What appeals to you most (besides bettering the breed, that would be obvious) about breeding dogs?
2007-12-03 22:52:33 · 10 answers · asked by Dot 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I have owned Chihuahuas over 30 yr. My love of the breed is quite strong. I think it was a natural progression to at some time begin to breed them. I have gathered a vast amount of knowledge over the breed in all that time so I am not just a starter. 9 yr ago, I bred my first litter and many litters since then. I love the breed and it is a joy to share my love of them with a new family and help bring the joy into their lives that owning one of these wonderful dogs can bring.
2007-12-03 22:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
First I got into showing. We went to watch a dog show, and figured our dog was as good as any of the ones in the ring, so we decided to show him.
I was fortunate that our dog had actually come from one of the top breeders in Canada at the time, and WAS good enough to finish his Championship, with a group placement, despite the fact that I was a terrible handler.
He died shortly afterwards (escaped from the yard and fell in a neighbor's pool), so I went to the same breeder for a new puppy to show. This one did not turn out to be show quality, but he did very well in obedience.
By this time I'd decided I wanted to breed my own show dogs. I did a lot of searching and after a few years I had my foundation b*tch from a breeder in Texas. I only bred her once, but she gave me 8 puppies, 5 of which became champions. I bought another female from a breeder in Quebec, and bred her to a son of the first girl. All of my dogs are descended from these original dogs.
I love/hate breeding. I love it because of the fascination of trying to plan a litter, selecting the best partners, evaluating and choosing puppies. I take a great deal of pride in taking a dog in the ring that I have bred. And I love having the puppies, I don't mind the work and the mess.
I hate it because I always worry that something will go wrong and something will happen to the puppies or their mother. I hate worrying about sending the babies off to new homes, even thought I check them out pretty carefully. I hate losing a puppy for any reason.
I also echo what Loki said about "everybody has to start somewhere". From the first time I got involved in the dog fancy until the time I had my first litter was 11 years. I learned a lot before I ever considered putting a litter on the ground.
2007-12-04 03:08:01 · answer #2 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
"Bettering the breed" is a misnomer. I'm not so arrogant as to assume that my 1 litter a year has a major impact on the breed. I prefer the idea of "bettering what I have", i.e. improving on my dogs in every generation.
Sorry, had to get that out of the way.
I bred my first litter because I needed to improve and expand my sled dog team. I had an excellent lead dog that I had obtained through a racing kennel, and 3 misfit/couch-potato types. I wanted a racing-caliber team. And so I found a nice male, with the drive and the breed type that I liked, and I bred my leader. I kept all but one of the puppies (who went back to the stud owner as payment for the stud fee), and for several years I had a wonderful 6-dog team made up entirely of my leader and her children.
Now, for an unpopular comment: That's what amuses me about people who come here and complain that "everyone has to start somewhere". Yeah, I started out by running Siberian Huskies in harness and watching them do their job. Breeding wasn't my "start", and I think tooooooo many people want to cut corners and start creating life before they even know how to go about it, or why they're doing it, or whether or not they should be.
After the first litter, I subsequently got into showing dogs, and enjoyed that, learned more about the breed, and wanted to show dogs that I had created, with my kennel name on them. So I continued learning, and I continued breeding the best in my kennel to improve what I had in my kennel.
I echo the sentiment of the post above me -- I hate breeding. I hate coordinating the stud dog, shipping my b itch, worrying about her pregnancy, whelping puppies, and trying to evaluate new homes for those I don't keep. But if I want to make progress with my lines, and have my next generation of sled/show dogs, it has to be done.
2007-12-04 02:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by Loki Wolfchild 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Mini shar peis are poorly bred runts. there is no such beast. A shar pei is a shar pei and any tries to make a miniature version is like attempting to be dr. frankenstein. in case you truly love shar peis then you truly will breed to the standard and not make mutants. Having a club information superhighway website that's in fact a fan internet site does no longer legitimize something. i will see the place chinese language Shar Peis are regarded by using the AKC yet I additionally see the place the breed standard specially states 18-20 inches on the shoulder. something out area of those parameters should not be utilized in a breeding application. era.
2016-10-10 05:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think of myself as a breeder. I am a musher. When I wanted to improve my team by replacing some older dogs I decided to raise a litter of puppies. I brought my best female to a friend who had an excellent male lead dog and paid a stud fee. My plan was to keep three pups and sell the rest to other mushers. It resulted in a litter of three so the second half of that plan didn't happen. One of those pups is the best lead dog I have ever had. I bred her a year ago to one of my own males and am looking forward to training those puppies to pull a sled. This litter has nine pups who are now one year old. I will keep the best running dogs for my team and sell the rest as harness trained yearlings.
2007-12-04 04:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
My Grandma... She was active in showing and raising Boston Terriers...at the time she had the youngest Boston to earn an AKC title...growing up I loved looking at her trophies and ribbons...she had a life size statue she had won of her top winning male...beautiful photos..it was so amazing to me... I was hooked!! I have watched Westminster every year since I can remember... to this day those gorgeous animals still wow me and take my breath away...
I am so thankful to my grandma for what she taught me.. Now I have dogs that take peoples breath away...and I am very proud of them...
Honestly ... I hate breeding...so much work...so many worries...
but you have to at some point continue what you have
We breed to produce our next generation.. We have a litter now and another planned in the spring but honestly after that we probably will not have another litter for years to come.
not much appeals to me about breeding... more negatives than positives.. but I love what I produce and do my best to produce healthy, correct, sound and stable examples of the breed
2007-12-04 00:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by PFSA 5 · 7⤊ 1⤋
im not a breeder but my father was a dog breeder
as a child i always have a lot good memories
he was breeding newfounflands
they are wonderfull dogs but not for everyone
they need a lot of space and drool a lot
they also require a lot of grooming ot keep their soft coat in good condition
2007-12-03 23:46:40 · answer #7 · answered by dAmIAnOO 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I breed American Eskimo dogs. I do it mainly to try to better the breed.
2007-12-03 23:03:23 · answer #8 · answered by Gail 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
My family has always had dogs/puppies. I just love the puppies.
2007-12-03 23:08:28 · answer #9 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
that is the primary reason,, love of the breed and striving to maintain it,,, health, genetics, temperament are all upmost considerations.
2007-12-03 23:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋