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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Agreed Donna, There are some great breeders that have some wonderful help and do produce more litters than those of us that have a smaller kennel.
Not wanting to pass judgement or affirm this breeder's practices; keep in mind we are lucky to produce 1 possible Champion out of every 6 litters......That being said the more recognized/famous kennels are continousely out in the ring, and Championing more than one dog a year.
Let me add the breeders I'm referring to are a bit more financially stable and do have the money to support their larger kennel. |
I could be wrong, but I think that post could be in response to Mary's post. It does sound like a lot of puppies for just one champion. BUT, it's not like those that are truly invested in this breed would (at least I hope not) will be breeding all 6 litters in one year. I think the math isn't as straight forward. It's more like 1 litter the first year. Evaluation of the pups, study the lineage, figure out the next move (which is a year or two in between breedings) and then try again. At that rate, the quickest the 6 litters will be produced is 5 years. (2 litters the first year, 1 year break, 2 litters 3rd year, 1 year break, 2 litters on year 5. 6 litters, 6 years)
Puppies aren't as readily available this way, and if we assume the dams have a max of 4 at each whelp, then that's 24 pups over the course of 5 years. That's night and day compared to those so called "hobby" breeders (that never showed) or overall pet suppliers that have puppies available year round.
This is an uneducated guess since I have no idea how long it takes to champion a dog, and how much time a breeder puts in evaluating from those champions which two dogs can improve in the next breeding. The reality might be completely different.