Breeding Miniature Schnauzers for fun and profit
Posted by busViewr on August 19, 2009
If you read this site regularly, you’re most likely possessing the entrepreneurial spirit. If you’re a dog lover as well, you might have taken a view of starting a dog breeding business at some point in your life. With the perennial popularity of dogs like the Miniature Schnauzer or the Rhodesian Ridgeback, it is easy to see that building a business around breeding might be an interesting proposition.
A couple of items to consider before you run out and by breeding animals, however. Becoming a dog breeder is not a business to be taken casually. The foremost characteristic of becoming a successful breeder is having a love for the animal. Did you have a favorite breed of dogs while you were growing up? If so, that may be the bloodlines that you’ll stick to.
Be sure to understand any local, regional and state laws that might apply to starting and operating a breeding farm. If you have a large bit of land, where the dogs can be kept a good distance from your property boundaries, and consequently your neighbors, you’ll likely be better off.
Also, even if you are not required to have permits under a certain number of breeding animals, go ahead and get one at the beginning. If neighbors are near, it might be more of a challenge to get permitted should they provide vocal opposition to the noise associated with having a number of new dogs.
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