New Survey

[Steve]

<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RCKP8TJ">Click here to take survey</a>

Nothing is collected which identifies you or the breed.

[Kirislin]

I did it!

[WreckitWhippet]

Done

[Steve]

Wow ! So far 58 responses - the things you guys see as the biggest challenges and why you would stop breeding are things that really need to be addressed and openly spoken about !

[WreckitWhippet]

I can imagine that the reasons are all along similar lines

[dogbesotted]

done ...

[Cockerlover]

A pleasure to add my opinions .great work u guys do .sincere thanx

[noisymina]

for anyone who has ever had a litter of puppies

Sorry - I've never HAD a litter. I have "had" three kids, tho. Actually, I've never bred a litter of pups either. Which is probably why I see the funny side.

[dancinbcs]

Will the results of this survey be put on DOL and what ever happened to the health survey results?

[Steve]

Will the results of this survey be put on DOL and what ever happened to the health survey results?

Yes Im happy to put the results of this one on dogz.

The health surveys are still happening.

They are down at the moment because we have only just gotten a new website but they will be back in the next day or two.

There are over 3000 responses so far in that one but compiling them is huge.

Lots of really interesting things showing up as we have been collecting data for almost a year so there is a good spread of respondents.

[laneka]

Done, but found a lot of the questions I had to answer in the 'other' box. Look forward to seeing the results.

[Steve]

bump

[Steve]

So far we have 250 responses

I thought these two so far are really interesting.

[Crazy Daisy]

Those graphs are interesting. Do you think that the reason people only breed for 3-5 years is they have one bitch, breed from her twice and then desex and not have another breeding bitch?

[Steve]

Those graphs are interesting. Do you think that the reason people only breed for 3-5 years is they have one bitch, breed from her twice and then desex and not have another breeding bitch?

Id say so - other similar studies have shown people stay in breeding for an average of around 6 years so it looks like this is backing that up.

What it means though is that the majority of people who are breeding are at the low end of the experience end.

[Staranais]

Id say so - other similar studies have shown people stay in breeding for an average of around 6 years so it looks like this is backing that up.

What it means though is that the majority of people who are breeding are at the low end of the experience end.

Does it differentiate between registered & non registered breeders, Steve? I'd wonder if many non registered people just breed their pet bitch once or twice to keep a puppy or make a bit of cash or let their kids experience the miracle of birth. And perhaps on average registered breeders stay around bit longer?

[Crazy Daisy]

Those graphs are interesting. Do you think that the reason people only breed for 3-5 years is they have one bitch, breed from her twice and then desex and not have another breeding bitch?

What it means though is that the majority of people who are breeding are at the low end of the experience end.

That's a bit scary. It would be interesting to know which breeds people stay with the longest. Like when there is a fad and everyone is breeding a popular breed vs people who have a not so over bred breed.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

Also how many people stop breeding because the breed has become "the " dog of the decade so to speak and quality is hard to find ?

[Steve]

hang on Ill go and grab the graph for who responded .

[Steve]