1. What breed(s) do you breed and why?
2. How are you trying to improve and/or better the breed(s)?
3. How many dogs (of yours) do you breed from?
4. How much do you sell the pups for (OPTIONAL)?
5. Do you make a profit from dog breeding?
6. Do you have a second/third job to support yourself or is dog breeding your career/occupation?
7. How long have you been breeding dogs?
8. What type of breeder would you consider yourself to be (ex. responsible, committed, etc.)?
9. What registry do you use to register the puppies with and why?
10. On average, how many litters will you have in a year?
11. What do you test your breeding stock of, if anything?
12. Do you show your dogs? Why/why not?
13. Do you offer anything with the puppies for their new owners (ex. lifetime health guarantee, feeding schedule, etc.)?
14. Why did you decide to breed dogs?
15. What brand of dog food do you feed your dogs (if not BARF) and why?
16. What is the most rewarding thing about breeding?
Answers:
1. What breed(s) do you breed and why? Collies, because I love the Breed!
2. How are you trying to improve and/or better the breed(s)?
Breeding the best to the Best I can afford, testing my dogs for working abilities, and doing health checks required!
3. How many dogs (of yours) do you breed from?
3 at the moment!
4. How much do you sell the pups for (OPTIONAL)?
$700
5. Do you make a profit from dog breeding? NO
6. Do you have a second/third job to support yourself or is dog breeding your career/occupation? I am disabled on a pension.
7. How long have you been breeding dogs?
since 1984
8. What type of breeder would you consider yourself to be (ex. responsible, committed, etc.)? Very good one, my dogs win when shown and are in Hall's of Fame, etc!
9. What registry do you use to register the puppies with and why? CKC
10. On average, how many litters will you have in a year? 1
11. What do you test your breeding stock of, if anything?
Eyes, Hips, Thyroid
12. Do you show your dogs? Why/why not? Used to, not lately do to lack of money!
13. Do you offer anything with the puppies for their new owners (ex. lifetime health guarantee, feeding schedule, etc.)? Yes, puppy Manual with each puppy!
14. Why did you decide to breed dogs? First time to see what it was like, and because I wanted a puppy out of my girl, since then because I love it!
15. What brand of dog food do you feed your dogs (if not BARF) and why? Shurgain (All Canadian)
16. What is the most rewarding thing about breeding?
Seeing your puppies grow up lovely and being loved in return!
1. puggle, pug, bealgle, boodle, pugoodle, poodle. because i like dogs.
2. by making a problem problem free puggle (non-shedding) when crossed w/ a poodle and because i like to have puppies around me!
3. 6 females %26 3 males
4. $1000 pug, $500 beagle, $600 puggle, $700 pugglepoo, $1100 poodle.
5. yes
6. i quit my job as a waitress to become a prefessional dog breeder.
7. 8 years
8. responsible %26 loving
9. apr, akc, adc (american dog club). because apr is good for all breeds, as with adc and akc is good for the poodle and pugs but the beagles i reg. w/ the apr for personal preference.
10. 6 or 7
11. no
12. no because it is all for "pretty" and "snobby" dogs and dog owners. my dogs dont need to go thru that to ptrove how amazing they are to ME.
13. health guarantee against genetics for 1 year, papers (if any) and info on the breed (only if purebred).
14. to make a living and to have fun.
15. science diet/purina. i change every 3 months for a bit of variety and choice on the dogs behalf.
16. selling the puppies to people who will look after them 100% totally!
Sorry. My dogs are all spayed and neutered.
The only place I have to answer to is AKC.
I think those questions are pretty good but out of curiosity, why are you asking?
The first person who answered this is a LOW LIFE PUPPY MILL who breeds MUTTS for MONEY, as if the dogs are an ATM.
I have only ever owned dogs that were spayed.
Sorry, but this is not the forum for survey or poll taking.
I can't believe the blatant idiocrisy of the first answerer. Even though I am against more gov. telling us what we can and can't do I think this is the best example I've seen of why something needs to be done about people like this. Maybe breeders should have to prove their dogs worthy of being breed. That shouldn't bother the breeder who is doing right at all andd would stop this kind of crap in a heartbeat. This is so wrong on so may levels. Professional breeder yah right. More like idiot who profits from senseless breeding.
I agree with the others- I don't know if the question or the first answer is worse! What is this, learn how to be a crappy dog breeder in 5 minutes or less?
Oh, and to the first genius, question one said BREEDS, not MONGRELS. All your irresponsible mixed breed fad mutts are not BREEDS they're worthless mutts you could get at any shelter. And you'd be saving a life instead of playing into greedy so-called 'breeders' money-making schemes.
This whole question/answer is disgusting.
we dont give info to puppy mill breeders,i can tell you there is no money in it ,if you provide proper vet care,paper work,your money goes right back in the care of your animails,i breed rottwilers,and they are they best ,we love them very much and dont sell to just anyone.,AKC inspecters can be tough,but thats there job,they come out to look at your kennels
Why are you asking this question? To get a response like your first one?? That person is sick! Why did you not ask what clubs a breeder belongs to, like a parent club for their breed? You didn't ask how many titles a breeder has put on dogs over the years or how many champions that they have produced either.
Question 13: No breeder should offer a lifetime health guarantee. In my breed (Flat Coated Retriever), cancer is very prevalent - most of our dogs will get it and die from it. If I offered a lifetime health guarantee to any of my puppy people, I'd eventually get a phone call from one of them that their 8 or 9 year old dog has cancer, and they want me to pay medical expenses. That's just plain ridiculous. I do offer support for the life of all my puppies, and I'll gladly take any of them back in the event that any of their owners can no longer care for them.
Question 15: Don't be a BARF (or any other dog food) snob. Any strong healthy dog is probably eating the best diet for him. That doesn't necessarily mean it's the best diet for the dog sitting next to him. Most dogs live long, healthy lives on all kinds of food regimens. All dog owners try to find the best diet for their dog and their lifestyle, and there are many, many good choices available.
Question 16: The most rewarding thing about breeding is seeing a happy family with one of your dogs later on, and realizing that you were fortunate enough to find a good fit.
Lastly, the types of questions you're asking here are the types of questions a puppy person should ask his breeder. Since PetQnA.com is not a breeder referral service, I'm not sure that it's appropriate for breeders to answer all those questions here.
The First Answer to this question should be in the dictionary next to PUPPYMILL. I couldn't have described an unethical, unscrupulous, ignorant, dishonest puppymiller more succinctly.
Thanks, Paula K, for giving everyone here a perfect description of a PUPPYMILL!
I think the majority of these questions are good examples if you are interviewing a breeder. However, this doesn't seem like the right place for it.
1. We breed Akitas and co-breed Weimaraners, Smooth Fox Terriers and Am Staffs. We want to apply for AKC judges license one day and the best way to do that is to apply as a breeder of the dogs.
2. We breed to improve on the parents for each generation. We try not to double up on faults or things we don't like about our own dogs.
3. We usually have 1 or 2 males available for breeding and from 1-3 females that we plan to breed.
4. Cost is based on the parents. If both are AKC champions and have produced other litter and other champions we can sell them for a little more. Litters from dogs that have not proven they can produce champion dogs are sold for a little less.
5. No. We usually do not make money, but so lose money on our litters.
6. Dog showing and breeding is a hobby for us not a career. We both have jobs to support this hobby.
7. 18 years
8. responsible, reputable breeders
9. AKC. American Kennel club keeps the stud books of all AKC breeds. It is a REAL registry not one that just hands out registration papers to anyone.
10. We may have a litter every 2-4 years.
11. We test for hips, eyes, and thyroid currently. If other problems develop and tests become available, we will include those in our breeding progam also.
12. Yes. Dog shows confirm or deny our opinions on the dogs we are producing. If our puppies can not compete and earn their championship against the current competition then we need to change the direction of our breeding progam. Dog shows are a proving ground.
13. Yes we offer written health guarantees for all dogs we sell, a show contract for all show dogs sold, feeding information for all dogs from puppies through adult hood, spay/neuter contract for all companion puppies and we are always available for questions or concerns from all our puppy buyers or from anyone with a question for that matter.
14. We wanted to produce our own line of dogs and our own homebred champions instead of waiting for others to have puppies and buying them. It's a challenge to try to find the right combination of genes and produce the next great dog in your breed.
15. We feed Iam's puppy food to dogs under 2 years and Diamond foods to adults. We have tried many foods over the years and have found these to keep our dogs happy and healthy, with good coats. The dogs that I have tried on raw foods have buried the food instead of eating it. They prefer their food cooked or as kibble.
16. Having a healthy, happy litter.
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