What, in your esteemed opinion, is a "reputable" breeder?

[Beamers Mom]

When I had the Lhasa's I had a lady call me wanting to know if my male stud was black and white. I said he was. She wanted to know if I would allow him to service her female. She was looking for a black and white stud as (you ready for this??) she wanted a black and white puppy and she only wanted her female to have one puppy!!
I explained to her that I did not allow my male to breed with just any female, and that all the litters he had sired there had only been a couple of puppies that were black and white and there were always 5 or 6 puppies in each litter - never less than 5, and if she just wanted one black and white Lhasa then she needed to find a breeder with a black and white puppy for sale.

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

When I had the Lhasa's I had a lady call me wanting to know if my male stud was black and white. I said he was. She wanted to know if I would allow him to service her female. She was looking for a black and white stud as (you ready for this??) she wanted a black and white puppy and she only wanted her female to have one puppy!!
I explained to her that I did not allow my male to breed with just any female, and that all the litters he had sired there had only been a couple of puppies that were black and white and there were always 5 or 6 puppies in each litter - never less than 5, and if she just wanted one black and white Lhasa then she needed to find a breeder with a black and white puppy for sale.

Buy a stuffed animal lady, I would have told her.

[Elle]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

At times, Christmas, Thangsgiving, Birthdays aren't celebrated; my girls tend to have the audacity of deciding to whelp on these days. The best layed plans go by the wayside.

Sleep????? What's that, especially if a litter needs to be hand raised. When this happens and the pups are lapping on their own, my husband and I look at each other and wonder how we got through it without divorcing. Taking shifts for napping as well as caring for the dam and other dogs.

Reputable breeders aren't excited about whelping. The closer it gets to whelping time, the harder it is to sleep. Not because the puppies are here. But just to be sure you don't miss something. You can't sleep thinking about doing her well-being, going over everything in your mind, making sure you have everything ready for the 100th time. We never think we know everything.

There isn't any joy in a pregnancy. The only joy in breeding is knowing that you've done all the right things to breed to the standard to leave the breed in a better place it was than when you found it. This is not the two canines you mated but the breed itself. It takes many years to do things the right way. But well worth it. There's honor in spaying and neutering. This is showing love for your pet.

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Buy a stuffed animal lady, I would have told her.

I wanted to tell her to "get stuffed"

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Elle

Reputable breeders aren't excited about whelping. The closer it gets to whelping time, the harder it is to sleep. Not because the puppies are here. But just to be sure you don't miss something. You can't sleep thinking about doing her well-being, going over everything in your mind, making sure you have everything ready for the 100th time. We never think we know everything.

There isn't any joy in a pregnancy. The only joy in breeding is knowing that you've done all the right things to breed to the standard to leave the breed in a better place it was than when you found it. This is not the two canines you mated but the breed itself. It takes many years to do things the right way. But well worth it. There's honor in spaying and neutering. This is showing love for your pet.

Whelping is not my favorite thing to do. It scares me to death, the unknown and knowing every whelp is different and can bring on a whole new set of circumstances. No there isn't any joy in pregnacy, I detest belly pictures. Geez give the girl some dignity .

[Elle]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

When I had the Lhasa's I had a lady call me wanting to know if my male stud was black and white. I said he was. She wanted to know if I would allow him to service her female. She was looking for a black and white stud as (you ready for this??) she wanted a black and white puppy and she only wanted her female to have one puppy!!
I explained to her that I did not allow my male to breed with just any female, and that all the litters he had sired there had only been a couple of puppies that were black and white and there were always 5 or 6 puppies in each litter - never less than 5, and if she just wanted one black and white Lhasa then she needed to find a breeder with a black and white puppy for sale.

Surprised she didn't tell you what eye shape too.

[Elle]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Whelping is not my favorite thing to do. It scares me to death, the unknown and knowing every whelp is different and can bring on a whole new set of circumstances. No there isn't any joy in pregnacy, I detest belly pictures. Geez give the girl some dignity .

I'm with you on the pictures and videos!