Breeding just Miniature Horses OR

[Reble]

I have noticed people who breed miniature horses also breeding dogs?

I have bred alot of different dogs in my time, but have found my favorite Shih Tzu and also have one female poodle which is just so so smart and does not bark

Do see dogs alot on Miniature Web Sites

Just wondering how many breed dogs to help out with the cost of having miniature horses?

 

[lyn_j]

I breed dogs too but not just to support the horses... Im fiercely competative. I show the dogs I breed and , I dont breed them if they dont show. Sort of same with my horses except I have better income from the dogs than the horses. With the horses you get 1 shot per year period. With the dogs my smallest litter has been 3. my biggest yet to come friday or so, 7. Years ago I had a corgi litter of 11. That blew my mind. It was Kaylas last litter, she had them outside in the dog run while I was at the store, dug a hole and then laid over them to keep them warm till I got home. All survived. three days later her room mate, my tri girl had 7 all survived and so we had 18 puppies in my kitchen!!!! All were sold by 10 weeks.

Lyn

 

[Filipowicz Farm]

We have dogs 3 labs and two miniature schnauzers. All are fixed exept the female schnauzer. We do not breed our dogs just have them as part of the family.We did not spayed the schnauzer might breed her in the future .

 

[mininik]

If you are breeding dogs responsibly it's really not a money making venture.

 

[Jill]

I've had pets all my life but the horses are the only thing I've bred, and took years of planning for it before putting it into action. Our dogs and cat are all "fixed".

 

[Field-of-Dreams]

If you are breeding dogs responsibly it's really not a money making venture.

Lucy

 

[Matt73]

I breed Bernese Mountain Dogs on a small scale.

We'll have two litters at the very most/year; next year will be the first time we have 2 litters (one litter from each bitch). We kept a puppy from Callie's first in Sept. '07. and last litter from May '08 so that in two years we'll retire Callie (after her having had 3 or 4 litters). Next year she'll be bred along with the female we kept from her first litter (Heidi). And then the year after that she'll be retired and Heidi and Katie will each have a litter etc... We'll rotate like that for a bit and then quit as we're keeping Callie once she's retired etc...long story.

And, yeah, we make a bit of money from them, but it's not for the sole reason of being able to make money for the horses. Although pups are sold for $1200. You're factoring in food, microchipping, registration, vet-checks, Advantage/Revolution, worming, vaccinations, etc. You've got to lop off at least $200/pup for stuff like that. Also, it requires a lot of work, worry, and patience. Not only with the pups themselves, but in finding good homes for them. I can't imagine having the time to take care of more than two litters per year. After they're 3 weeks old and starting to eat solid food, it's pretty much their world and you are there butler/babysitter. Mom pretty much says, "Oh, thank God! You can take over from here"

I'm so not kidding. So, although rewarding, it can also be tiring and stressful. Nevermind the very real risk of infection, death of pups and/or the mother etc. Make sure you know what you're getting into...

Oops sorry. I see that you've bred dogs before and are just asking for curiousity's sake.

 

[mininik]

"You're factoring in food, microchipping, registration, vet-checks, Advantage/Revolution, worming, vaccinations, etc. You've got to lop off at least $200/pup for stuff like that." Matt73

Health testing...

 

[Charlene]

i don't breed dogs but i do collect them.