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anevarez · 03-15-2010, 11:59 AM

I think it is funny that she thinks bulldogs will make her more of a profit. I was the proud owner of a champion sired female English Bulldog named Lola. She was a beauty and could have probably been shown if we lived closer to a bulldog club. Her dad and granddad both had championship titles. Fast forward a few years and another breeder wanted me to breed Lola with one of her males who had just achieved a championship title. I was honored, but knew that too much was at stake. Bulldogs require artificial insemination because their bodies don't allow free breeding in MOST cases, bulldogs require c-sections because their babies heads are too big, bulldogs have a high puppy mortality rate due to water babies because of their flat noses... So, take the a/i fee which can vary from vet to vet but I am going to say $300 to include testing of the semen and actual insemination, $1500 for a c-section, $300 for puppy care (averaging about 3 puppies a litter) and you are at $2100 up front... now, say one of those puppies dies because the mother sits on it and you are now down to 2. You can advertise the puppies for $1800 and if all goes well and you sell the puppies you make $3600 - 2100 which puts you at $1500 - now this is with the exception that you have the stud and didn't have to pay a stud fee, and no hidden costs popped out of the woodwork, and i forgot about the registration papers and food to feed the puppies and their mom who will be eating more while nursing. Oh and most bulldogs require bottle feeding round the clock because their mothers can easily squish them to death.
BULLDOGS ARE NOT AN EASY BREED TO BREED. PERIOD. However, no one should go into breeding for profit, they should see that they have a good sire or dam that could pass good genes on to create other healthy yorkies.

03-15-2010, 11:59 AM	#15
anevarez Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hebbronville, Texas Posts: 243	I think it is funny that she thinks bulldogs will make her more of a profit. I was the proud owner of a champion sired female English Bulldog named Lola. She was a beauty and could have probably been shown if we lived closer to a bulldog club. Her dad and granddad both had championship titles. Fast forward a few years and another breeder wanted me to breed Lola with one of her males who had just achieved a championship title. I was honored, but knew that too much was at stake. Bulldogs require artificial insemination because their bodies don't allow free breeding in MOST cases, bulldogs require c-sections because their babies heads are too big, bulldogs have a high puppy mortality rate due to water babies because of their flat noses... So, take the a/i fee which can vary from vet to vet but I am going to say $300 to include testing of the semen and actual insemination, $1500 for a c-section, $300 for puppy care (averaging about 3 puppies a litter) and you are at $2100 up front... now, say one of those puppies dies because the mother sits on it and you are now down to 2. You can advertise the puppies for $1800 and if all goes well and you sell the puppies you make $3600 - 2100 which puts you at $1500 - now this is with the exception that you have the stud and didn't have to pay a stud fee, and no hidden costs popped out of the woodwork, and i forgot about the registration papers and food to feed the puppies and their mom who will be eating more while nursing. Oh and most bulldogs require bottle feeding round the clock because their mothers can easily squish them to death. BULLDOGS ARE NOT AN EASY BREED TO BREED. PERIOD. However, no one should go into breeding for profit, they should see that they have a good sire or dam that could pass good genes on to create other healthy yorkies.