Originally Posted By: n8ly
While in school I raised chocolate labs for 10 years....
I was able to pay cash for my first car when I was 16 mostly with saved puppy money...1992 ford Taurus....I would pay my younger sister one puppy worth of money each litter and she did all the work....

Loretta, do you have a younger sister to do the work for ya? There actually is tons of work involved for the next 8 weeks....

Esshup there always is one or two who wouldn't make it without drastic measures....also dang purebreds have all kinds of problems breeding whereas mutts got er down pat....


That was a great deal with your sister. I have Tom to help me and he's a great help but since they belong to me I do most of the work and foot all of the bills.

And yes it isn't unusual to lose one or two. This is my second litter and I've been blessed that I haven't lost any so far, 9 in the first litter. All these puppies are spoken for already except one so I don't want to lose any now. Most losses happen during whelping and the first 2 weeks.

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