Stud Service questionss??? Hello everyone! This is my first time posting on here but I have been reading the threads on here a lot because I wanted to be prepared for my new puppy! My mother has fallen in loove with yorkies & she wants a puppy too haha they're too cute! Who wouldn't??! The thing is, she does not want to pay an expensive amount for a puppy, mostly because my dad would flip out on her! (he's very cheap FYI) so.. I was thinking of breeding my little girl when the time is right so my mom could have one & so I could maybe have another little baby around here. I am not looking to make any money from the puppies at all, I don't think I'll even be able to sell any! So I was wondering how a stud service would work in this case? I don't really want to pay 500-800 for a service fee, nor would I want to purchase a new puppy (probably sounds weird, right?) but I am willing to split the puppies. What would you suggest? Thanks in advance everyone! |
Sound like you are cheap too . |
Some stud owners will take pick of the litter instead of a stud fee. That said, you have a long way to go before you get to that step. I'm not a breeder but I'm sure some of them will respond also. You don't even know yet (I'm assuming your's is still a puppy) if she will get big enough to breed or if she will have the traits/qualities that make her a "good specimen" to breed. Find a mentor and start learning more! |
Well, the thing is, I didn't want to spend extra money besides the money for vet care and all that especially since I wouldn't be selling any of them, so I guess you can say I'm cheap :confused: I know that I shouldn't breed out of The Standards but I just wanted some puppies for my family/friends & maybe myself. If I were to breed & sell the puppies, I would be willing to pay a stud service fee with no hesitations but that is not the case. |
I'm sorry but your reasoning is not the right one to breed a dog. How big is your dog? What does she weigh? Does she fit the AKC standard. I have to agree tho that it is very hard to part with your babies. As a breeder, I struggle when it's tiome to let mine go. Now, that being said, the studd should also fit the AKC standard. You will be lucky to find one for a stud fee under 500. Most breeders these days, don't want a puppy back in place of cash. it is just to risky that we woujldn't get our puppy back. I prefer to do a stud contract so both the buyer and seller kow what is expected before they even bring a dog to breed.. |
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You would be far better off paying for another Yorkie. By the time you would pay a stud fee and all of the check ups and tests for your girl, and then all of the well puppy visits, shots, and worming, registration for the litter, it is going to cost a lot more than one puppy and probably more than 2! Now what if your girl requires a C-section -- big money! Yorkies usually have small litters, what if she only has one puppy? What if there are none born alive? Now the final considerations is one that I am all too painfully aware of -- what if you lose your precious girl because of having the puppies? If the only reason for breeding is to have a puppy for family -- BUY one from an established breeder and spay your girl -- you might be saving her life. |
I see what you are all saying. Like I said I was just thinking about it so I came here to ask how all this would work out. Glad I did too! Thanks I guess. |
I have to agree with what everyone else has posted here. Breeding a litter on your own is NOT going to save you any money. (And even if it did, money should not be what determines if you breed your little one.) Even if you do not plan to sell any of the pups, there are going to be lots of expenses involved--medical testing, whelping supplies, stud fee, vaccinations and food alone. (Trust me, when you have a litter until they are 12 weeks old, the costs of food adds up quickly! :eek:) These are not aspects that can just be ignored or eliminated just because you don't plan to sell the pups. It's doubtful that any respectable stud owner would enter into this kind of agreement. It's just not a realistic solution to the problem. I would encourage your mother to conserve her funds or possibly consider trying to adopt a rescue if her funds are limited. (Breeders will not likely lower their standards and cut someone a deal just because they "don't want to spend XYZ amount.") |
When you do pick of the litter be prepared they will come and pick the puppy they want not the one you want them to have. So if you have that extra special pup you want to keep they can come and take it as their pup. Sometimes even if you have one pup they are intitled to it. $500 stud fee is a drop in the bucket to what you will spend raising a litter. |
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:goodpost: You have pointed out many good reasonable points; makes perfect sense, and I couldn't agree more. To the OP; if $$$ in buying a pup is an issue, listen to FlDebra. Breeding your girl will end up costing just as much or more by the time your done raising the litter. |
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