Five Valley Kennel Club

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Many owners become so enamored with their dog that one of their goals of ownership is to breed their dog. For the owner who purchased their dog from a reputable breeder, this is not an issue. A reputable breeder will ALWAYS assess the quality of their breeding stock and, if you purchased a dog solely as a pet, there will be stipulations that the dog is to be altered by a given age or the breeder will have already had that procedure performed for you. If you purchased your dog from a less than ideal source (e.g., pet shop or backyard breeder), you will not have been given any guidelines on whether your animal is of high enough quality to positively contribute to the gene pool. What breeding is ....... Breeding dogs is time consuming, very expensive, and at times extremely heartbreaking. A breeder in the true sense of the word is always a student of is/her chosen breed. Breeders constantly read the latest information about genetic problems and testing for those problems. They study many pedigrees and individual dogs as well as read countless books on anatomy, nutrition, and medical breakthroughs. A breeder spends exhausting hours on the road attending dog shows and seminars, driving to board certified specialists to have their breeding stock tested for various heritable conditions, and hours on the phone counseling owners (these calls usually occur during dinner or when you're right in the middle of helping your child with homework). Having a litter can become expensive very quickly and, since mother nature usually plans emergencies to occur in the middle of the night or on holidays, you can expect an even heftier bill since you will need to go to an emergency clinic. This could also mean time missed from work, especially if you need to bottle or tube feed puppies. Let's face it, most employers aren't too sympathetic when you call in saying you need to stay home with a sick dog! What breeding is not.......... Breeding is not a way to get rich or even give yourself some extra pocket change. Even top breeders rarely, if ever, break even, even if the litter is highly desirable. The mother must be in top condition and fed a high quality diet. There's a stud fee to take into consideration and, if you want to breed your bitch to a top quality male, unless she is a champion of outstanding quality with compatible lines to the stud owner's dogs, you are very unlikely to be able to give the back a puppy rather paying a stud fee. A responsible dog breeder breeds to continue on with their own line and NEVER wants to give up the pick puppy. It defeats the whole purpose of breeding in the first place. Marketing your pups may not be as easy as you think. Those homes who wanted a dog exactly like yours are apt to change their minds once the pups are here. You may find yourself with an aging litter and no takers. Even experienced breeders are all too familiar with those who were desperate for a puppy when they were born only to back out when the pups got old enough to place.

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