DOG BREEDING

Anyone who breeds dogs at 12 months of age is unprincipled and does not care about the dog, only trying to make a quick buck at the pet's expense. Too, at that age your dog is liable to sustain life threatening injuries while carrying the pups and giving birth. Are you prepared to spend several thousand dollars at the vet in the event of complications? And if you think that complications rarely happen and you are willing to roll the dice, you couldn't be more mistaken. Bully breed dogs have lots of complications, I know as I have had three dogs in for C-sections this year alone.

Additionally, you mentioned that the PEDIGREE of the dog was uncertain. And although she is a beautiful looking girl from what I can see in the pictures that you sent, she is not of breeding quality, as few dogs are. And without papers such dogs should not be bred under any circumstance. Do yourself, your dog and the community a favor and have her spayed. If you love your dog, you will do that, as there really is nothing to be gained by breeding her. Sorry, this is the truth. And if I am being blunt, it is only because this is an issue I am passionate about.

If you really want to get into breeding dogs, it should first be because of your love for the pitbull breed. If you love the breed, you of course will demonstrate it by only breeding dogs that are of proper age. If you are wanting to breed in the hopes of cashing in on a few quick dollars, email me back and I will show you my vet bills.

So, if you are wanting to get into it thinking you are going to make money; forget it! But if you read this and are going to do it anyway... Save your money and buy the BEST FEMALE PITBULL you can find. Plan on spending at least three thousand. Do your homework, learn the pedigrees, and buy a puppy off of the most nationally known dog you can find.

Learn what good conformation is and make sure you buy dogs that have perfect structure. Do not compromise! Do not, because you are short on money start off with anything that is not the very best. Doing so will doom you to failure. Read everything on my site. I explain what to look for and what you don't want. Concentrate on my PITBULL PICTURE ALBUM where I point out what to look for. Enroll your parents in the project. They can help guide you with the advice given here.

You can use all the dog breeding information you can find. Go to every dog kennel within a four hour drive of your location. There are a lot in your area. If there are twenty dog kennels, figure one, maybe two; actually have a clue, if you are fortunate. See if they will mentor you and provide you with the dog breeding information you need to be successful. Establish a relationship with them by volunteering to help in the kennel. Few things will supply you with better dog breeding information.

Learn about dogs first hand at someone else's expense. When they get ready to go to a show, volunteer to go with them to help handle the dogs and share in the expenses. Of course, this is just the beginning of your efforts to gain dog breeding information, along the way you are going to learn that not everything goes as planned. You will learn that food bills pile up quickly. You will learn that keeping dogs healthy is a challenge that comes at a considerable expense. You will note that a good dog breeder has several thousand dollars set aside in case of a medical emergency. There is a lot that has to be learned before beginning if you want to do dog breeding in a responsible way.

I often select out of my breedings the pup that I think has the best potential and then when they reach a year old I may decide they are worthy of breeding or they are not. Even with experience (which does help) you can never be sure when they are a pup.

A lot of people see the prices that some of these dogs are bringing and assume their DOGS PRODUCTIONS will bring similar prices. That however is almost never the case. The average real world price on pitbull pups bred by the half a million registered dogs is about $100 - $300. The guy on the street that may have and exceptional Male and Female on premises to show would be purchasers, has a hard time getting $500 for a pup.

Go to your local ANIMAL SHELTER and ask how many pitbull puppies they have because the owners were unable to place them even for free; you may be surprised. In fact, even those who breed their female pitbull to some of the top studs (Nationally recognized) in the country, after paying stud fees often in excess of $2500 are having a hard time finding buyers willing to pay over $500 for their pups. That is just the nature of the economy at present along with the supply and demand.