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Average Profit / Loss on a Litter
The average number of pups:
born in each litter 7
dying before eight weeks 2
sold per litter 4
given away or kept by owners 1
The percentage of breeders:
who had at least one pup returned to them 31%
who had legal complications with buyers 8%
whose bitch or pups encountered medical problems endangering animal(s) lives 63%
whose bitch will not be bred again (1*) 49%
The average expenses incurred to breed the bitch and raise pups until they are sold:
original cost of bitch $462.29
cost of male $772.57
veterinary expenses $430.09
extra food for pregnant/nursing bitch $73.44
food for pups $175.65
equipment for delivery and housing pups $282.13
salaries lost because of absence from work $247.20
ads and other costs to sell pups $177.31
Total average expense to raise one litter $2,260.58
The average number of hours spent with bitch and pups until they were sold 345
Multiplied by a minimum wage ( x $3.50 ) $1,207.50
Average income on sale of a litter $1,345.71
Average amount lost per litter $2,482.47
The averages show here were calculated from 35 breedings. The 35 breedings included a litter from each of the following: one Alaskan Malamute, one Border Terrier, one Borzoi, one Boston Terrier, one Doberman, Great Dane, one Kuvasz, one Labrador Retriever, one Lhasa Apso, one Mastiff, one Samoyed, one Siberian Husky, one Vizsla, two Dachshunds, two Golden Retrievers, two Norwegian Elkhounds, tow Rottweilers, two Shetland Sheepdogs, three German Shepherd, the Newfoundlands, and four Poodles ( one Miniature; three Standards).
(1*) It may be as a result of increased danger to the bitch's health, a strong possibility of reproducing a serious genetic abnormality in future pups, or extreme financial loss.
authur Carol Urban
Please keep in mind that some breeds require much, much more time spent with the bitches. Also many require additional breeding expenses due to the need for artificial insemination as well as c-sections! |