So You Want to Breed Your Female?

For those people who think they would like to breed their female, we broke down the costs that would be incurred so that everyone has a good idea of how much breeding your female can cost.

Initial cost - price of the puppy		$2500.00
Testing costs to ensure puppy is a good breeding candidate	Hips & Elbow X-rays	$570.00
	Eyes and CERFI	$35.00
	Thyroid & VWD	$225.50
	Heart Test	$50.00
	Cystinuria	$18.00
	PRA	$127.00
	Long Hair Gene Test	$48.00
	Total	$3,573.50
Showing costs to obtain championship	Per entry per day	$25.00
Handler Costs per entry, plus traveling expenses for the handler		$75.00 - $95.00
The total cost to obtain a championship and depends on how many shows you have to enter.
After the female had achieved her championship and hopefully passed her testing, a suitable stud has to be found.
Stud fee		$2000 - $3000 or puppy back
Artificial breeding		$1000 - $1800
Ultrasound (to see if female is pregnant)		$125.00
C-Section (to deliver puppies)		$900 - $1800

These costs are variable from vet to vet.

After the puppies are born, there is the priceless time that has to be spent caring for the mom and pups. If everything goes well and the puppies and mom stay healthy, the only extra vet costs incurred are for the litter to be vet-checked, micro-chipped, first shots and de-wormed.

Finally the expense with the CKC to register the litter and to transfer the ownership of each puppy to the new owners.

Remember, Mastiff litters can range from 1 to 17 (rare) puppies. Breeding mastiffs is not always a profit-making venture, more often than not, breeders loose money, either due to small litters or costs incurred to keep mom and puppies healthy and alive.