a fee for first breedings at all, unless the stud has been CH and the line/kennel well established.