[QUOTE=gemy;4195652]It sounds like you have done many of the right things prior to breeding..
These questions you ask are so heartfelt - and can truly only be decided by you. When is enough enough What is not talked about enough, is the financial kitty one needs prior to going into breeding - and how to financially plan for the future. It is not just about losing a puppy, or the medical bills when in your home, but what happens if one of your puppies you place gets deathly ill... What is your health guarantee - what does it state - and also what is your moral and ethical obligation to support the owners of this puppy beyond what-ever the guarantee states. Again answers only you and your husband can come to.
I agree with YorkieMom1 - everything she said to you. It is very true. If you can, have a necropsy done on that puppy.
Breeders do lose puppies - not all the time but it does happen.
I will post under the breeders section when the links are available for the webinars from Dr Greer.
I do highly encourage on-going education - we can never know too much!
Also beyond your mentor is their a breeders group you could belong to
That also is very helpful to share ideas information and knowledge.
I think that at best, if you continue to do all the right things in the way of breeding, the best you can hope for financially, is to break-even (not including of course the capital cost of your building).
One day I hope to break even
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I have pm'd you......