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Originally Posted by blitz  I am living under the assumption that breeding should be for the betterment of the breed. When a breeder sells an entire litter at 12 weeks, how does she know what she produced? How does she know what is pet quality? Mouths, coats, etc. all change and you can't be sure of what you have even at 6 months -- but you have a better idea.
If she sells the entire litter, how is she improving her own breeding program?
When she sells the entire litter, she has nothing to go forward with. I see it all the time -- entire litters for sale. This practice is breeding pets (on spay neuter contracts of course) for money not any other reason.
Another question, if you don't have room to keep any more puppies, why are you breeding your dogs?
JMO
If you don't have the room or need for any more, why are you breeding? Or are you selling yours to other breeders for their breeding program? |
Well since you don't seem to know me very well, I have always kept one or two back from my own litters to better my program. i always seem to have a favorite that just seems to jump out at me. I have held them until seven or eight months old and then if they have not developed into what I want, I have placed them with some very satisfied YT members who were very glad to get my older puppies. Another thing I have to watch is with using one stud, (up till now)I could eventually get to the point where i wouldn't have anything but his own girls. Now, I have a litter coming up in March and my plan is to keep all or most of the girls and maybe a smaller male from this litter because they won't be kin to anything else i have. Everyone that knows me on here knows i have had this plan for a long time. I am trying to get a show prospect so I can someday have a "bred by' dog to show. That would be so neat and the male I used for stud this time (his first time) is from a very long line of champions so maybe i'll get something this time that is just superior to anything I have ever had. keep your fingers crossed
