Estimated
cost's of breeding a litter for an ethical dog breeder:
| Health
clearances for bitch before breeding - OFA hips, elbows, cardiac
(by a board certified cardiologist), patellas etc & submitting
to OFA. |
$310.00+ |
| Health
clearances for stud before breeding - OFA hips, elbows, cardiac
(by a board certified cardiologist), patellas etc & submitting
to OFA. |
$310.00+ |
| Veterinary
exam for bitch before breeding (neg. brucellosis test, fecal for
worms, health certificate if shipping bitch to the stud dog). |
$165.25 |
| Vaginal
Smear & Progesterone testing on bitch to track ovulation timing
(includes 3 Vaginal Smears & 3 Progesterones though more may
be neccesary). |
$391.50 |
| Average
Stud Fee (unless owner of bitch uses their own stud dog). |
$1000.00+ |
| Cost
of shipping bitch via airline to stud dog and back to owner (unless
owner of bitch uses their own stud dog). |
$500.00+ |
| Extra
food for bitch while pregnant and nursing. |
$150.00 |
| Postpartum
check for bitch. |
$150.00 |
| Emergency
c-section for the bitch, and if necessary, a radiograph to count
puppies. |
$665.00+ |
| Veterinary
exam of the litter. |
$75.00+ |
| Vaccinations
and de-worming for each puppy in litter (includes two sets of
vaccinations and four de-wormings). |
$30.00
Per Puppy |
| Food
for each puppy before and after weaning. |
$300.00+ |
| General
cost to campaign bitch to Championship status. |
$200.00+ |
| General
cost to campaign stud to Championship status. |
$200.00+ |
| TOTAL
AMOUNT FOR BREEDING & RAISING ONE LITTER |
$4446.75+ |
If you
ever thought that breeding responsibly will get you rich, you thought
wrong.
The average
litter here at Mount Brier costs $4446.75,
and that is only for a small litter of puppies (5 or less).
Though our
puppies are sold for anywhere from
$500.00-$1000.00, we still rarely, if ever, break even per litter.
A quality bred
puppy certainly does not come cheap.
We did not
include the cost of registering a litter, extra visits to the Veterinarian,
or cost of Artificial Insemination if natural breeding was not possible.
This chart
may not be reproduced without permission. Written by Amanda Reichelt.
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