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Originally Posted by Dawn Arnold  Boy Lovetodream88 you are so full of knowledge and seems to really know everything. Who are these breeders you spoke to care to share names? You must be a very experienced yorkie breeder and its great you know all about yorkie breeders and how much they make. For your info my sister does not charge based in weight. As I stated she mentions that so people wanting normal tiny yorkies as pets understand.
I know about breeders and that they are not going to tell you how much they make with their dogs if they clear a profit. So you go by what you say somebody told you and I will go by my long experience and my sisters |
Cough Cough. Well I did post somewhere on here about the start up costs to take one female and one male to Show Championship and the costs of screening tests, handling, grooming, feeding, average forecasted litter size by average breeding life expectancy x average selling price, by vet costs, by training costs, by health warranty costs(that is a real health warranty) etc, etc etc.
The point was and is a very small hobby breeder, and how did that term get to be a "dirty name", rarely if ever breaks even. In fact the sad mathematical truth is we can't, particularly if we want to advance the breed with a limited number of dogs.
Most breeders I know don't keep separate bank accounts and accounting systems to add up all their costs. We kind of just close our eyes and go well its got to be done/spent yada yada.
To me what seems a sensible reality is if the breeder is living on the proceeds of their breeding then de facto they must be making some profit. And I am not saying that is wrong per say. But But But, in my mind, it is a slippery slope. Do you take that FLA vacation, or spend that $3000 on upgrading your kennel, or buying that next show prospect to open up the lines, taking the plunge and doing certain genetic tests that have just become available?
Oh yes just read an interesting article I will post it in the Breeders Forum, would love your comments when you have the chance to read it
