Complete Guide to Dog Breeding

The Aims of Dog Breeding .... 5
Ethical .... 5
Profitable ... 6
Fun ... 7
Do I have what it takes to be a successful dog breeder? .... 8
Your home environment ... 8
Your time availability ... 9
Your love of dogs ... 10
How strong are you? ... 10
Can you say goodbye? .... 10
Managing Your Business .... 12
Licensing Issues ... 12
Taxation ... 12
Choosing a Business / Kennel Name ... 13
Insurance Issues ... 14
Microchipping... 14
Keeping Useful Records ... 14
Understanding Genetics – ... 17
Laws of Inheritance ... 17
Genetic Diseases .... 20
What is the right breed for you? ... 28
Breeds and Costs .... 28
Breeds to avoid (no matter how cute) .... 29
Grooming ... 34
Temperament .... 34
What is biomass? .... 36
Matching your dogs to you – strength, area, grooming, exercise .... 37
Doing your homework – Market research, go to shows ... 37
Getting into your customer’s shoes – Select-A-Pet, dog allergic market .... 38
Once you have found your breed! .... 40
Cross-breeding ... 41
How to get started .... 42
Overview of how to get started ... 42
Checking pedigrees .... 44
Checking the parents ... 46
Choosing the perfect pup ... 47
Puppy Temperament ... 48
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Reading the fine print .... 52
When to bring your pup home ... 54
Growing your precious puppy right! .... 55
The healthy dog diet ... 55
Build your pup’s diet around raw meaty bones. .... 56
The Other Part of the Diet ... 57
Dog Food Recipe .... 58
Herbs to Grow for Your Dogs .... 59
How Much Should You Feed? .... 59
Getting geared up ... 61
Puppy-proof your home. .... 61
Visit your vet .... 62
Puppy Training .... 63
Puppy training... 64
Lead Training .... 68
House-Training .... 69
Puppy socializing .... 71
Puppy grooming ... 72
Puppy health .... 73
Exercise is important! .... 76
Breeding for the first time... 78
Timing ... 78
Mating ... 79
The Reproductive Cycle ... 80
Breeding Time line ... 80
Mating ... 81
Pinpointing Ovulation ... 82
The Act of Mating .... 88
Artificial Insemination .... 89
Inducing Heat ... 92
Health Checks Prior to Breeding ... 94
Fertility Problems ... 95
Diagnosing Pregnancy ... 97
Pregnancy Time line ... 98
False Pregnancy .... 100
Preparing for the Birth ... 101
The Birth Process ... 106
Whelping Worries and what to do about them ... 111
Things to watch out for in newborn pups ... 114
Incubator Box ... 115
Hand-rearing puppies ... 116
Feeding the Lactating Bitch .... 122
Puppy Timeline .... 123
Feeding your puppies ... 124
Housing Your Puppies ... 125
Selling Your Puppies .... 127
How much to charge for your puppies. ... 127
Preparing puppies for sale ... 129
Advertising ... 131
Handling visits by prospective clients ... 135
Information to give to buyers ... 137
How to sell a registered pup and still retain some control of its breeding ... 141