dog for breeding

[blue eyes ;)]

im thinking of leaving my puppy un neutered and possibly using him as a stud dog.hes a pedigree kennel club registered miniature pinscher with good family tree and bloodlines etc.when can you use a dog for stud and how much money are you likely to be paid for the use of your dog?hes only 6 mnths at the moment thanks

[Ethel]

A stud dog with an excellent reputation and history would normally 'earn' the value of at least one puppy.

So if the puppies sell for �300 each (or whatever) that should be the stud fee.

[blue eyes ;)]

oh ok cheers,i bought the puppy for �500 at 8 weeks old.i may consider using him as stud then thanks x

[drgnrdr]

read the posting after yours on here please to see how to do it correctly...any breeder worth anything would make sure your dog meets this criteria. You can get all this done because he has 1 1/2 years before you can breed him anyway. IMO just because he is registered and his bloodlines are good doesn't mean anything, is he in conformation competition, where someone with a unbiased eye can see he is the perfect min pin? What will he bring to the mating to better the breed? How's his temperment? is he hyperactive, shy, aggressive? you'll need to wait till he's 2 yrs old to see how he will turn out as an adult. And you'll have to put up with his hormone driven marking and crazies for the next year and a half. Good luck...Ethel is correct on price, that's how I have known it also.

[ytrewq]

Did the breeder you got your puppy from sell with any conditions ? We have a 6 month old pedigree but had to sign a contract not to sell (it must go back to the breeder-no refund), show or breed from him. Most good breeders do this to protect their kennel name.

[lankeela]

Your main problem will be finding someone with a Min Pin bitch that wants to use your dog. Unless he has rare bloodlines (unlikely) or unless he is a top winner in the showring (possible but unlikely as you don't seem to know much about breeding) then you will find it extremely unlikely that people will want to use him. The breeder would be the best person to advise you, as they will have no doubt studied pedigrees to produce puppies that are of benefit to the breed.

It is usually the owner of the bitch who decides whether to breed and what dog to use. Unfortunately Min Pins are not very common so there will be very few available bitches and the owners will most likely have their breeding plans mapped out for generations ahead.

[lankeela]

Suggest you look at the links given in the next question.

[blue eyes ;)]

hi,thanks for all your help,i dont know too much about breeding dogs..only horses!! the min pins mother was a winner at crufts.i did sign a contract for the dog to go back to the breeder if unwanted.if i had returned within the first 6 wks i would get a full refund on him.ill haver a chat with my breeder anyway.thanks guys xx

[lankeela]

The breeder may well have put an 'endorsement' on the registration, to say that no progeny could be registered, if so this would need to be lifted by a letter to the Kennel Club from the breeder, which they would probably only do if they thought it was good enough to breed from and had been tested free from any hereditary defects. Min Pins can suffer from patella luxation (slipping kneecaps) and also eye conditions.
If you know about breeding horses, you will probably realise that you wouldn't take your mare to any old horse up the road, you would find a stallion that would produce something that you wanted. Its the same with dogs, owners of bitches plan their matings carefully with a view
to improving on what they have got. Let the breeder know you would be willing to allow your dog to be used and they may have a bitch or know someone who has that your dog would suit.