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ran into a lady today as i was leaving my hiking trail along the river. she had a female chock lab & seeing my male & female chock labs asked if i breed them. when i told her no the female is fixed she said hers (actually her sons dog) was not & asked if i would be interested in breeding theirs. my male not me! she figured with the prices labs are going for there was money to be made. i had never thought about it before & was wondering is there an average stud fee ? any thoughts ?
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Careful now, this is a touchy subject many breeders. You may get some flack for even bringing this up. Just a warning to you now.....Average cost of stud fee is pick of the litter or price of a pup. Unless you have a dog that has its Certs. then it goes up a bit form there. Depending on teh certs , back ground, and titles tha the dog has.I studed out my Buddy to a friend and he charged $400 a pup. I either received teh cash or the pup, my choice. This last time, I gave the pick of the litter to my best friend (huntlakewood) and got him self an awsome pup that is going to be a HOG Hope thsi helps.
thanks for all the reply's. very insightfull. what sounded so simple ended up way to complicated for me. contracts ? certs ? ect.. no really, the wife & i decided we dont need a pup & we dont want to be responsable for putting out any pups that could be prone to problems to unsuspecting people to pay for. i liked yellowdogs statement about great dogs that should'nt be bred for a quick buck. so true. as i said i had'nt even thought about this till approached, and wont again. thanks everyone -GAD-