Given that the OP has decided to hide the thread, I'm not sure that she'll see this, let alone respond because she has been so defensive, but here is my £0.02p as someone who is "planning" to breed my collie bitch. Might make her think a bit on how to maybe do it - or sadly, not.
My "amazing" collie bitch is currently 10 months old, from phenomenal working lines (and when I say that, I'm talking direct world champion and International champion sheep dog lines). She is going to be a working dog, possibly to trial as well. She has a phenomenally good temperament, is well adjusted, well socialised and doubles as a family pet. I have not bred my own litter of pups, but my DH has bred a number of litters of collie pups and we are also "animal experienced". (For context compared to the OP). DH and I specifically want a couple of pups from her lines crossed with the lines of the dog we have chosen as a stud, to work & trial. Plus, we have breeding back up and support from friends who are both experienced breeders and vets.
Before we even think about breeding my bitch at an optimum age of about 2 1/2 years old, she will be hip scored. IF her hip scores come back as less than ideal, she'll be spayed and that's the end of it. (Bearing in mind her lineage, OP, I can "justify" breeding her all day regardless of hip scores if I was that way inclined).
If, and only IF she has good hip scores, and passes her CEA DNA and PRA eye tests with a clear result, from there, she will need to show GOOD working ability - as in able to do her job correctly, properly and last all day in the field.
If we get that far, then we will consider breeding her. We have already identified a stud dog. He belongs to a sheep dog trainer friend of mine who has seen our collie bitch and works with her already. He will compliment her and also improve her faults. Bearing in mind, OP, this is ONLY if my bitch passes all the above. I already have a list of 4 potential good homes lined up. These are people who know both the bitch and dog and want their lineage for working dogs. Bearing in mind, OP, I still may not breed my bitch because she's still only 10 months old and has a number of health checks and working ability trials to pass before she is even old enough to breed at around 2 1/2 - 3 years old.
Taking into account vet monitoring through the pregnancy and pregnancy scans, when the pups are born (bearing in mind that I already have homes lined up), the pups have to be reared, micro-chipped, wormed, vaccinated, and registered with the ISDS. The sale cost of the pups will not even meet those costs, let alone make any profit. That's all providing the pups have arrived without complications and without any kind of intervention. If my dog needs a C-Section, then vets bills and costs will mount dramatically. Can you afford for that to happen? The risk is much higher for an old "maiden" bitch.
My pups will have back up for life back to me, if they can't be kept for whatever reason, and we are in the position to hold on to all the pups if the right working homes are not there for them. Our collie girl will then be spayed after one litter, at about 3 1/2. Are you able to provide for all your pups for their entire lives if the right home doesn't come along?
THAT is how you do it, OP. NOT the way that you describe, deciding to breed your maiden bitch at 6 years old because she is "one in a million" and then asking what you can expect to pay as a stud dog fee and how much the pups "go for". "Tracking a dog down close to wear you live" does not suggest that you have given much thought into researching your dogs attributes compared to how the sire will improve her faults.
To be frank, you actually sound quite defensive and actually very ignorant about "ethical" breeding. You certainly became extremely defensive when people went against your opinion and pointed out that your dog is too old to breed - one of which is a vet.
In answer to your original OP.
- Speak to the Kennel Club in person. They will be able to advise you most fully.
- You shouldn't give a shit about whether the tests are obligatory or not for registration, you should be making your breeding choices on the outcome of the tests.
- Ask your vet. Times differ as the tests get sent up to the kennel club for scoring and if they don't go to the kennel club, they are likely to go to a specialist for analysis.
- Do your research. It should be simple to find out how much a pup costs, but actually, it's better to ask the stud dog owner, because they may take pick of the litter instead of a cash fee. Certainly the people I deal with (sheep dog people) like that as an option.
- You should be picking a dog that compliments your bitch, not looking at distance proximity to where you live.
HTH.
I also do an awful lot of work in (collie) rescue and cat rescue and I suspect we can share a number of stories that have many similar themes. No, I don't consider you unreasonable in the slightest - like you, my "default" setting is "spay and neuter" everything.