Breeding Cost

The Cost of Breeding Boston Terriers

Frequently I receive calls from people wanting to know how to get started with breeding their dog(s).  Normally, after I share with them the amount of time, space, risks and costs, associated with breeding, most people quickly loose interest.

As true as with anything, there is a RIGHT way and a WRONG way to the art of dog breeding, and if it’s done the RIGHT way, their is little or no money to be made.  Please believe me when I tell you that I have been breeding dogs for approx. 16 years and I have never made a dime that I didn’t put right back in to my breeding program.

Weather it be proper genetic testing on my breeding stock, veterinary schooling/education cost for myself, regular maintenance and upkeep on our kennel, food, supplies, and the numbers “surprise” expenses associated with breeding – it all adds up to thousands per year.

If you are considering breeding as “Business” you will be in for a huge surprise. In addition to the expenses, associated with breeding, the most challenging issues is lack of inventory. Who would start a business with nothing to sale? One female can produce 4 – 5 puppies twice per year, but what about the other 8 months of the year? Even when you don’t have puppies to sale, the expenses and upkeep of your kennel continue to add up.

This is where the WRONG way of breeding comes in to view. Many “so called” breeders will try to make up for the lack of inventory, by breeding their females too often, to young, or by having too many females in hopes to have more litters to sale. This causes over crowding which in turn causes fights, and health issues.

Some “so called” breeders will try to make a profit by cutting their expenses. The WRONG way of breeding is to eliminate the health and genetic testing of their breeding stock, not vaccinate their dogs and new puppies, and inadequate cleaning of the dogs living areas.

Below, I have listed just a few of the costs associated with each litter.  This list does not include other possible costs such as the possibility of your female dog needing to deliver by C-Section (which is common in this breed). The added cost of a C-Section, can be as much as $2,400 or higher.

Money is not the only cost associated with breeding!

Just like taking care of a new baby, taking care of a new litter of puppies takes a lot of time and effort.  Hours are spent cleaning up after a litter of 5 puppies – REMEMBER THEY DON’T COME POTTY TRAINED!   A lot of breeders like to bost that their puppies are born and raised inside their house.  This is great, if you have a room in your home that you don’t mind having 5 puppies pooping and peeing in every 5 minutes – or if you have nothing else to do then stand over your dogs and clean all day long.

To sum it all up – the cost in money, time, space and stress of breeding Boston Terrier’s, if you do it the RIGHT way can be as much as $1,000 per puppy or more.

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