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Originally Posted by YorkieRose I would not expect payment with a stud like Duffy if I owned him, until the bitch was confirmed pregnant..but then again, never offered an "iffy" stud in the first place. The breeder should prove him with their own bitches or close friends bitches and go from there..and rudeness is never acceptable.
I have never heard sperm counts on Yorks is not reliable..you might find it interesting to know I never had a sterile stud in 35 yrs and I am not special..most health, well cared for males are fertile..BUT it would be so much easier for this breeder to simply stop using him at public stud until they prove him privately..be fair to the bitch owner for goodness sakes.
I am totally puzzled why anyone thinks a breeder is unfair to expect a payment for a stud serivce...You are buying a service, not a litter..same with horse breeders etc.
I am 100% positive that anyone who does stud service on a regular weekly basis deserves to be paid...it was a job! I had to keep a mimium of 4 studs health and well cared for to be a reputable stud owner.
Unfortunately, not all people are honest...I had woman offer to let me have pick of the litter. The bitch had 3 males and 2 females..I saw them at 4 days and docked the tails,.but at 8 weeks when I went to see them, I was told the two girls died. I was leery, but believed her..so I took a male...but guess what..they didn't die. People lie about a pregnancy occuring and number/sex of the pups in a litter, on and on..it is very sad..but I want to say I had wonderful stud clients 99% of the time..and quite a few paid more when I had not increased their fee in 3 years...they said the price of everything goes up and stud service was no different..
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You bring up some valid points. Since I have never done any breeding, I have no idea what all is involved. But as a client, if I had the choice of going with someone who guaranteed, and someone who didn't, I believe that I would go with the guarentee.
I realize that a service has been provided whether or not the female has 0 puppies or 9 puppies. But if you took pick of the litter as a fee, and there was NO litter, then you wouldn't get paid either.
So although your points are valid and I understand your reasoning, you would not be my first choice. I probfably would not give pick of the litter either. I would not want to give away my best puppy. I prefer set fees.