Breeding

[BC_MoM]

If I had the knowledge, experience, time, and money to do it, I may have considered it.

But I'm no where near knowledgable enough to breed dogs.

All of us at PT know you are very knowledgable, though, Jordan, and we know that you are very responsible. I'm not worried about ya.

I love the names Melodic Night and ClearWater.. but my favourite of the two is ClearWater!

[Lori Jordan]

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!

[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.

[.sarah]

I still don't know. I've thought yes, then no, then yes, then no, and I can't seem to come to a decision. I want to, my problem is that I don't know if I can commit to titling my dogs. I am hoping to have rescue dogs of my own as well as foster dogs and if I'm traveling to shows all the time - what will I do with my dogs who aren't in the shows?

I could easily commit to everything else involved in responsible breeding. So should I have time for shows, yes, I would probably do it. I do hope I am able to do it one day, but I'm just not sure yet.

I've thought of breeding Buck, but his dad's lineage isn't what I'd hoped for (very leggy dogs with boxy heads, and very few titles - good field instincts though), so I think I'd rather put my time and energy (and money) into a dog with better lineage. I've talked to a lot of reputable breeders of different breeds (including Labs), they think so long as he's titled and health tested that they'd give it a go, but I don't know yet, I'm going to wait and see how I feel when he's fully grown. There's so many Labs out there that really I think I should only breed him if I felt he could add something really special to a new generation.

[k9krazee]

No, I have no desire to. I think my biggest problem is that I love too many different breeds I could never put so much time and effort into one.

I will always have performance dogs though since I am ADDICTED to agility (and would love to try dock diving, frisbee, freestyle and flyball) In about 4 years, I'd love to get one of your pups, Jordan

[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.

[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

[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.

[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)

[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?

[Lori Jordan]

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?

I think that was an ignorant remark,She is in flyball and agility,here in Canada Border Collies,are not really show dogs to begin with.A dog does not need to be a show dog to be qualified to breed.And what would she bring to the breed,she is a hard working dog it's in her i have never trained her to herd,I let her out in my Dad's field you should of seen what this dog can do it's in her,And it really don't matter whether you think this or not not one of us would have our dogs if they were not breed,What i choose to do should not be turned into negativity.I like how some get good replies on Breeding and i get NO NO NO.

[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!

[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)

[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.