hi can anyone  advice me ,i have a bitch lab and am thinking of breeding her ,i have a stud lined up both dogs have not been breed before so it all new. i know that both dogs have to have thier eyes tested and hip scoring done. i have been told that the hip scoring will be around £50 , i don't know how much the eye test is.what i want to know is who pays for this, what i mean is i know i pay for my dog ,but do i pay for the stud as well or his owner pay? 

If you are speaking from the UK it will cost more per dog than £50 to get the dog & bitch hip scored, eye tests are about £15 to £17 depending on how and where you have it done. If they are both virgins you will also probable need someone with experience to help you oversee the mating, or else someone or one of the dogs could get injured.

It is the responsibility of the owner of each dog to pay for the tests and to supply full details of the backgrounds of each dog so the other can check for compatibility and to see if there are any incidences of health problem that could come to the surface if the two are mated. It is normal for the first uses of a stud to either be free or at least for the litter to be born before money changes hand, you must make sure you have the necessary documents signed by the stud owner at the time though, so I personally feel that the stud owner should receive at least a small about for the service and the rest to follow if the mating is fruitful. This is of course up to the 2 people concerned. The person who you ask to assist in the mating will also be entitled to a fee for their services although your bitches breeder may offer you help out of the wish to care for a dog they produced.

some vets will only charge £50 here, but most charge more like £200

Out of 4 vets in my area 2 quoted nearly £200, one was £100 and one was £50!

Rox

It cost me £95 to get Willis xrayed and for the scores and he's a dane.

The charge for the BVA is I think about £27.50 but you have to add the cost of a GA and the plates which will differ acording to the size of the dog and the area the vet is in.

it cost me £104 to get my largish collie done,thats including the 27quid BVA charge & the dreaded VAT

Hi Shirley. Why not research your pedigree and use an experienced stud dog that will compliment her lines. This would be a much better option for your bitch and for you. There are many Champion stud dogs out there and a stud fee is from just £200-£400. What lines is she from??
Debbie

hi everone thanks for your info my dog is a lab (yellow) she comes from a good line of dogs , can anyone tell me can you breed a yellow lab with a chocolate lab?

Mating yellow to chocolate is generally a bad thing. You would be better mating yellow to yellow or black.
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thanks jeangenie you just confirmed what i was thinking

Costs to begin with are nothing to costs after.  An eye test is relatively cheap compared to a C- section which any bitch can require. Along with the £200 of tests make sure you have another £1000 for the litter.

The stud dog owner is responsible for his test.

You are responsible for all costs of the litter.

Pam

thanks blue does your insurance not cover for any complications like that?

I think you'll find not.Insurance is for accidents and illnesses...pregnancy and whelping are neither of these.
Archer

thanks archer i will look into this

your welcome.If you already have insurance read the small print and I would also phone and check.
If you don't have it already...ask the company before you take the insurance

Insurance companies will not cover for any whelping related ilnesses at all. If there is any other illness that could be even slightly contributed or caused by whelping etc they will not entertain.

There are few who cover this, those who do charge a huge huge premium and they generally only insure after you have successfully whelped a litter before.

Not actually had any dealings with this type of insurance but know it is also very complicated and expensive.

Pam

thanks blue i think that this is  the case just wanting to know all the facts before i decide to breed my dog 

If only more people were as sensible as you, Shirley!
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thanks jeangenie i would like to breed my dog .but my first concern is for my wee girl (tess)and this is why i want to try and know how many facts as i can