Message #104487

[crackerc]

skoalbandit, you seem to have a very good grasp on the truth about dog breeding. I have had dogs a long time and I have yet to see ANY litter of dogs, where they all turned out to be exceptional dogs. I mean dogs I bred or anyone else's. There will always be dogs that are better than their littermates (even if they aren't top dogs). Now whether thats from breeding/training/different owners....who knows.

I 100% agree though, that if any guy sellling pups says he has never produced a cull...take your hard earned money and run away from him...fast.

Selling pups has been discussed several times on this board and I got some negative feedback because I sell my pups, when I have a litter, instead of giving them away. I see no reason why a man that has all the time and money invested in his dogs and breeding shouldn't be able to recoup some of his expenses. I raise a litter only every couple of years normally and always have a waiting list for pups. I have a list of guys wanting pups now and two are from this board.

However, that isn't reason enough for me to breed two dogs. I think this is the difference between someone who is raising dogs for money and someone who is raising them for themselves......I only raise a litter when I need dogs or when I find the right male and the right female for a cross I want to make and have to make it before I lose one of the dogs.

My JJ female (who is 6 years old) is in heat right now. I bred her to my Monkey dog once (her only litter) and those pups are 1 1/2 years old. Most are REAL rough and I am trying to breed in more bay and less rough so I won't make that cross again, unless the young dogs really turn around.

If I was just interested in selling pups, she would be in the pen with Monkey now as I sure wouldn't have any trouble selling the pups.

I didn't mean to hi-jack the thread, just saw where there was a lot of discussion about pups and money and thought I would throw in my viewpoint since I do sell my pups.

To me , selling pups isn't by itself a bad thing...but if you sell 100 pups a year........hmmmmm