You would be surprised at the number of e-mails I get from people requesting information on
becoming a English Bulldog Breeder.
A big investment is necessary to produce a litter of English Bulldogs. It depends upon the area
of the country in which a person resides, but for our area (Rural Tennessee) an
investment of roughly $7,000 is necessary which includes the following:
$3000 for breeding pair - they are usually 2 years old before a litter is produced.
However, you can just purchase a female and use outside stud services but usually the service is
in exchange for a "pick of the litter" puppy.
$1200 ($300 per Bully in medical expense per year on the pair x 2 years before mating)
$1200 ($450 per year per dog on food (Eukanuba) plus misc. expenses dog beds, chew bones, etc.
$400 artificial breeding
$800 c-section
Salary for litter sitters for 2 weeks at $x hr x 8 hrs per day - you can not leave
them alone for a moment because the mother will mash the pups. If you work you can't sit with
the pups therefore have to hire someone to help you. If you do not work at an outside job,
you still have to hire a someone to help look after the children or whatever, because you can't
do anything but watch puppies.
This is roughly the amount you would need to gamble for 2 years
on getting litter of pups, which might be 1-10 puppies or the entire litter might die within the
first week after being born. Also some Bullies, just like humans, can't produce a
litter of puppies.
An average litter is 5, selling them for $1,500 each will be $7,500, less Vet expenses for shots,
"Well Puppy Exams", etc. You would have made a maximum profit of $200 on a 2 year investment, not
to mention all the time, effort and emotions you have invested in the Bullies. Can you imagine
having a litter of 10 puppies and they all die for unexplainable reasons during
the first 3 days, your heart will break!!!
Before you go any futher, call your vet and ask the price of AI's and C-sections. I've been told
AI's are $1000 in CA and C-sections are $1100 in Chicago, but of course the puppies sell for more
in these areas also.
Artificial Breedings and C-sections are a must for many reasons which I will not
go into in this article.
The Courtship of - Smart Cookie & Mini-E
Updated 9/5/03
If you still think you want to be a breeder, let me say this: if you elect to bred your Bully
there are no guarantees you will have puppies, that they will live, or that your female
won't die in the process.
I've made the decision to refrain from discussing the possibilities of breeding or to assist anyone
who elects to bred their bullies. I'm not trying to be rude, I have found this area to be one of the
more emotional aspects of having this website therefore I respectfully request you leave me out of your
sitaution should you elect to bred.
Breeding Terms
By Race Foster, DVM
Marty Smith, DVM
Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
www.peteducation.com
Q. What do breeding terms mean?
A. We are frequently asked about breeding terms - what is crossbreeding? outcrossing?
line breeding? and inbreeding? 'Cross breeding' generally refers to the mating of two
animals of different breeds. In the case of a Poodle and a Cocker Spaniel, the offspring
is sometimes referred to as a Cockapoo. Some distinctive new breeds of cats have been
created in this manner.
'Outcrossing' refers to the breeding of two unrelated animals within the same breed.
This is occasionally done by breeders to bring in 'new blood' or more specifically a
new gene pool, to their breeding program.
'Line breeding' is the basis for establishing a good breeding program. It is the breeding
of genetically related individuals that are not closely related. An example would be the
mating of two cousins. Line breeding is done to concentrate the desirable genes found
within related individuals.
'Inbreeding' is the mating of closely genetically related individuals. An example would be
the breeding of a brother and sister. This type of breeding should only be attempted by
expert breeders who have a thorough understanding of their pets' genetic pool. Although
undesirable characteristics can surface with any type of breeding, they are most likely to
be exposed with inbreeding.
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