- Purchase a female dog or dogs for breeding.
- Pay a male dog owner for a stud fee or purchase a male dog outright.
- Pay for regular veterinarian visits to ensure the health of the dogs.
- Set up a sterile location for the mother and puppies to live after the birth.
With more families owning dogs every year, starting a dog breeding business can be a very lucrative venture. Given that, it comes as no surprise that many dog lovers choose to follow this path.
And while a prerequisite for starting a dog breeding business is a love of dogs, you shouldn’t expect this endeavor to be simple just because you share that love. Making your business successful will also require a lot of work, knowledge, and planning.
Let’s examine some fundamental actions you must take to launch your own dog breeding business.
Is It Okay to Breed a Bitch in Back-to-Back Heat Seasons?
That depends on how many puppies she gave birth to during the first season and how well she kept up her physical fitness level throughout pregnancy, whelping, and lactation. She probably won’t be able to get back to her normal body condition before she goes into heat again if she had several puppies and was underweight when they were weaned. As a result, she shouldn’t be bred. She might be bred again if she had few puppies at her first breeding and is in excellent physical condition. Every circumstance and every bitch should be evaluated individually.
How Often Do Dogs Go Into Heat?
By the age of 24 months, chihuahuas should be clearly in their heat cycle. Bitches vary in how frequently they cycle through heat, but on average a female experiences heat about once every seven months. Before a bitch is deemed abnormal, she must go a full year without an obvious heat cycle.
1 Soon After Whelping, Register Your Litter With Any Good Club.
As a breeder, one of your most critical responsibilities is to make sure your litter is registered with any good kennel club, such as AKC. Registering the puppies establishes a record of their place in your breeding program’s history, as well as the breed’s evolution. It also allows the puppies’ new owners to take advantage of the AKC’s extensive range of services, information, and events.
For a dog breeding program to be successful, the aforementioned requirements must be met.
FAQ
How much does it cost to start dog breeding?
A business plan for dog breeding should be created. You can probably launch a small business with $5,000 if you want to. The best way to do this is to start with one female dog that you can breed at home. While larger businesses with lots of dogs can cost anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000.
Can you make a living breeding dogs?
Professional dog breeders can earn between $16,000 and $40,000 and $40,000 to $72,000 for small and large breeds, respectively, if they have four female breeding dogs. However, depending on your selling price and the size of your litters, your breeder payment may be significantly higher or lower.