I’d like to Offer my French Bulldog at Stud
patpearce December 9th, 2007
I’d like to Offer my French Bulldog at Stud
I am a proud owner of a 2 yr old pied Frenchi.
I have recently been asked to breed him with a black brindle female of
the same age. I was hoping to find out what I should charge for a
stud fee and if I should be entitled to pick of the litter or what the
common recompense was.
Please advise, thanks
Pat writes:
There are several questions that should be asked before you decide to breed your dog. First does he meet the French Bulldog standard? Has he been shown? Have you had him tested to see that he hears, has good eyes, has a good spine and has good hips? Does he have a good sound temperament.
You have to ask WHY the other person wants to use your boy at stud. and hopefully the answer is not “just to have puppies”. or ‘my girl is such a sweet girl, I’d like to have one of her puppies”. These are not really good reasons to breed. There is a lot of expense and long term care involved with raising a litter of French Bulldogs. including a carefully timed Cesarean section to bring the pups into the world.
Has the owner of the bitch had her girl tested to see that she is worthy of being bred, and that the two dogs are compatible and will produce puppies as good as or better than they are.
Reputable breeders spend a great deal of time in research and long study to decide exactly which male will the BEST mate for their girl. The hope is the mating will produce puppies that are better than the parents, are healthy, have good temperaments and have good conformation.
As far as the stud fee is concerned a lot of different things determine the stud fee. A dog that is not a finished champion is usually $350.00. A finished champion’s stud fee can be $500.00 to $1500.00 or even more. I personally will not use a stud if the stud owner wants a puppy back as stud fee.
But before you consider breeding your dog you should determine if he is sound and will make a favorable contribution to the breed as a sire.
Pat
