zizzi Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Just wondering I thought breeders only had one breed and concentrated on that but I just found one registered breeder in sa has 6 different. Very different breeds. Is this normal? I'm learning so much here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxyNHemi Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Just wondering I thought breeders only had one breed and concentrated on that but I just found one registered breeder in sa has 6 different. Very different breeds. Is this normal? I'm learning so much here My first westie breeder had 4 other breeds... There was nothing wrong with her, she shows 3 of the breeds now and does quite well with them. ETA: That is not the norm tho, most breeders have one or 2 breeds Edited January 6, 2011 by RoxyNHemi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feistylady Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Just wondering I thought breeders only had one breed and concentrated on that but I just found one registered breeder in sa has 6 different. Very different breeds. Is this normal? I'm learning so much here I cannot help with your question but as I am spending quite a bit of time researching breeders in general I have only found those with perhaps 2 different types Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 It depends so very much on the breeder and the breeds. You say the breeder has 6 very different breeds, but could it be that say the wife concentrates on 2 breeds, the husband has another 2 breeds he prefers so concentrates on them, together they both have a breed they ''share'' and a child/teenager in the family has another breed? If they have the time and facilities to properly care for multiple dogs I don't see that it matters if they have 18 of one breed or three of each of 6 breeds (for example). It is ''motive'' and ability which matters more than just numbers. Do they have multiple litters of the same breed at the same time, all out of untitled dogs and bitches, and breed the same pairs over and over again? To me this would mean more..... Titles alone don't make a dog worth breeding from, but a total lack of any titles (be they show, obedience, trialing, herding, agility, whatever!) in the first couple of generations does look a bit suss to me. Hard call, in times gone by people with large breeding programmes and multiple breeds were usually seen as doyens or master breeders, now they're usually first thought of as being puppy farmers which is very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Do they breed all those breeds or breed 1/2 & own the others. We breed /show 1 breed but i prefer another breed & own 3 varieties within that breed so we have 4 different breeds here but i don't breed the other 3. In the past we have owned & breed other breeds due to varying preferences in the household & shown them. Having said that i do now breeders who have multi breeds & aren't ethical so doing your research is a must. Most of the people i now have dabbled outside there main breed & are wonderful breeders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) I don't know the people at these Qld kennels personally, but I often go sneak a look at their website. They show/ breed rotties, cavs & tibbies and make a point that all their dogs are loved family members, and puppies are raised in-home. The pics of their dogs interacting are delightful. Big Zack the rottie is a good baby puppy minder. He also teaches a cute tibbie boy, Pippin, how to do the boundary checking. The tibbie obviously hero-worships his big mate. I very much like the way these dogs get socialised with each other...size not a big deal. And how they're loved by their owners, as a 'family'. http://www.cavalrite.com/documents/38.html A few of the registered tib breeders I've met, have one other breed. One also has rotties. A couple also have cavs. Like showdog said, there are breeders who go outside a main breed but are also wonderful in how they do it. Edited January 6, 2011 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoFyre Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have 2 different breeds in 2 Groups. Love and show both successfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zizzi Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Laexotica kennels... They look nice enough I just didn't understand u could use one prefix on 6 types of dog. Amstaff, normal staffy, British bulldog, Italian greyhound, English toy terrier, tenterfield terrier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayly Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Like others have said it really depends. A breeder to have 2 breeds is not uncommon and there are a couple of kennels here where they have/breed/show 3 breeds and do incredibly well with all of them, but they tend to be couples in which both partners are heavily involved. I think there's also a difference between showing multiple breeds and breeding multiple breeds. ETA: We aren't breeders (yet) but Mum's breed is the Irish Terrier and mine is Aussie Shepherds. Dad would adore a Bull Terrier one day too. With me living at home we have 3 breeds plus the cross bred Poppy, and Dad would love to add a Bull Terrier to the mix. No way do we plan on breeding anything other than Irish Terriers (and Aussie Shepherds for me but not for some time) though! Just wondering I thought breeders only had one breed and concentrated on that but I just found one registered breeder in sa has 6 different. Very different breeds. Is this normal? I'm learning so much here I think I know the one you are talking about and I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole! Edited January 6, 2011 by Lyndsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) And I would not touch them with a 20 foot pole I know of some really good breeders in the breed i am interested in who have more than one breed. But the dogs are all well looked after and well loved Which is the number one priority for me Edited January 6, 2011 by Esky the husky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I knew exactly who you were talking about from the OP too... I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha bet Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Most breeders would have one perhaps two breeds. To keep up to date with the health requirements and bloodlines it would be difficult for someone to do justice to more than perhaps 3 diff breeds. To run even just a few breeding stock of dogs of 6 different breeds means you would have 15-20 dogs let alone running on any of the pups - unless your house is just crazy sounds like you would need to have your dogs in a full kennel environment to keep life hygenic and safe. Sounds a bit more like the puppy farmers. Cant understand why someone would want to spread themselves so thin between the breeds. Would make more sense to concentrate on one or two breeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paptacular! Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I knew exactly who you were talking about from the OP too... I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole either! Ditto ditto. At this stage, I only plan to breed one breed, but I do have a soft spot for various others that I would like to own and show at one stage. These dogs of different breeds will likely be one offs for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shells Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I knew exactly who you were talking about from the OP too... I wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot pole either! I knew too. Find another breeder - thats my recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ker Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Um I don't think they're registered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 They advertise on the DOL pages, I thought you had to be registered to do that? Also they say they offer puppies on main or limited register or 'just as a companion only (pet)' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Megz- Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I assist with the showing and breeding of several breeds. Papillon - show one now but they have been bred and shown in the past Italian Greyhound - show two, no breeding planned Jack Russell Terrier - none shown or bred now but one still owned Pointers - 4 adults plus litter of 10 puppies (anyone interested?? ) 2 adults shown and at least one puppy will be kept to show Beagle - 3 adults plus a litter recently 2 adults shown and 2 babies kept from litter to show Whippets - several adults, a litter 6 months ago with puppies sold/being sold to pet homes, some shown Japanese Spitz - one adult left, old girl not shown The breeder of the above has also had German Shepherds, Dobermanns, Irish Setters, Lhasa Apsos, Staffordshire Bull Terrier... Not all at the same time but over the last few decades... I wouldn't think twice about getting advice or guidance from this person and also have one of her pups Agree with the above, it always depends on the motives and the set up of the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zizzi Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Oh I'm not buying another dog I simply stumbled across them while looking at photos of amstaffs as opposed to pitbulls. I was just exploring and learning after reading something else on here unfortunately my schedule doesn't allow time for a puppy. If I had another dog it would be over 2yrs I just like all this learning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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