Dog Breeding
May 26th, 2007Dog Breeding: Is It Worth It?
Dog breeding can be a rather difficult lifestyle. The first order of business for breeding dogs is to pick special attributes that you are looking for the offspring to show. Then comes the difficult task of picking which breeds closely resemble these attributes. After selecting the two breeds that a dog breeder feels are appropriate, comes the harder task of picking two specific dogs that are thought to be the best representation of their breeds and the chosen attributes.
Another possible problem is that the dogs may not be able to have babies ,or they could be products of inner breeding that causes their offspring to be unhealthy or not survive the first few weeks after birth. This is usually the situation when the parent dog has been born into a family of too much inbreeding. When mating two different species, you can end up with any combination of their looks and attitude, so it may take a dog breeder several attempts to get the perfect dog that they are looking for.
Dog breeding is a mixture of art and science. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it can be a complete failure. Many times, dog breeding is done primarily for financial prosperity. If two dogs are bred from the same breed, and they are both full-blooded breed dogs, then their offspring can be added to the pure breed registration. This will increase the cost of the dog tremendously, and you will receive papers stating that your dog is of pure blood.
Dog breeders can invent new breeds, too. This has been done with the mixing of the Poodle and the Yorkshire Terriers, to make the Yorkipoo.