Hi am wondering if anyone can give any advise for my mate. He has a KC reg Staff who is two years old. He doesnt want to be a breeder so isnt interested in getting a bitch for his dog but he does like the idea of studding him out though. Because his dog is unproven he doesnt know what would be best to charge as a stud fee. He also knows that alot of people ask for stud dogs that have certain medical tests so if anyonce could suggest what tests would be needed to be carried out and roughly what would the average vets charge to have them tests done.

Please he doesnt want insults on how bad of a person he is for considering to stud his dog. He isnt breeding he just planning offering breeders his dog in their lines. It will be up to them if they consider his pedigree to be a good match against their bitches.

Thanks

well done firstly on asking for advice!

One of the first things that I picked up from the post 'He doesn't want to be a breeder' he does need to consider that he is jointly responsible for any puppies that are produced from a mating on any bitch that come to him.

I'm not sure what health tests are needed for this breed and I'm sure someone with knowledge of the breed will reply.

I'm not involved with this breed but am aware that it is one of the most overbred breeds of dog, with rescue overflowing with unwanted staffies and crosses.

How does he know that he dog is a good example?

There are masses of issues to consider, I've only pointed out a few.

The best advice you can pass on to your friend is to forget the whole thing. No responsible breeder would consider a dog that had not proven it's worth in the show ring. The only people that are going to consider using a dog from someone that doesn't show and doesn't know much about the breed (in terms of hereditary health problems) are back yard breeders that are merely in it for a quick buck and contributing to overflowing rescue centres.

The good news is that the dog's sire comes up as clear for the DNA tests on the KC website. However there are no test results for the dam, so your friend will need to get his dog DNA tested for these conditions, as well as tested for the conditions listed on the SBT club website.

It would also be sensible to join one of the breed clubs and have experienced, unbiased (we all think our dogs are perfect! ;-) ) SBT people assess him to make sure that he's a good enough example of the breed to consider allowing him to be used at stud.

Your friend will need to remember that he will have as much responsibility, throughout their lives, for any pups sired by his dog as the owner of the bitch; pups have two parents and both parents' owners have a lifelong duty of care towards any offspring. Remember that staffies are the most over-produced breed in the country at the moment, with about 40% of dogs in rescue kennels being staffies or staffy crosses.

My two local rescue organisations are absolutely full of staffies that need rehoming, and I know Battersea is the same. I think maybe your friend needs to research whether or not he will be adding to this burden and whether he needs to be breeding. Good breeders will be wanting always to enhance the breed and will be doing all the necessary health checks and will be wanting to take into consideration temperament and unfortunately many people just want money so will go with the cheapest/nearest stud dog so they can have a litter to sell. I'm involved with my local rescue centres and it breaks my heart to see these Staffies there needing homes so I do feel strongly that as a breed on the whole they are being bred too indescrimanately and for money predominantly. Your friend needs to ponder this I think as an issue before deciding.

Thanks everyone for the reply. I'll send him a link to this site later and he can decide if he still wants to consider his dog as a stud.