I agree with Pat...we have to stand behind our pups/dogs if we are to be considered responsible as breeders. I have had so many calls for a stud service and the caller will say "I have a female and I am not a breeder but my family all love her and want one of her puppies just like her!"
RED FLAG! If you put 2 dogs together and make puppies, that does make you a breeder even if for one time only....and it makes you responsible for the puppies you produce. I am not speaking to ONE person I am using "YOU" in general. I hate it when hard feelings occur out of good intentions.
Getting a puppy requires responsibility on the buyer's and seller's parts and I hope y'all can work this out. Please do not feel offended when I say this but I feel I need to point out that this is one of the reasons why breeding responsibly is one of the most difficult things a person can do. And, rest assured, both Pat and I have had our share of throwbacks but we do not repeat the breeding that produced the problem, whatever it is. We try to get 5-7 gen pedigrees as a basis for our research and learn what the lines mentioned on the ped. produce....
That is only the beginning of the planning and researching...I would suggest you retire the current breeding pair and work to get breed quality "stock". And, that is VERY hard to do...Good luck in sorting this all out... |