Quote Originally Posted by Ginevive
Wouldn't this then mean that no one should be breeding BPs for their coloration/morph production? There are many, many (mostly male normal) BPs at rescues and humane shelters. I don't see how one can say it is OK to breed one type of animal for profit, and not another.
Sure, there are thousands of horses at rescues, unwanted, and many go for slaughter; but if I were interested in improving a breed, I would breed to do that. Talk to horse rbeeders, anywhere, who strive for perfection in their breed, and they'll say the same thing. It is the same thing with dog breeds.
I don't really agree with the age thing either; anyone, at any age, can partake in irresponsible breeding of animals.. a 17 year old that's been in the biz their whole life can know more than a 30 year old who just started.
no, i'm not saying that- i actually mentioned that on another thread that you wont get an roi like you will in snakes. there will always be poor snake breeders as there will always be poor dog breeders- what ticks me off esp with dog breeders is that so many know so little. with snakes, its usually either inbreeding or poor husbandry that leads to a poor snake- with dogs, you can breed two unrelated dogs of the same pedigree and still wind up with a very poor animal due to hip, thyroid, heart, glands, and god knows how many other possiblities.
imo is much more different for someone to want to breed dogs than snakes because soo much should be done before considering. so many people think that because they have a girl dog and a boy dog and they're both rotties or dobes or chihuahuas they can breed them and have little care as to whether or not their animals are even fully heatlthy or not- take my cousin, he did all the work he could in choosing the right females and even hunted down a very nice male boxer. these are beautiful animals and even my picky boxer tastes would have loved a pup from them. sad news? he just found out his stud has a heart murmur.
i don't see much of this happening with snakes other than bug-eyes or spinning heads. but then again i dont know all the inheritable vices of snakes either.

from what ive seen with most responsible dog breeders, like my friend's mother who occasionally maybe but hardly ever breeds her show whippets, i think after about 30 years with dogs she's bred two or three litters tops.
she's not making money off her dogs via breeding, but the shows they attend.

a key that i cannot state enough: dog breeders if they do it right and test for every possible vice of that dog most likely will not make money breeding. they make it in shows. now i do not know all the breeds obviously and im sure some you can depending on how fresh the blood lines are. but boxers? if you find a good boxer breeder that is making a considerable roi; run for the hills.

as for the kid- they just have had the dogs. no show side experience. nothing. now- if you've been showing and handling dogs since you were six and know the breed inside and out- that's a whole 'nother animal.