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Originally Posted by pauldo  I guess probably what I will have to do is register my puppies now through the Continental Kennel Club -- not something I want to do b/c I've always dealt with the Canadian Kennel Club. What bothers me even more is the fact that it makes it difficult for me to offer this little boy to others for a stud, since their females are going to be Canadian Kennel Club registered -- I am basically offering them a "non-registered" stud. My only other "stud" purchase was a puppy I bought about 3 years years ago from the Chaffins in Oklahoma. (I once started a thread on it). They had promised me the puppy would be 2-3 lbs as an adult. When I got him at 8 weeks he was already 2 pounds and grew into a 12 pound yorkie who is now neutered. I have heard that the Chaffins are now out of business on all kinds of fraud charges... anyways I told this story to the breeder (Jennifer) who I bought this (my second) stud from ... her response was "how could they do that to you", and then she turned around and was dishonest with me ... I'm finding this breeding stuff really discouraging. |
Finding a good breeder can really be difficult, and since you intend on breeding, it's so much more important for you to use the best stock available. Most good breeders, hold back a dog that they think might be suitable for breeding, but really don't know until he's a least 6 months. Many are willing to work with new breeders and mentor them. If I were starting out, I would buy the best female I could find, and probably just use a proven stud, until I was sure that this is what I wanted to do. I just don't think you know if the puppy you buy, will become a dog that should be bred, this is much more apparent later. I think selling the dog to a pet family home might be your best option; otherwise your offspring just won't have the value. Since your female is registered with one of the better registries, it makes no sense to me to use a stud that isn't. Male dogs can safely produce so many more pups than females.