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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I'm not really sure how many is to many. For me I want a pup that has been raised in a home so I guess as many that fit in a house but them still being clean and well taken care of. I think price can be any where from $1,000 to $2,000. I don't like shipping unless it is an older dog not likely to get hypoglycemia or someone who is ridding with the pup in the cabin. One of the problems with buying from a breeder and having a pup shipped is you can't go to the there house and see where the pups are living and that there not living in filth, can't see the parents, and can't personally meet the breeder. So many puppy mills make these great looking websites and love shipping the pups to you because you have no idea the hell the parents are living in. |
Like that response Taylor. Well balanced and thought out.
You are right there is no easy answer as how many are too many. For some people and situations 4 females are 2 too many. For others they could easily handle 6 or more.
Some of it depends upon whether or not you are a working dog breeder as well as a show breeder. To do both well, you need to compete in both venues, and obviously to train in both.
Both are very time consuming, not to mention the whelping time involved
Ideally you train every day, at the minimum three times per week, this is not counting the daily walks etc.
So with three working dogs, 30 minutes per day each of "training" 30 minutes of walking or like activity. Let me do the math here... 3 hrs per day for exercise. Then we have grooming. At least three times per week per each dog. And high grooming need dogs like Yorkies, like Brt's. we are looking at a minimum of one hour per dog by three times per wk. That seems like 9 hours or so. Of course that is not including full bath time. Oh the mind begins to boggle.
Then there are the show or competitive event trials. Three or four day weekends involved.
Needless to say our life revolves around our pups.