You know your a BYB breeder when.......

 Every litter you have is unplanned, but you have to charge to cover the extra expense of all that puppy chow.

This is the third consecutive unplanned litter from the same bitch in a year and a half.  Who'da thunk?

When people come over to your house, they go straight to the bathroom(or the shed, or under the back steps) to see the newest litter of puppies.

In local newspaper:

"Schnauzer pups, overstocked, Reduced! $180-$240"

"Blue Pitbull pups, 3 M, parents on site, papers pending, $200"

"Labs, AKC, from champion bloodline, $300. Quitting the breeding business. Great opportunity to get quality dogs cheaply."

"Cockalier pups, 1 Fem., 3 Males, 7 wks., parents on site, $400"

"Wolf/Malamute/Husky Cross. Rare beautiful pups, $300"

"Bassett puppies, M, F, all colors"

"Affen-Yorkie, Yorkie-Poo, Pug, $150 up"

You know your a back yard breeder when...

1.  You keep 20 dogs in the trailer behind your motor home at the trailer park.

2.  When your ad says "Christmas sale"

3.  When you use dog poop for fertilizer.

4.  When you advertise on craigs lists.

you brag about how many people want to buy your puppies but end up giving them away of Craigslist with the note in the add that says "Must go by
Sunday or they go to the pound!"

By the way Swissy, i love your sig lol  

...when you ask a random dog owner if they want to breed.

No joke, i've been asked to breed both my boys. A VET even asked if i would breed Wyatt. I told her he's not breeding quality, sorry.

I was asked to breed Kaiser at a farmers market, the lady also had a black GSD

DumDog

By the way Swissy, i love your sig lol  

Thanks!!  Lucky shot, I like it too.

When you advertise King sized Dobermans, albino Dobermans, or red Rotties at an inflated price 'cause their rare!  Hurry... this sale won't last!

BannedBreed Lover

When you advertise King sized Dobermans, albino Dobermans, or red Rotties at an inflated price 'cause their rare!  Hurry... this sale won't last!

Amen - King or Warlock

Who knew "WHITE" Labradors were so grand?? http://www.alswhitelabradors.com/

Edit - You know you're a BYB when you advertise your pups as UAB registered : http://www.unitedregistry.com/faqs.asp - take note of how pedigrees are verified in the FAQ's under Pet Owners

miranadobe

Amen - King or Warlock

not to change the subject but... what exactly is a warlock Doberman? when i was a kid there was a lady across the street who owned one. she said what makes them warlocks is the small ridge of hair on their snout that stands up, even showed it to me. and i thought cool - only because i used to have a dog (Doberman mix) that was NAMED warlock - named after a dog my mom had ages ago, same mix too - but.... yeah... whats the deal? 

 When you put the name of the breed (cough) in quotation marks, and spell "conformation" as "confirmation". 

DumDog

By the way Swissy, i love your sig lol  

Me Too!

DumDog

miranadobe

Amen - King or Warlock

 

 

not to change the subject but... what exactly is a warlock Doberman? but.... yeah... whats the deal? 

Here's a link to the Doberman Pinscher Club of Canada, where they've published a whole article on this myth.  You'll have to scroll down a bit, and you'll find the question with answer is posted.  Hope it helps.

http://www.dpcc.ca/dpcc-factsandmyths.htm

When you are not sure who the sire of the litter is because of multiple escapes, multiple breedings and poor planning.  And a breeder who admits to this, then files papers with the registry anyway.  Ugh!

BannedBreed Lover

DumDog

miranadobe

Amen - King or Warlock

 

 

not to change the subject but... what exactly is a warlock Doberman? but.... yeah... whats the deal? 

Here's a link to the Doberman Pinscher Club of Canada, where they've published a whole article on this myth.  You'll have to scroll down a bit, and you'll find the question with answer is posted.  Hope it helps.

http://www.dpcc.ca/dpcc-factsandmyths.htm

thankya!

You know you're a BYB when:

you buy a male and female dog or cat and think you can cash in on them since they were featured the latest Box Office Hit 

You label the bitch as a bad mother because the stops nursing the pups at 3 weeks old - when in fact the pups are too weak to eat because they're filled with worms!

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Hey can we make this thread a STICKY?!?!?!?!  

DumDog

You label the bitch as a bad mother because the stops nursing the pups at 3 weeks old - when in fact the pups are too weak to eat because they're filled with worms!

Corollary to that:

You know your a byb when you give no thought to the medical costs of breeding. The deworming, the shots, the exams. The complications of birth and rushing the bitch to an emergency hospital. The nearest one to me is 35 miles away and it costs 80 dollars to visit, before adding in the other expenses. The costs are staggering on a well-bred intentional litter, alone. All that was one of the important issues that let me know I was not cut out for breeding dogs. There were other equally important reasons but this is so important.

And you know your a byb when you give no thought as to homes for the pups. I did and couldn't not guarantee homes for mixed breeds. No doubt, that was the problem of Shadow's breeder, since I cannot find him listed in any breeder list and he's not even on the radar of anti puppy mill sites. He must have had an oops litter or he intentional cross bred and found out that even rednecks don't normally want a cross breed of Shadow's nature. Hence, he sold them on consignment at the pet store where our friend's son's girlfriend bought him. She had no business getting a dog like him but she did.

Let me get off this soapbox before I get a splinter.