I've been looking for a book about the diffrent bloodlines and their traits to help find a pup that suits me or something. Does anyone know of a book or just know about the bloodlines and can tell me their traits and maybe some breeders that specialize in them? thanks
There are a lot of popular lines that I've heard of, but most of these dogs appear to be a bit too bulky and bred for looks. (Gotta, JEEP, Razor's Edge.)
There is a discussion earlier in the forum by Pittman, I believe. He was looking for a reputable breeder and many names were brought up.
What you want to look for is a breeder who actually cares about their dogs. The dogs have to be good looking (and not overly huge and bulky), but they have to have health and temperament to boot. Good breeders will check the hips, elbows, and eyes at the least. Breeders that go over the top check the thyroid, heart, and more.
never read it myself from my understanding it covers other lines as well. It's an old book so it doesn;t really cover any modern lines. Other than that however it's pretty much the only one, the same subject just came up on pitbullforums.com
I breed Danes. Average lifespan of these dogs is 5-7 years. I see them in the paper with full breeding rights for $300. AKC, yah-yah-yah. Most likely, these dogs have hip problems and possibly aggression. They don't live all that long.
I have dogs that are extremely long lived and are screened for health problems. Even when I sell a puppy for $1000, I'm not nearly making back what I'm putting into these dogs. A quality diet, raising them here around children and other dogs and animals until at least 12 weeks. Etc, and so on.
Well bred dogs do cost that much. My boss's mastiff pups go for $1,200, that doesn't include shipping and mastiffs don't need their ears cropped. But I don't recommend either. I would never get a pup shipped and if you don't plan on showing there's no point in cropping the ears.
But I think I read somewhere it said APBT pups from a responsible breeder should go between $500-$1500 or something like that. I don't have a boat load of cash so I'm not going to spend $2000 on a dog and all I'm getting is the dog( no shipping, ears, etc). But if I got a original style pit and it had rose ears then I would leave them alone.
that kind of price is ridiculously cheap for such a well bred dog >_> most breeders are not going to crop and ship in puppy price. if you can find something 1,000 all inclusive i would wonder how ethical the breeder was. by then they are loosing money unless they are not doing everything that should be done.
I'm not saying you get all that in the sale. Like at storytime its $500-$800 for a pet pup, then like $300-350 for shipping , and they'll do the ear cropping for free. But they health check, show and all that
A "pet quality" puppy is one that you will have on limited registration... which means you have to spay or neuter it, or if you do go against the limitations and breed, that puppy is flagged and you will not be able to register its whelps.
$1000 for a well-bred dog without ear cropping is reasonably priced. None of my Danes come with their ears cropped unless requested, and then the buyer has to pay another $500.00, as I go to a qualified vet and I end up doing the initial tape job most of the time, as people don't want to deal with stitches for some reason.
I know what pet quality is and I choose pet quality cuz 1. I don't have any desire or time at all to travel around and show a dog. 2.I don't have the need to breed. Now if I did title a male dog, for sure I wouldn't mind the breeder studding him out and get a lil extra cash thrown my way but I really don't see the point to breed or show atleast not me doing it.
Have you ever thought of adopting a Pit or AmStaff, then? There are many in shelters that need homes... and not many are willing to house a dog, due to the bad reputation that the media gives them.
Most breeders who will do a co-own and let you have a male dog that's in tact won't throw you the "extra cash," because good breeders don't really make money off of litters or even break even, because of all the money that they put into their dogs.
