Posted by Todd Biske on January 13, 1998 at 06:03:51:
In Reply to: breeding posted by norman w myers on January 12, 1998 at 18:36:08:
> my wife and i are wanting to start breeding our 2 pekes, but want to
> do it right.when i say start our female has had 2 litters of 3 and 4.
> we have sold a total of 3 and given the others to family.we traded
> one for another small female for one of the males from her first
> litter.we just got our female registered with ckc and the male is
> with akc ,we are registering him with ckc also.do they need both?
> which is better and does it really matter? we sold the others for
> 100 ,what standards are involved in breeding and care as we want
> only the best for we have no children.our pekes are our children.
> candy was our first we had her for 7 yrs but she ruptured 3 disks
> and had an operation but never walked again , her kidneys failed and
> now she is with jesus. her nickname was baby girl .nothing like the
> first is it? any response is appreciated. thanks norman and elana
Hi Norman & Elena-
I'll first give you the response that I'm sure you'll receive from many
breeders. I am not a breeder, but I've seen the question answered
enough to know the response. You should only be breeding dogs for the
betterment of the breed, i.e. producing show quality dogs of proper
lineage. Breeding pekes just to bring more puppies into the world
really shouldn't be done. I don't mean to sound harsh, but there are
too many dogs in need of adoption already.
Now, this is not to say you two should not become breeders. It sounds
like your pekes are your livelihood, and that you might be interested
in becoming a breeder of show quality dogs. It is a significant
investment however. My suggestion is to get in touch with a pekingese
club in your area and speak to some of their breeders about what it
takes to get started. Be forewarned, that just like any other business
there are polite, helpful breeders, and impolite, unhelpful breeders.
Depending on who you call, you may get totally different responses.
As for the cost of a pekingese, a dog of show-quality lineage that
could not be shown for some reason can easily run US $350 or more.
Good luck!