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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  Is he healthy and of high quality? Good lines? You don't have to neuter right away, wait and see how he turns out. Maybe your breeder knew he might have a possibility of turning out breed-worthy. Most breeders won't guarantee a pup breed worthy but many can often guess at the potential early on. I think it pays to wait as so many spay and neuter so young the opportunity to add to the betterment of the breed gets lost when once it's discovered they would have been good for breeding but can't due to being spay/neutered, while so many unworthy dogs are put out there for breeding, diminishing the breed's quality. Only you and your breeder know what you have.
If you don't have an unspayed female in the house he won't act to crazy when he comes of age. |
Sorry but I disagree. A reputable breeder will hold onto a pup if they think they are breed/show worthy and would be a betterment for the breed. They won't sell it until they don't think it'll be fit for breeding/show. I do agree with you though that there are too many dogs not fitting standard that are being bred, they are directly diminishing the breed's quality and look. Example: short cobby legged, "teddy bear faced" yorkies that all laypeople seem the think is what a yorkie is supposed to look like, bc of all the disreputable breeders pushing for that look to charge more.