How to breed Titou for fun and profit?

There is no such thing as breeding for profit. At least, not if you want to be a responsible breeder. First, your dog must be COMPLETELY health checked. http://www.mbfonline.com/pomhealth/ That website contains a list of some of the more commen breed problems. Congenital heart defects and eye problems are most commen, so you definetly want to test for those. You also want to get x-rays just to make sure all the hips and joints look good. Blood work screening, the whole 9 yards. You CAN'T skimp on health testing! An unhealthy sire means unhealthy babies, and that's not fair to the dogs or the future owners. They are also a breed prone to epilepsy, which will cut a dogs life span in half. My sisters Bernese, at only 18 months, was just diagnosed with epilepsy. It's heart breaking to see an owner when they find out they will be lucky if their dog lives to the age of 5. Unfortunatly, due to their popularity, a lot of people poorly breed poms. One of the largest indicators of a poorly bred pom is LARGE SIZE. Poorly bred poms are also prone to genetic defects, such as epilepsy, heart problems, eye problems, and any other problems prone to the breed. If your dog does not test 100% clear, and if you do not know how his parents tested, do not breed. Its not just about the stray dogs being killed every day. It's about the health of inocent lives you will be bringing in to the world. A dog that can't see, or a dog that will dies because it's heart doesn't work right, or a dog that twitches and dies young is not happy dog. And you don't want to contribute to dogs like that.

If he is not AKC registered then you cannot show him, even if he met breed standard. Which he doesn't. Both things combined mean that you will not be able to find ANY reputable breeder that would be willing to mate their b*tch to your dog. So you'll already be dealing with back yard breeders if you do this - BYBs are people who have no clue as to what they are doing. They're in it for fun, for profit, or for no reason at all... and this puts the lives of their animals at risk. The b*tches will not have any titles, no pedigrees (more than likely), no health testing, no temperament testing. Chances are they won't even be the correct breeding age, they may have even more defaults that your dog, the owners won't know how to find or screen homes... Need i go on? BYB are the main contributors to the dog population in shelters. And they will be the ones dealing with the pups, not you as the owner of the stud dog. Would you really risk the life of some idiots dog and the puppies? Would you really leave it to an idiot to find homes for 1-6+ puppies? The first thing you must do before anything is invest in proper genetic testing; OFA, CERF, STDs, etc. Then take a look at the results - any sign of genetic problems should mean automatic neuter. Get in touch with some breed groups in your area and visit: www.akc.org

That thing is a dog?! I had no idea.....I thought it was some marsupial, or something. Well, there you go.

Foolish man....you already know what we are gonna say, so just skip these answers. No matter what kind of dog this is, NO ONE should breed for fun and profit!!!!!!!

Forget about breeding Titou for profit; the money-driven, preppy world of high-end breeders and AKC showoffs is never gonna flip over him. That said, he does seem to be exceptionally "photogenic"; if only in an exotic, sun-bearish-looking sorta way. Hey, being an illegitimate son [and hence a second class citizen, at the time] didn't stop Leonardo da Vinci, did it? Use your talent as a photographer to accentuate Titou's positives; call on your old contacts in the advertising / entertainment industry (if any) to see if you can land him a small movie role/commercial part etc. But even then be prepared to commit to endless hours of hard work and dedicated training for meager [if not dubious] financial returns, at best. The one talent that Titou seems to clearly possess in abundance, though, is his unconditional loyalty and the immeasurable joy that his selfless companionship brings to your life. That alone makes him far more than just a special dog; it makes him FAMILY. So breed him (most likely with another United All Breed registered Pom) for the sheer pleasure of having his pups and preserving his memory. After all, can you imagine what the world would have been liked if only the IQ-certified geniuses were allowed to procreate? .

gee he's truly a MIRACLE of a dog if he can devote the near 24/7 needed to be a service dog to an elderly, a blind, AND a CP client - or is he a THERAPY dog? None the less based on the pic and description show breeders are going to run screaming in horror at the thought of him as a stud (his pedigree may be "grade B but from the pic his type is grade D- or less) Your only hope would be performance pom people (a small group I suspect) and if THEY run screaming you need to seriously reevaluate how special he is Edit: Westminser like ALL AKC shows does not allow nonentered dogs and since he is not registered he was not allowed especially as that show only allows CHAMPIONS Like I said his type (more than just color & size) is not such as a show breeder would be intrested your only legit hope would be preformance people

Why not ask your breed mentor, you do have one, right? Why breed sub-standard mutts? Of course your dog has all of his health and genetic testing done? Who in their right mind would breed their dog to your mutt? Yeah, right, let's see if people pony up the bucks for your mutt pups! NEUTER the dog.