Can?t I make extra money selling puppies or kittens?
Are there alternatives?
The most obvious way to prevent mating is to keep your pet confined during its fertile periods. This becomes extremely difficult for males when one realizes that once they reach sexual maturity, males can mate any time they are not confined.
Females may become pregnant only during their estrus or "heat" periods. These cycles usually occur twice a year in dogs and at least 2 or 3 times a year in cats. Many cats come into "heat" as often as once every 2 or 3 weeks during certain times of the year.
Because pets are capable of mating so much of the time, confinement is not particularly convenient for pet owners. It also does nothing to eliminate accompanying problems, such as spotting, spraying, or susceptibility to uterine infection and breast cancer.
Veterinary medical scientists are currently working to develop a pill or other convenient method of birth control, but such nonsurgical methods are not currently available in the United States. At present, other than confining your pet, the sure way to keep your pet from mating is to have it surgically spayed or neutered.
But my pet is a purebred...shouldn?t I be breeding it?
Breeding is a complicated business. Before you breed you need to ask yourself: "Does the animal fit the breed standard?" "Does the animal have a stable temperament?" "Are the animal and the prospective mate healthy?" "Is the animal free of any discernable genetic diseases?" "Do I have the time and financial resources it takes to breed and care for the offspring?" A good breeder is careful about the animals they breed, takes the process very seriously, and ensures that offspring are placed into good, responsible homes.
Females may become pregnant only during their estrus or "heat" periods. These cycles usually occur twice a year in dogs and at least 2 or 3 times a year in cats. Many cats come into "heat" as often as once every 2 or 3 weeks during certain times of the year.
Because pets are capable of mating so much of the time, confinement is not particularly convenient for pet owners. It also does nothing to eliminate accompanying problems, such as spotting, spraying, or susceptibility to uterine infection and breast cancer.
Veterinary medical scientists are currently working to develop a pill or other convenient method of birth control, but such nonsurgical methods are not currently available in the United States. At present, other than confining your pet, the sure way to keep your pet from mating is to have it surgically spayed or neutered.
But my pet is a purebred...shouldn?t I be breeding it?
Breeding is a complicated business. Before you breed you need to ask yourself: "Does the animal fit the breed standard?" "Does the animal have a stable temperament?" "Are the animal and the prospective mate healthy?" "Is the animal free of any discernable genetic diseases?" "Do I have the time and financial resources it takes to breed and care for the offspring?" A good breeder is careful about the animals they breed, takes the process very seriously, and ensures that offspring are placed into good, responsible homes.
Can?t I make extra money selling puppies or kittens?
Breeding dogs and cats is generally not lucrative; more often, breeders barely break even or money is lost during the process. Responsible breeding is expensive because it involves stud fees, registration fees, extra food, housing costs, veterinary care, and advertising. The time involved is considerable as well. Mothers and puppies must be cared for and responsible owners for the offspring must be identified.
Isn?t this a good way for children to learn about the miracle of birth?
Children may learn about the birthing process in far simpler and less costly ways. Plenty of books, videotapes, CDs, and DVDs are available that portray the miracle of birth in a wide range of animals, providing a far greater appreciation of the process than can be gained through watching a single dog or cat deliver a single litter.
Will spaying and neutering eliminate the problem of unwanted and homeless dogs and cats?
Spaying and neutering pets may help reduce the problem of unwanted dogs and cats, but surgery alone is not enough. Unowned and stray animals are a large part of the problem because these animals give birth to unwanted puppies and kittens at an alarming rate. Many communities have greatly reduced their unwanted animal populations by enforcing existing animal control regulations. Other communities have found they needed to pass more stringent laws and enforce them more rigidly.
As a concerned citizen and a responsible pet owner, you should do everything you can to see that leash laws and other animal control regulations in your community are up-to-date and adequately enforced. Making sure that your pet doesn?t contribute to the problem of unwanted offspring is an important part of that responsibility.
Referenced: http://www.pets911.com/services/spayneuter/information.php
P.C. TISSUE ~ CHIHUAHUA'S
Isn?t this a good way for children to learn about the miracle of birth?
Children may learn about the birthing process in far simpler and less costly ways. Plenty of books, videotapes, CDs, and DVDs are available that portray the miracle of birth in a wide range of animals, providing a far greater appreciation of the process than can be gained through watching a single dog or cat deliver a single litter.
Will spaying and neutering eliminate the problem of unwanted and homeless dogs and cats?
Spaying and neutering pets may help reduce the problem of unwanted dogs and cats, but surgery alone is not enough. Unowned and stray animals are a large part of the problem because these animals give birth to unwanted puppies and kittens at an alarming rate. Many communities have greatly reduced their unwanted animal populations by enforcing existing animal control regulations. Other communities have found they needed to pass more stringent laws and enforce them more rigidly.
As a concerned citizen and a responsible pet owner, you should do everything you can to see that leash laws and other animal control regulations in your community are up-to-date and adequately enforced. Making sure that your pet doesn?t contribute to the problem of unwanted offspring is an important part of that responsibility.
Referenced: http://www.pets911.com/services/spayneuter/information.php
P.C. TISSUE ~ CHIHUAHUA'S
Average Cost of Breeding one litter of pups.
Veterinarian in Grand Rapids c-section $ 750.00 to $ 1,000.00,
Emergency Veterinarian in Grand Rapids c-section $ 850.00 to $ 2,500.00,
Puppies first set of shots ??-$ 80.00,
Puppies second set of shots plus Rabies ??- $ 80 plus $32.00 for Rabies,
Vet check for females or for puppies $ 62.00 each visit,
Goats milk for three weeks $16.00,
Puppy food for one month $30.00
Spay /Neuter $260.00 to $1,000.00,
Dog food for one dog for the year $270.00, not including treats,
Supplies for whelping $48.00 and up, you will reuse supplies,
Extra electricity bill and water payment for two months $38.00,
Stud fee for a Champion AKC Registered Male $600.00 to $1000.00
or 1~2 puppy(s) of the pick of the litter.
Price to buy a Champion line AKC Registered Male
$1500.00 to $3000.00!,
I spend an average of $546.00 in advertising and my web site per year, to inform people about the toy~breeds, and also on advertising to sell my dogs. Not to mention the cost of gas, ware and tare of my vehicle to and from, take the females to vet, or a studs and to visit other breeder to see if I want to use their males, pick up food and, supplies, and much more.
Chihuahuas average litter two to three pups in a litter, from a 4 1/2 to 6 lb. female.
Register litter and Register individual puppy fee with the AKC, click here. or go to the page of AKC ~ CKC to see the Register Litter or Individual.
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Veterinarian in Grand Rapids c-section $ 750.00 to $ 1,000.00,
Emergency Veterinarian in Grand Rapids c-section $ 850.00 to $ 2,500.00,
Puppies first set of shots ??-$ 80.00,
Puppies second set of shots plus Rabies ??- $ 80 plus $32.00 for Rabies,
Vet check for females or for puppies $ 62.00 each visit,
Goats milk for three weeks $16.00,
Puppy food for one month $30.00
Spay /Neuter $260.00 to $1,000.00,
Dog food for one dog for the year $270.00, not including treats,
Supplies for whelping $48.00 and up, you will reuse supplies,
Extra electricity bill and water payment for two months $38.00,
Stud fee for a Champion AKC Registered Male $600.00 to $1000.00
or 1~2 puppy(s) of the pick of the litter.
Price to buy a Champion line AKC Registered Male
$1500.00 to $3000.00!,
I spend an average of $546.00 in advertising and my web site per year, to inform people about the toy~breeds, and also on advertising to sell my dogs. Not to mention the cost of gas, ware and tare of my vehicle to and from, take the females to vet, or a studs and to visit other breeder to see if I want to use their males, pick up food and, supplies, and much more.
Chihuahuas average litter two to three pups in a litter, from a 4 1/2 to 6 lb. female.
Register litter and Register individual puppy fee with the AKC, click here. or go to the page of AKC ~ CKC to see the Register Litter or Individual.
Thanks P.C.- Chihuahua's