Stud service??

[nachothebulldog]

Hey everyone!

Recently I’ve had a number of female English bulldog owners approach me and nacho asking if I am open to Studding nacho.

I’ve never done this or even thought about it, and I’m not sure what to say or think. They offer me money for his “service” lol

It seems interesting and I’m not going to lie and say I’m 100% opposed to it.

I wanted to reach out and see what you guys think about this? Is it something worth checking out? Is there a risk or cost on my end? What’s a proponer charge for something like this?

Thank you all in advance!

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[cefe13]

I'm no expert but would be careful unless the owners approaching you are serious breeders and Nacho has a good pedigree and is very healthy. Nacho looks great and if you are interested in breeding him I would contact breeders and perhaps the kennel club for advice on how to proceed.

 

[2BullyMama]

I have no knowledge... maybe. [MENTION=2071]Davidh[/MENTION] [MENTION=2]bullmama[/MENTION] or @goobersmom have insight for US situation


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[Cbrugs]

I'm no expert but would be careful unless the owners approaching you are serious breeders and Nacho has a good pedigree and is very healthy. Nacho looks great and if you are interested in breeding him I would contact breeders and perhaps the kennel club for advice on how to proceed.

Agreed. You don’t want to just breed to any female. Both dogs should be health tested and come from good bloodlines. A lot of research should be done especially if neither party is a breeder. Some good resources would be to go to a local dog show, kennel club, see if your area has a local bulldog club. You can also get some information from the Bulldog Club of America’s website.


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[Chunky White]

We had a female when I was younger that was bred twice and each time the stud fee was a pup or the price of one. That was almost 20 years ago so I am not sure how that works these days. The breeder we bought her from had two studs and one female and he did all the breeding work with us handling the pups once they were born.

 

[RalphieBoy]

I would go with what DavidH had to say.

 

[Lalaloopsie]

Studding a male dog is not an easy thing, usually dog must have their health tested, ideally they should have Their DNA and fertility tested and they should have some awards from dog shows. So, usually people who invest into it, are breed fanatics because fees rarely cover the effort and show and testing fees, unless you have several famous studs or a whole kennel.
Also, not every male dog can successfully mate. Some are scared of female, some just mount and cannot penetrate, etc. It’s not an easy process. I saw how stud owner had to help his dog in process, was quite embarrassing.
Remember also that male bulldogs have to move vigorously in process and can easily overheat, especially in summer. As far as I know really valuable studs arent even allowed to perform the process themselves, owners don’t want to risk, you just order sperm and owner takes them to vet where sperm is collected and sent to you. Then artificial insemination is performed.
People who approach you most probably are “at home breeders”, who hope to just get a litter to help themselves with bills. They usually have no clue about breeding.
No breeder will approach you in the street, because couple to mate is carefully selected according to their qualities - health, appearance, colour etc. The goal of breeding is to improve the breed and get puppies with best possible qualities. And pairs are chosen not on the basis of just average person judgement, it must be supported by health tests and show awards.
So, it’s your choice to participate in such a breeding or not. I wouldn’t. First of all, Nacho isn’t really a “stud” in real breeding sense (despite he is gorgeous bull), so breeding him is unethical, as you don’t know if he carries hip displasia gene etc. And second, for you as an owner risks outweigh the benefits in my vision. Not worth it. Remember about STD in dogs, too. If female was bred with unknown mates, especially many times, she almost sure carries some infections (chlamydia etc).

 

[Davidh]

[MENTION=16619]Cbrugs[/MENTION] and [MENTION=15780]Lalaloopsie[/MENTION] gave some good advice, plus never let bulldogs breed naturally, they can get too hot, and have problems. Always do artificial insemination. So you will either have to take him to the vet for collection, or do it yourself. In my opinion in the US, only AKC champions should be used as sire or dam when breeding. Nothing against your dog because from the pic he looks good, but can't see the rest of him, plus the people who want to use him are probably back yard breeders and just breeding for money, which I am totally against. But that's just my opinion. Hope the info helps.