Selling Dogs

When I was young, my mom would always get me into strange entrepreneur ideas…mostly dealing with animals since we grew up on a farm. The first one that we had was when I was 9 and decided to get a poodle. So, of course, my mom decided it would be a great idea to get two poodles, breed them and sell the puppies.

I tell you, this is what started my college funds, and I haven’t looked back since. Raising and selling animals, no matter what kind, is a good way to make a little bit of money on the side. Here’s some tips to make sure that you do it right.

1. Get a dog that is in style. At the time of raising poodles, we knew that we could easily sell them because everyone wanted a poodle. And, we knew that we could sell them for a higher price because of it. You can easily invest in a dog that you could sell one puppy for an average of $100 - $500.
2. Make sure you get good dogs. Most would prefer to get dogs that have a pedigree, meaning that they are full bred. You will want to get papers if this is what you are going for. It will assure that they are not a mut or a mix, and will allow you to sell the puppies at a higher price.
3. Be cautious of the health of the dogs. One of the problems with many dog breeders is that they just want to breed, even if the dogs are unhealthy. I’ve heard horror stories of people making investments for a dog that is pedigreed and pure bred, only to find that they were bred with their brother and now have genetic problems. Eventually, they die before they are able to breed or have so many health problems that they can’t reproduce. Be careful!
4. Know what taking care of the dog means. This means that you don’t want to breed them to soon, want to make sure to take care of them and don’t want to slip through the cracks with how you care for them. Let them live a happy dog life, even though you are going to breed for money.

The idea is, keep them healthy, happy and do your research. It’s a great, simple way to put some extra money in your wallet, and to have an extra companion by your side.