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BREEDERS
What I have leant from 3 years being around kennels -
There are 3 kinds of puppy breeders –
1. The Puppy Farm Breeder
2. The Irresponsible Breeder
3. The Responsible Breeder
And the only one you should consider buying from is number 3, their aim is (or should be) normally to maintain or improve a breed.
1 & 2 will in the main only be interested in the money they can make.
Well that should make it’s easier shouldn’t it? But no it doesn’t –
Breeders can be KC Assured but still sell puppies below a breed standard requirement as long as details are shown on the pedigree and both parents are KC registered.
Non Assured breeders can sell their puppies via the KC website for a fee of £20 per litter they just appear lower down the listing.
And Horror stories like –
9 month old siblings being mated.
A mother being given puppies from another after losing hers and the pups being registered as hers.
A female mated to the wrong dog and the next day being mated with the correct dog so any pups can be registered to the second dog.
That Designer dogs regardless of their names are crossbreeds which used to be called a mongrel.
(A mongrel dog or mutt is made up of a mix of breeds – generally three or more. It might be the offspring of two cross breed dogs, with a background of four breeds, or it might be that you have no clue or only a vague idea of the breeds your dog comes from)
The cost of some can be mind blowing and finally, when a puppy's ancestors include two or more breeds, many of their genes may be conflicting.
For example, suppose puppies are bred from dog breeds that has genes for friendliness. Another has genes for standoffishness. Another has genes for aggression. When the puppies inherits a jumble of conflicting genes, you don't know which genes will "top" the others or which ones will blend together to form some intermediate result.
German Shepherd Breeder I respect Andrea at
Your Puppy is Not a Baby!
Today's culture is absolutely ruining dogs and trainers and behaviourists are seeing more and more preventable problems appearing
People are treating their puppies and dogs like children, but they are not children. They are dogs... A top predator with forty two teeth when fully grown with a bite pressure that can break bones.
Somehow treating your dog like a dog has become a taboo subject........
Can't say no to a dog.
Can't go out in cold weather with a dog.
Can't let a dog get muddy.
Can't train a dog to be obedient
Can't feed a dog raw meat.
We are in a country where to train your dog basic control commands is seen as many as cruel.
They are dogs! Treat them as dogs. They don't want to be people!!
We have to fight back because dogs are being euthanised every day because nobody told them what rules they were supposed to follow.
"Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear." - Mark Twain
Below, How not to introduce a new puppy into the home of another dog!!! Luckily the puppy made it
PUPPIES
- When you decide to go and look at pups – leave your cheque book , credit cards at home on the first visit – then you will not buy on impulse.
- Buying from a good breeder – will be much like having an interview and may go on for some time – this is the way it should be – it means they care about where the pup is going etc.
- Try and make sure you see the pups with their mother (and the father if available).
- The best age to take a pup to his/her new home is 9 to 10 weeks – Don’t be talked into taking them younger – they need to be with their mother till then – pups taken away young can grow up with all sorts of temperament problems.
- Picking the right pup for you – The one that leaves his litter mates to come to you, and won’t leave you alone, sometimes trying to keep the other pups away – will likely be more suited to a home where he/she will be ‘worked’ (in Obedience or Agility etc.) The pup that sits at the back and alone and looks sad is likely to remain that way and so you may have temperament problems etc. The one likely to make the best family dog is the one that runs up to say hello and then after a short time is happy to rejoin his/her litter mates.
- Don’t be tempted to buy 2 (or more!) pups from the same litter. If you would like more than one dog, then perhaps having a space of around 18 months between pups is best. This gives a better chance of each pup bonding more strongly with you and not with each other.
- Try not to be tempted buy from a 'puppy farm' - you may be helping one pup to a better life but the more that are sold the more they will breed.
By all means read books on puppies, training, behaviour etc – but remember two things -
- Your puppy will never read these books and may not know how he should behave
2. The only experts on dogs are dogs!
And after all this it will still be very much a case of 'paying your money and taking your chances'
A MUST have book to get before you get your puppy or if it's too late get it NOW!
How To Raise A Puppy
by
Stephanie Rousseau and Truid Rugass
My dog - Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And I expect I will - as I always have. He is just my dog." – Gene Hill
Cody started training at 5 weeks here he is at 9 weeks
Day 2 in his new home and this little pup is already part of the team, shows what caring and expreience owners can do.