mr.mister

Welcome Ellen! Try not to be too disheartened. We here on DOL are very passionate about dogs (obviously) and thus are out for the blood of those who breed irresponsibly. The fact is that a good reputable breeder will not be breeding for things not within the standard - regardless of anyone's opinion on the look of liver nosed BBs, that's just the way it is. What I'm trying to say is, I would be incredibly wary of any breeder you may come across that sells liver nosed BBs. A BB bred by a less than reputable breeder can be a ticking time bomb down the track and not something you want to chance. Do a bit of research (I believe there is a BB thread in the breed sub forums?) and find a good, reputable breeder that breeds from healthy, happy, health tested stock. That way, regardless of colour your carefully selected BB will give you years of love.

I didn't know early desexing was such an issue with young cats? Many breeders desex their kittens before they leave for their new homes. It sounds like a nice idea to leave them until older, but some Queens come on call as early as 4 months.

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In that case, go to a show and meet some other amstaff breeders and exhibitors. Develop some relationships with them and perhaps ask them to evaluate your bitch - if the breeders of your girl did as you said and broke the rules, then they also may not have necessarily produced quality pups - your girl looks lovely, but you need to make sure she adheres to the standard and is a good example of her breed before you breed her. Some bitches can have silent seasons where there are no apparent signs. Breeding is a difficult, complicated, expensive and often heart-breaking experience and there are plenty of things that can go wrong - don't take it on lightly.

I would be finding yourself a mentor in your breed (perhaps talk to your breeder) and learning as much as you possibly can about your breed and the tribulations of breeding, before getting said buns in oven.

Cairn terrier? http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/breeders/cairn-terrier.asp

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This! I hear this all the time. Inclusive of this is if they happen to kill a bird/rat/etc. they get a taste for blood and will become a maniacal, rabid man-eating hellhound. :rolleyes:

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I can recommend these guys too. I've bought about 8 or so books off them and they all arrived within 2 weeks - infact most arrived within the 1 week mark

As well as what others have mentioned, I do believe that undescended testes are known to have a chance of being hereditary (correct me if I'm wrong), so if his testicles don't descend by 12 months then I would think twice about breeding him.

In my opinion, any pet shop that sells live animals doesn't sit right. I never grace them with my business.

Breeds I definitely want to own at some point in my life: Border Collie Borzoi Greyhound Boston Terrier Other breeds I am interested in: Coolie Kelpie Pharaoh Hound Italian Greyhound Stafford Japanese Spitz No you're not weird.

And no medical practitioner in their right mind should encourage something that eventuates in likely genetic health issues for the offspring, not to mention health risks posed to the whelping bitch.. particularly if owned by someone that doesn't have a clue.

A girl I know who is doing Vet Nursing at Uni is convinced that registered breeders are evil and that purebreds are riddled with problems. She also believes the crossbred hybrid theory.

Just sounds like a website template to me.

Of course. What I meant in my comment is that I wouldn't personally breed for the sole purpose of producing puppies for the pet market. I would breed for myself, and what I couldn't keep would end up in loving pet homes. The whole point of the show ring is to strive for breed betterment - that certainly isn't a bad thing.

Well, whether or not to breed is completely up to you. For me, whether I wanted to breed a bitch again or not would depend on how the bitch-stud pairing worked last time, how well health wise, conformation wise and temperament wise the puppies turned out, how nice the bitch is in regards to health, conformation and temp, and what I had in mind to go on with in my lines. I, personally, would breed only to keep something for myself to go on with, rather than specifically supply just for the pet market.

Keeshonden are beautiful. A friend had one called Gorgeous. I wonder why?

These are not tests routinely carried out on Toy Poodles. Ah ok.

Ask yourself these questions: Is he health tested for PRA, hip and elbow scored, and tested for any other inheritable disease known to be found in poodles? (this doesn't mean a basic health check at the vet's) Is he pedigreed and main registered with your state's canine control body? If the answer is no to the above questions, then no, do not breed your boy. What is the reason to breed? Is it just because he's not desexed? Is it to make cute puppies? If the answer is yes, again, no. Do not breed your boy. Poodles are a very popular breed and one that has been cashed in on to produce 'designer dogs' like Poodle/Labrador crosses. There is a lot more to breeding than meets the eye, and a dog has to be able to bring something to the breed for people to want to have their bitches serviced by him. This means adhering to the Toy Poodle breed standard, for one. Adding to overwhelming supply of puppies on the market without taking into consideration things like betterment of the breed and the breed standard, then it won't do any favours for the Toy Poodle as a breed. Desex your boy and enjoy him as a pet.

Another no here! Tell her to sit on it for a few years and do a shite load of research. These kind of impulse buys always end in tears. And when the time finally comes when she's done all her research and knows what she's doing, get her to go to either a reputable registered breeder or a good rescue that screens their dogs and potential owners.

I too am curious about this 80% pure cocoa ice cream! You'll have all of DOL flocking to your shop soon.

In that case then perhaps a Cavalier as others have mentioned.

I agree with this And they've apparently earned the title 'Nanny Dog'. You'd have to be pretty diligant with socialisation though, particularly with other dogs.