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SnowWa · 07-31-2006, 12:24 PM

Julz - You made some good points.

I think that usually - raising a litter of puppies is more fun than work (except for the "pee and poop," of course). Often everything works out just fine - with no extraordinary or unexpected problems. Of course, even here routine vet expenses need to be paid - as they should be with all breeds. I don't think there isn't always "a lot more than meets the eye" --- let's remember that there really aren't many people around (especially older people) who have never experienced having a litter of puppies sometime in their lives. And, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what expenses might be involved. Plus, these expenses can quickly be pointed out to people who haven't given it much thought. And, most people readily understand and accept reasonable expenses.

But - then there certainly are times when things don't go the way they should. We can have a sick mother, sick puppies, and many other complications, and a lot of unexpected vet bills and other expenses.

I think that these "unexpected problems and expenses" are one of the main reasons that breeding should be left to breeders. They are working with higher quality puppies and can justifiably charge more and absorb more of these expenses - which helps to even them out over time.

All things being equal - experienced breeders probably have fewer problems and complications that than many other people have.

I suppose that if I had a litter of Yorkies today - regardless of any costs, vet bills, unexpected problems or expenses, etc., I would just look in the paper and charge whatever seems to be a fair amount for my area (which is actually low). I'm not talking about comparing myself to serious breeders or those who are producing high quality, close-to-standard little pups, but rather to people like myself whose pets have had puppies. I might make a little money, break even, or lose a lot. Who knows.....

PS: I know what you mean about not being able to go back and make changes on a post. This has happened to me many times. In fact, I have asked administration to give us a little more time - but they think we have enough. Sometimes I really don't - occasionally, I decide to get on the Internet and research something - and then want to go back and make a change or add to my post - but, of course, there isn't enough time for this.

Thanks for your reply to my post --- Carol Jean

07-31-2006, 12:24 PM	#27
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	Julz - You made some good points. I think that usually - raising a litter of puppies is more fun than work (except for the "pee and poop," of course). Often everything works out just fine - with no extraordinary or unexpected problems. Of course, even here routine vet expenses need to be paid - as they should be with all breeds. I don't think there isn't always "a lot more than meets the eye" --- let's remember that there really aren't many people around (especially older people) who have never experienced having a litter of puppies sometime in their lives. And, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what expenses might be involved. Plus, these expenses can quickly be pointed out to people who haven't given it much thought. And, most people readily understand and accept reasonable expenses. But - then there certainly are times when things don't go the way they should. We can have a sick mother, sick puppies, and many other complications, and a lot of unexpected vet bills and other expenses. I think that these "unexpected problems and expenses" are one of the main reasons that breeding should be left to breeders. They are working with higher quality puppies and can justifiably charge more and absorb more of these expenses - which helps to even them out over time. All things being equal - experienced breeders probably have fewer problems and complications that than many other people have. I suppose that if I had a litter of Yorkies today - regardless of any costs, vet bills, unexpected problems or expenses, etc., I would just look in the paper and charge whatever seems to be a fair amount for my area (which is actually low). I'm not talking about comparing myself to serious breeders or those who are producing high quality, close-to-standard little pups, but rather to people like myself whose pets have had puppies. I might make a little money, break even, or lose a lot. Who knows..... PS: I know what you mean about not being able to go back and make changes on a post. This has happened to me many times. In fact, I have asked administration to give us a little more time - but they think we have enough. Sometimes I really don't - occasionally, I decide to get on the Internet and research something - and then want to go back and make a change or add to my post - but, of course, there isn't enough time for this. Thanks for your reply to my post --- Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.