Starting A Breeding/kennel Program?
October 20, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
In the future when I have my own house I will be building a kennel where my border collies, australian shepherds, and papillons will be staying. I will rotate who stays in the house and whos in the kennel.
1. How much did it cost you to build a kennel?
2. How long did it take?
3. Do you have any pictures?
4. Do you know a place where I can get some ideas or a design?
5. Do you have any suggestions?
Right now I live with my parents and all the dogs live inside. I only breed and show papillons right now, but later i hope to add aussies and BC’s. Do you think it would be a good idea to build three different kennels for each breed? What about a training building or something to hold obedience and conformation classes in?
I will not be big on breeding, just showing. Maybe have 1 litter per breed every 2-4 years. I just want my dogs to have a cool place to hang LOL!
Related Papillon Training & Care posts:
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp43/…
Cost about $30,000 to build. 12 4×10 runs outside and 12 4×4 runs inside
“bomber doors” between inside and outside run. Made by K-9Kondohttp://www.k-9kondo.com/previewImages/23…
The biggie is proper drainage and waste management
I used 32″ roof trusses and then built a 12′ wide building down the center. That puts a roof over the 10′ runs that are outside.
With 12 dogs inside I never once had to turn the heat on. Water never froze.
You’re not *really* planning on breeding THREE different breeds, are you?
It’s hard enough for long experienced kennel owners/carers to maintain and breed their two specified breeds, and to make sure they conform to the breed standard; how do you plan on doing it with three?
I’d hope you have loads of money for that.
Thousands of dollars will go into making a single kennel, so triple that; and there’s your huge lot of money.
It’ll take a good couple of years, if it’s being build every day [in many places building does not take place in winter].
No pictures. Why would they be needed?
Google.
Nope.