Pet breeders: How do you set the rates for the pets that you breed and sell for profit?

colebolegooglygooglyhammerhead: Pet breeders: How do you set the rates for the pets that you breed and sell for profit?
What factors go into the adoption fee for a young pet? (Stud/sire fee, vaccinations, food costs for mother and litter, spay/neuter contract–what else?)

I am asking for research and report purposes.
If a real breeder does not breed for profit, how do we explain $ 500-$ 2,000 adoption fees for purebred pets when an estimated 1 out of 4 pets in pounds are said to be purebred? I am not pointing fingers, I am trying to get honest and unbiased answers.

Answers and Views:

Answer by catherine k
Most breeders who actually breed dogs do not do it for profit but for the betterment of the breed…..

Answer by g g
a REAL breeder doesn’t breed for profit

arent adpotion fees from shelters and not breeders? you asked specifically about breeders not shelter dogs. adoption fee = shelter purchase fee=breeder

Answer by JR
You along with a lot of the public seem to be mistaken on “adoption fees” Adoption fees are tax deductible the price you PAY from a breeder is not. ADOPTION FEES are paid to a non profit rescue shelter organization that has the animals best intentions first inline. The biggest controversy now is “Rescue/Shelters” that allow animal at any age to be “adopted” without being altered. At 2 lbs a pet can be altered. So we keep litters of pups till 8 weeks no matter what most of the time the are more than ready. I usually have mine altered by six weeks then a couple of weeks to play and heal under my supervision. NO BIG DEAL.

If you do not get a tax exempt Id # it is not an adoption fee and you are flat out purchasing and contributing to the backyard breeders and back yard rescues popping up all over the country. I am appalled at the number of “rescue” people actually go to the auction to PAY to save the puppymill dogs. They don’t have enough sense to realizie they are contributing to the puppymills profit.

NEVER get suckered into a bogus adoption fee. People are using this term so you think you did something special.

As for BYB and puppymills they charge as much as they can get.

Answer by sapphire
i never sell my pets!

i breed them, but never sell them

Answer by onyxpryzm
all breeders will tell you they aren’t out to make a profit because it makes them sound much more humane and careing. my favorite is “oh we raise our dogs out of love we dont do it for the money” my thought to that is bull you may love your dogs and i can see that but the money doesn’t hurt a bit either,i can tell you this though a person will never become rich raising pets there are many factors when i decide what to price my dogs at
If i have to look at outside dogs How much was stud fee
How much are the vet fees going to be for proper care of mom and puppies before and after pups are born,how much did it cost for shots,worming etc,and well puppy check after pups are born
What is it going to cost to feed mom and then the little ones after they arrive
And lastly if there are other dogs being advertized of the same breed in my area i look to see what is the going rate for them,i usually look for the highest and the lowest price on them and set my price somewhere in the middle

Answer by iluvtorofl
Adoption fees are much much higher than just buying a pet from a family. That’s why I have so many people calling me asking for a puppy so often. Many–MOST– shelters way overcharge for dogs. Why would you pay so much for an older dog when you can buy a purebred puppy for less. Shelters are their own worst enemy. They treat the public badly and charge an arm an a leg for a pets which aren’t always healthy or well mannered.