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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Why is it that when someone comes here asking questions about breeding, there is always someone, a breeder themselves, that tells them all of the horrible things that can happen?
Why do they believe that they, themselves are so much better equipped to breed than the next person.
Why not merely suggest to them that they talk to other breeders so they know what they are getting into, so they can be prepared. Rather than to talk to them like they are a couple of 13 year olds who have decided to get pregnant.
Sugarsmom addressed the issue of the 4 year old dog. That was all that was needed on that issue.
To the OP, Good Luck to you if you decide to go into this. Please take the advise of Sugarsmom on the 4 year old. Get a new girl, and take your time researching. |
I think there is certainly a multi-fold answer in that many want a lot less competition and would like to see a great deal fewer breeders out there. Others truly want to educate but sometimes come off a bit rude b/c their passion for the breed gets all tangled up the their posts. I think, too, a straight forward very dry response can come off rude as well... I'm certainly guilty of both at times... Well, and some folks are just not very nice.... but I degress... I've posted the following story before, and I think it may give the OP a healthy perspective on breeding and also explain why sometimes seasoned breeders can be a bit sharp....I know I've responded at times with this story in the back of my mind and could have been more diplomatic and gentle with my answers.... It isn't always rainbows and butterflies, but for some its the best thing they've ever done. Learning, reading, researching are all key to breeding; but, nothing can replace experience.
Every breeder on this board started somewhere….You certainly have the right to explore this endevor... Let me tell you the story of our humble beginning as something to consider. I had an excellent mentor full of knowledge and experience (how lucky was I?)…. My second litter was due…. Talk about a textbook pregnancy…. 42nd day ultrasound showed 6 very well proportioned, small puppies…. Delivery started…..no distress….easy labor on the first puppy… then nothing….and nothing… I was prepared…. I had read all of the books…. Not to fear, middle of the day, no emergency call…. We headed to the vet just to be sure (12 miles)….she died in my hands as I walked through the office door…. I called my mentor she offered me lots of advice, understood my grief and said, “you’ll know in a few weeks if this is really for you.” …. She said that because I had 6 very tiny puppies (5 saved through c/s) that needed to be nursed every two hours for weeks….I buried my Gizmo where our new kennel stands today and got started with her babies…..I would hardly close my eyes b/f it was time to feed again….two weeks into it, one just didn’t thrive….now I was at wit’s end….three days later one aspirated on the feeding tube….I was done, called my mentor and told her to come get them all… she said, “no, this was your choice and it is your responsibility”…. 20 or so weeks later of round the clock care, One by one, these tiny replicas of their mom, of whom I had become a surrogate mother, were picked up by new owners. To this day, I still grieve for my Gizmo, to this day I still check up on every puppy I sell… I’ve shoveled truck loads of poop, dried gallons of pee, built kennels, torn down kennels, delivered puppies at 2:00 am on every holiday celebrated by man (even my kids birthday parties which I had to miss)….Breeding is a complete sacrifice of everything else when the moment counts b/c your female is counting on you for everything….If you bring puppies into this world they are your responsibility and yours alone. What I learned that winter about myself has carried me through a great deal of difficult days.... Since those early days, we've certainly had lots more good than bad. If you have the ability to deal with the difficulties with the same passion as you delight in the rewards, this could be the blooming of a wonderful new endevor…one that I love more with every pooper scooper full….