Gagaglittergal Poodles

 
 

Gagaglittergal Poodles

 

 

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You may wonder.... why doesn't Gagaglittergal Poodles require a spay/neuter contract? Why in the world would they allow a puppy buyer the right to breed? The answer is real simple... we believe responsible adults are capable of making thier own responsible decisions. Heck.. they can decide to breed humans, right?..and they're not running back yard adoption rings right? I'm making light here.. but you get the point. In America.. I believe in freedom...freedom of choice.... and freedon to own your dog completely.

Now... that said.... before you imagine breeding to be a gold mine... read the facts below:

 

How Much Does It Cost to Raise Puppies?


Puppy food and supplements 2.00 per day x 65 days= 130.00
1st Exam 50.00 
Tail docked/ dew claws 50.00 
Shots 50.00
Worming 20.00
Testing 30.00
2nd exam 30.00
Health Certificate 60.00
Crate 50.00
Water bottle 11.00
Dish 3.00
Puppy Toy 3.00
Puppy Clip  $ 20.00

( all of the above costs are incured by Each puppy...imagine a litter of 12 )

·      $507.00PLUS Additional costs  divided by number of puppies per litter:
$350.00 Advertising ( ballpark 1200.00 per year, website 400.00      
per year, repairs ( varies widely), training pads and other equipment           
$400.00 PLUS, health and maintenence of Dam and Sire( genetic testing
etc,,) $2000.00 per year
...  
$857.00 Estimated cost per puppy

All that and..then the man hours!
We plan our vacations around ovulations,pregnancies and deliveries... Jamie takes one and I take the
other ..back and forth....( that's when we have 2 breedings per year) What's that like? well... you
calculate your vacation according to the ovulation, the delivery date and usually begin your" holiday" a
day or two prior to delivery. Rest up... because for the next 5 days or so, there will be NO sleep!   
As the pups are born you have to assist... that means as the Dam walks around dumping ( that's how
they do it..just drop the babies wherever they may be) you run around catching... quickly removing
afterbirth and snipping cords... ensuring clear airways and establishing warmth.
Once the birthing process is complete ( anywhere from 9 to 12 hours ) a pup an hour is typical, your
mission is to monitor EVERYTHING... are they getting enough milk? Are they breathing ok? Is the
Dam bleeding too much?For those first 5 days you spend your every waking moment by their little
sides. Once stability is established it gets a bit easier...  but just a bit. As our dams generally throw
LARGE litters,( and even if they didn't)  we supplement  feedings with our high nutrition, bottle
feedings.. so , just about every 2 hours around the clock we are feeding babies. As they get older
this tapers off... but then the "poo poo" party begins! We have playpens.. cribs... foldup fences...
gates, you name it..  no surface is spared. Let's just say "Simple Green" becomes your best friend.
To combat the "Simple Green Blues" we start potty training as soon as the babies open their eyes.. 2
1/2 - 3 weeks of age. The older dogs help out a great deal ( thank you guys!!) As we both work, we
typically take the puppies and Dam to work with us lugging the playpens in the SUV ( luckily for us, we
are ABLE to do that). S
o life goes on..sort of.  We begin to bond with each and every baby... and
the more time that passes the cuter and sweeter the puppies get.. and the stronger the bond
grows....now comes the " oh, no..do we HAVE to sell
THIS one? Can we just keep THAT one? " Jamie
is the voice of reason ( thank God) or I'd have 40 poodles by now! lol So one by one we pack them up
and lovingly bid them a fair-thee-well, a river of tears are cried... and as we put the playpens,
cribs, gates and fences into the storage, we begin to count the weeks until we get to do it all again!
S
o..why do we do it? Ok....We may very well be crazy, but one thing is for sure, we LOVE
poodles!!!

 


 

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