I commend you for coming on here and asking for help and doing the research. There are lots of people who wouldn't bother even doing the research or asking around.
I ask that you please call your vet and add up all of the possible complications and expenses....c-section, tail and dewclaw docking,pregnancy checks, ultrasounds and first shots...those are only some of the things that come to mind. One of the ladies here recently stated in another post, that her puppies came down with parvo and it cost her $30,000 to save the litter. Breeding is very expensive...and there's not much, if any financial reward, unless you are cutting corners and not doing it right. I am not saying you are doing it for financial reasons and it doesn't sound like you are...but it just seems to be a huge "myth" that a lot of people think they are going to get rich off their puppies...when really, a lot of times, you spend more than you make.
The reason I am bringing up all of the vet costs is because my SO is former military...recently got out...and there is no way we could have afforded all the vet bills from a pregnancy. I don't know what you do or your financial situation, but I can just tell you our experience.
In fact, recently, my 10 year old yorkie got sick and I've spent well over $2000 on vet bills in the past few months just trying to diagnose what is happening, and we still don't know....I was just at the vets AGAIN yesterday...and I am the one that's paid ALL of the vet bills and ALL of the pet care because he is going to school on the GI bill, and the little money he is making right now, barely covers bills. |