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Originally Posted by jp4m2  Gail that is such a sad story, it brought tears to my eyes. When I read stories like this it makes me wonder why anyone would want to breed......I don't think many appreciate the seriousness of such an endeavor.....
As an afterthought I was in no way addressing this to the OP it was just referencing breeding in general.....I do hope the OP's situation turns out ok for all involved.....Good luck to you. |
I know it is very very sad, devastating for her owner, and those of us (like me who knew this girl from a pup). As a breeder you do know you can lose a bitch through a whole lot of things with respect to whelping et al. And you never go into any mating easily. Lots of planning, forethought, but at the end of the day, you do pray, meditate, beseech the Gods for a safe whelp, for healthy puppies. For this girl, is not a number on a wall, she is a piece of your heart.
Why breed? Good question with many answers. We have fallen in love with this breed. Want to see this breed continue forever. We want you the "purchaser" to fall in love too! Nothing makes a breeder heart sing so loudly as to hear how their puppy buyer enthusies about their pup. Better still five years later and the buyer is still saying, Oh my thank you for this wonderful dog. He/she is everything to me.
There are many pressures on the purebred dog. Of any breed. Each and every breed has something unique to them. Some combination of qualities, temperament, drive, looks etc, that make them special.
The good breeders breed for this whole package. The excellent breeders strive and do improve that whole package.
I hope this makes sense.