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)

[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.

[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.

[Lori Jordan]

I have not once said anything about not loving the breed obviously i do or i would not have 2 border Collies,I think when someone mentions something as big is this if they have nothing positive to say they should leave the subject alone,I have seen others in this thread that have been breeding and get pats on the back.
As i said it's in my husbands hands not mine so don't judge me.And if he chooses i ain't going to Bash him for it,I have been in this before we both know what we are doing,And as too the vet checks,i realize and know what to do i guess people have not been reading what i have been writing i would never put my Maggy in harms way.

[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!