Breeding

[Tralee]

I really don't know. If I were to get a dog from a breeder and it proved itself and had a very successful career, then I might consider breeding. Obviously it would have everything tested to make sure no health problems were passed down. It is unlikely that I would ever breed, but if the circumstances were right then I may do it. I would breed to meet my own needs in what I want in a dog. All puppies would be spoken for before the dogs are actually bred.
I don't see it happening as I want to continue rescueing dogs!

[wolfsoul]

In about 4 years, I'd love to get one of your pups, Jordan

Yaaay. I'm going to be the only Belgian breeder in the world that has enough people on my waiting list LOL.

[lute]

i want to breed great danes and POSSIBLY siberians. showing in conformation would come first, but if i had a really nice dog/bitch and there is a dog that would compliment the dog i would breed. but ONLY if i had homes lined up, money, time, space, etc.

i would breed for health, conformation and tempermant. there are a lot of show breeders that only breed for conformation. my breeder friend i got Houston from pretty much breeds for conformation, but won't breed an extreamly spooky or aggresive dog.

if i breed danes i would try to get nice heads, strong level toplines, tails, and of course proper coloring. i will only breed what the GDCA says is acceptable to breed. i don't like some of the heads on males. they can be a little feminine. tempermants will be gentle, loving, and never aggressive or shy.

if i breed siberians i would DEFINATLY breed for good heads, tails, level toplines, and ear size. there are sooooo many sibes out there with curly tails! the AKC breed standard says "The well furred tail of fox-brush shape is set on just below the level of the topline, and is usually carried over the back in a graceful sickle curve when the dog is at attention. When carried up, the tail does not curl to either side of the body, nor does it snap flat against the back. A trailing tail is normal for the dog when in repose." their tails are NOT suppose to touch their backs! there are a lot of dogs with BIG ears. like radars.hehe. they are suppose to be well proportioned to the head. another common problem is heads. too narrow, shallow stop, pointy noses, etc. i want a medium well furred head with a well defined stop.

i believe that you shouldn't breed unless you do your share of rescue work. even right now i take in homeless dogs. i wouldn't add to the overpopulation problem without doing something to help it!

(EDIT: if i could hook the sibes up to a sled that would be great! to see if they can perform the job they were bred to do. unfortinatly i can't do that here)

[K9soul]

Nope, no desire here to breed. There are other dog-related things I'd love to get into but I don't have the time, money or knowledge to get into breeding.

There is a town near here called Clearwater so that is always what I'd think of with that kennel name LOL. It is a neat name though. I personally like single-word kennel names as it seems to give more options for registered names without making it ridiculously long.

I think your siggy is really cute by the way Jordan, Visa has such a lovely profile

[zoomer]

I would like to breed dogs someday, but only if the dogs were champions in Comformation or Agility or something like that...

I would be interested in breeding either Neapolitan Mastiffs, Boxers, or Rottweilers.

[wolfsoul]

I think your siggy is really cute by the way Jordan, Visa has such a lovely profile

Thank you! That is one of my favourite pictures of Visa, I even entered it in the Dogs in Canada magzine photo contest. Hope it wins, we'll find out next month.

There is a town named Coldstream here, and for some reason I get it mixed up with Clearwater all the time lol, so that's one reason I don't like the name ClearWater, but it sure sounds pretty. I'm also trying to think of something with the word wolf in it, or something to do with black or darkness.

[BC_MoM]

Thank-you Hun,I have seen people say in here they want to breed to make extra money,WHich is crazy you don't make that much money,You put more into it if you ask me and i never charged outragious prices like some have,I have seen so many crazy things on breeding in here,I'm not like that nor will i ever.Now this will not happen until next year if it even will.But negativity will not change my mind never has never will.Also Maggy has my best intrest at heart i'd never do anything to harm her,She will be taken too the vet and gone over and if the vet says not a good idea if she has health problems(god forbid)OR he just observes that she is not ready or ever will be it will not happen her health and life is all i care about,I would never put her in harms way to please somone never!

Sorry, I was talking to wolfsoul Jordan, not you.

[lute]

Lori Jordan, if you want to breed Maggy that's your choice. i'm not gonna tell you not to. i will say that if you do breed her get all genetic tests done. a dog can look and act just fine, but inside they can be a ticking time bomb for problems that didn't have to happen if BOTH sire/dam were tested and passed.

[Roxyluvsme13]

She may have a good temperament and you may take good care of the puppies, but I still don't think you should breed her. Yeah, she's cute, but you don't even show her or anything, do you? What better would she bring to the breed besides temperament?

[K9soul]

I'm also trying to think of something with the word wolf in it, or something to do with black or darkness.

How about Ebonwolf (ebony + wolf)

[wolfsoul]

Hey, you're good! LOL. I like that, Ebonwolf. I bet no one has used it either. Thanks for the idea, that's an awesome name.

[PinkSunshine]

Definitely!

Our dogue de bordeaux has already been bred (to a ch. female ddb) and had 9 pups, 4 of whom went to potential showing homes (if they ended up being 'perfect' breed standard). He is ch. titled and had all health testing done prior to being bred. When we move (not enough room here) we plan on looking for a female ddb and showing her and then breeding the 2 of them, if everything works out. I have a mentor (I don't think ANYONE should get into breeding without one) who's been showing/breeding for over 20 years now and we will do things right.

Although I don't think we'll have more than 3 or 4 dogues at a time

[lute]

Definitely!

Our dogue de bordeaux has already been bred (to a ch. female ddb) and had 9 pups, 4 of whom went to potential showing homes (if they ended up being 'perfect' breed standard). He is ch. titled and had all health testing done prior to being bred. When we move (not enough room here) we plan on looking for a female ddb and showing her and then breeding the 2 of them, if everything works out. I have a mentor (I don't think ANYONE should get into breeding without one) who's been showing/breeding for over 20 years now and we will do things right.

Although I don't think we'll have more than 3 or 4 dogues at a time

that's awesome that the pups turned out so nicely! i hope all your litters are that good. i had no idea you showed dogs! i agree that is is a must to have an experiaced breeder to guide you through the pregnancy, labor, and raising the pups.

[PinkSunshine]

that's awesome that the pups turned out so nicely! i hope all your litters are that good. i had no idea you showed dogs! i agree that is is a must to have an experiaced breeder to guide you through the pregnancy, labor, and raising the pups.

Yea, it was a great experience. We looked for a female that evened out his charecteristics.. (Helped his weaknesses, ect) And the pups pedigree were pretty much all red! AWESOME European bloodlines. I hope future litters turn out that great as well

We handled him ourselves (well, my husband more than I) and titled him last year.

[Danegirl2208]

yes..
i will be purchasing my first show pup sometime in the next year and a half (maybe longer)..it has been a dream of mine since before i could remember to breed top quality Great Danes..i have learned tons of things in the last few years, ive spent countless hours reading about breeding, raising puppies, showing, genetics ect...my first show pup is going to be a male, and i am not in any hurry to start breeding, i want to get a feel for the show world before i even think about breeing my first bitch...i have been looking for this pup for forever it seems, cant seem to find a line i like..and i personally dont like the look of the American lines.. but i have just recently narrowed it down to 4 kennels..all of which are in Europe.
Breeding is not for everyone..it takes a lot of time, money and patience. Anyone can breed a litter of puppies, but i really wish more people would breed for the right reasons..i would not even THINK about breeding my dogs unless they have earned their CH., are good breed ambassadors, have sound bodies and mind, and have been health checked, and have PASSED all tests (hips, heart, elbows, thyroid ect). Every breeding i did would have a specific purpose in mind, to better the breed.