Do you think breeding dogs is wrong?

My advice would be to get a good mentor. You have to remember to breed forward never backward. You want to always strive to make the breed better. Make sure to health test all your dogs. The only way to know you are getting healthy puppies is to have healthy parents. You want to always follow the breeders color code of ethics (Bio comes into this. Not breeding certain genes to other genes because it can result in blindness, deafness, etc). You can find the guidelines on the official "club web" of the breed you choose. You also want to consider what you want your goals as a breeder to be. For example you can breed for health, temperament, confirmation or size.

Breeding is not wrong even if there is money involved. Unless you have a few dogs and you let them have puppies every time the female goes into heat just to make a quick buck, or keep them in a bad condition, or don't do research, money is not the issue. The issue is when you buy 2 random dogs, let nature take its course, and end up passing genes that only make the breed worse. Every breeding should be an attempt to make the breed better I.E: Strive for better temperament, longer life span, less health problems.

To do this you must buy your starting female and stud from reputable breeders. Then you must wait until the female is 2 years old so that you can test her and submitting it to the OFA Orthopedic Foundation for Animals who will tell you their risk for hip dysplasia and elbow problems and other bone problems that can be passed down, as well if she has the hips to breed well.

All in all you must do ALOT of research and put ALOT of time into it, after all you are bringing lives into this world.

Good luck

Before breeding anything, ask yourself this question..........Can I produce a dog that fits the standard for the breed, possibly even bettering the line, or am I in it just to have puppies 'cause I love puppies?

Know the standards that the breed you are working with ;

http://www.akc.org/breed/roughcollie or

http://www.akc.org/breed/MiniatureAustralianShephe... (I'm not sure whether or not the Miniature is accepted by the akc. If not, don't breed the Miniature)

Know the health problems of each, do the required testing and make sure the males have all the tests done too (you MUST see the test results). Collies have major eye problems, so don't believe any breeder that tells you a low number is breedable....don't add to the problem. Many show breeders are breeding collies with "collie eye anomaly" merely because they have good heads.

All breeds have serious health problems so don't believe any breeder that tells you differently. I'm not too fond of most breeders, as I've been burned once too often by several in my breed. Do your own studies, and if you can, find a breeder you like and trust and ask her to mentor you. A good breeder would be happy to do so, and you will learn a great deal. We need good breeders, as there are many BYB and puppy mills but not enough breeders that are in it to improve the breed. Good luck,

Along with all the other posts that have answered you, I have to ask......

Is there the NEED for another collie or ASD breeder.

Both of these breeds are very specific and need specific owners who are going to work them. Most of them then want to buy pups from stock that has either shown or worked.

Most of the general public buying these breeds have not thought thoroughly about the requirements such as the amount of exercise and mental stimulation these dogs require, and need far more than the average owner is prepared to put in.

Therefore the amount of homes suitable for these breeds is much smaller than for other general breeds.

Think about that while you are learning in the next 10 yrs

Well if you would be breeding for the betterment of the breed, health screening all of your dogs to make sure they're 100% healthy, and doing everything else that a quality dog breeder needs to do then I don't see anything wrong with it.

Just remember that breeders who breed as a hobby are lucky to break even, and more often than not are in the red numbers.

Breeding to better the breed no and if you are a well respected reputable breeder no now if your serious get a breed mentor and study with them for a few years they will teach you everything you need to know and then after that if you want to breed you will have your breed mentor by your side its to complicated to go into on here and there is to much Information to put up here but find a breed mentor and study

only two problems with this

1. Minis are not a breed.

2. You make ZERO mention of working or to a lessor extent showing these dogs. What good is health if they can't work and look nothing like the breed?

I have no problem with breeding as long as its done for the right reasons and the right way

One thing....You can't spay the puppies before the leave you...That's because they leave you from 8-12 weeks and they shouldn't be spayed until they have had their first season and that's around 6 months..

And as you're 15, you have plenty years ahead of you to study breeding...However you have to make sure you have enough money because breeding a dog costs thousands!!

With all do respect, do you think the sex trafficing with kids is wrong? animals have feelings too and breeding them for material wealth is wrong in my view.