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BamaFan121s · 08-23-2006, 08:26 AM

Lol...funny Kimberly!

feminvstr · 08-23-2006, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

Lol...funny Kimberly!

Is most of this important to memorize NOPE!!!! Is all this information available in books to read, you bet!

Pat said it all perfectly!! common sense!!! concentrate on the whelp and post natal care of the mom and puppies, the rest we have no control over....trust mother nature will take its proper course!

Willow · 08-23-2006, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

You sound very serious..even though you do not own a stud, you want to learn the answers to those questions too, but I would not fault anyone for not being quite as quick...the quality of the stud is very impotant to you..so you want to recognize good attributes...proper testing, to protect yourself, you need to know the stud owners responsiblity, guarantee, contract, you need to know if it is a naturall breeding or AI..I had a stud owner do an AI without asking me first..I was not a happy camper. I have heard more males are born with AI then females, so I would have declined and used another stud.

Thank you! I am serious, and I do believe knowing about the stud is important. I can't believe they would use AI without checking with the Breeder first!

YorkieRose · 08-23-2006, 08:43 AM

Thanks Kim...I actually thought someone might think those things were important...nothing wrong with knowledge, but a potential breeder should invest more time in establish a foundation of sound ethic's, then the exact hour a whisker bud pops out...

BamaFan121s · 08-23-2006, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Thanks Kim...I actually thought someone might think those things were important...nothing wrong with knowledge, but a potential breeder should invest more time in establish a foundation of sound ethic's, then the exact hour a whisker bud pops out...

Well said!

feminvstr · 08-23-2006, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Thanks Kim...I actually thought someone might think those things were important...nothing wrong with knowledge, but a potential breeder should invest more time in establish a foundation of sound ethic's, then the exact hour a whisker bud pops out...

unless of course one finds it important to count the whisker buds assuring their all accounted for at birth...NOT!!!!

4Dogs · 08-23-2006, 01:38 PM

Can I test any breeder should I ever decide to purchase a dog rather than rescue one?

BabyFidgette · 08-23-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Dogs

Can I test any breeder should I ever decide to purchase a dog rather than rescue one?

LOLOL Yeah, print out the questions and give them the "test" before you buy a pup from them. Tell them if they get below a 90%, you won't buy from them. I dare ya!

YorkieRose · 08-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Hey..that an work two ways...I had a friend who made people fill out a 3 page questionaire...some told her to "stuff it"..LOL

Gingergirlsmom · 08-23-2006, 04:03 PM

okay, I know I'm not a breeder, so I hope you don't mind my two cents

I've NEVER been interesting in breeding any of my dogs, but I love reading the posts by those who do. Sometimes they make me laugh and sometimes cry. But I'm always amazed at how much you need to KNOW, and I think this thread is an excellent way to point that out. Bravo Sylvan!!!! LOL, I had a headache after the 3rd or 4th question...you might as well have asked the questions in german, they made so much sense to me!

And, since you didn't ask my opinion on the mutt issue, here is it anyway

I have a beagle mix. I usually refer to him as a beagle mix. His mom was a beagle, his dad, a sheltie. Sometimes I call him a beagle/sheltie mix. Sometimes, yes, I do, I refer to him as a mutt. I don't think that's derogatory, he's not a purebred. The only reason I usually use beagle-mix when people ask what he is is that it gives a clearer picture of what he looks like (if I'm just talking about him). Usually when people meet him, I call him a beagle-sheltie mix, because you can see the lightbulbs go off when they recognize both breeds in my guy. If I can tell they have little interest, but are just asking to ask, I tell them he's an "all-american" or an "heinz 57" or perhaps I say mutt. But, I don't think "mutt" is offensive at all. But then, I didn't pay big bucks for a "designer dog". I adopted him for all of $75.

Gingergirlsmom · 08-23-2006, 04:04 PM

P.S.

Did I mention that after reading a thread about a recent delivery and all the attendant problems, I had a nightmare that my poor little girl was pregnant???

I'm glad there are good breeders out there, but, LOL, not for me.

sylvan · 08-24-2006, 02:29 PM

I posted this when I came across it because I had hoped it would be thought provoking and educational. I can answer all of the questions, but like Pat said it would take pages of posting and some of them have multiple answers and are situational. There is much more to know than just this list if you do this as a serious hobby and I enjoy continuing to learn as much as I can. The research is part of the fun.

sorry for the nightmares....

YorkieRose · 08-24-2006, 02:44 PM

I have had nightmares about dog breeding from time to time...I hate the same one I have over and over about several Yorkies in a pen, or in a hidden room and I forget to feed them for days, it freaks me out when I find them...but I am always able to come to the rescue just in time with food..LOL

sylvan · 08-24-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

I have had nightmares about dog breeding from time to time...I hate the same one I have over and over about several Yorkies in a pen, or in a hidden room and I forget to feed them for days, it freaks me out when I find them...but I am always able to come to the rescue just in time with food..LOL

see, even dream yorkies need care too....lol Pat. I used to have nightmares about my kids when they were babies that I left them in the frozen food bin at the grocery store.

Francie · 08-24-2006, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvan

see, even dream yorkies need care too....lol Pat. I used to have nightmares about my kids when they were babies that I left them in the frozen food bin at the grocery store.

Francie

08-23-2006, 08:43 AM	#49
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	Kim Thanks Kim...I actually thought someone might think those things were important...nothing wrong with knowledge, but a potential breeder should invest more time in establish a foundation of sound ethic's, then the exact hour a whisker bud pops out...

08-23-2006, 01:38 PM	#52
4Dogs YT Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 351	Cool Can I test any breeder should I ever decide to purchase a dog rather than rescue one? __________________ Loved by Roxy, Ruby & Bonnie Prince Charlie Robbie Piper Socrates,Sarah & Sam

08-23-2006, 03:47 PM	#54
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	list Hey..that an work two ways...I had a friend who made people fill out a 3 page questionaire...some told her to "stuff it"..LOL

08-23-2006, 04:03 PM	#55
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	okay, I know I'm not a breeder, so I hope you don't mind my two cents I've NEVER been interesting in breeding any of my dogs, but I love reading the posts by those who do. Sometimes they make me laugh and sometimes cry. But I'm always amazed at how much you need to KNOW, and I think this thread is an excellent way to point that out. Bravo Sylvan!!!! LOL, I had a headache after the 3rd or 4th question...you might as well have asked the questions in german, they made so much sense to me! And, since you didn't ask my opinion on the mutt issue, here is it anyway I have a beagle mix. I usually refer to him as a beagle mix. His mom was a beagle, his dad, a sheltie. Sometimes I call him a beagle/sheltie mix. Sometimes, yes, I do, I refer to him as a mutt. I don't think that's derogatory, he's not a purebred. The only reason I usually use beagle-mix when people ask what he is is that it gives a clearer picture of what he looks like (if I'm just talking about him). Usually when people meet him, I call him a beagle-sheltie mix, because you can see the lightbulbs go off when they recognize both breeds in my guy. If I can tell they have little interest, but are just asking to ask, I tell them he's an "all-american" or an "heinz 57" or perhaps I say mutt. But, I don't think "mutt" is offensive at all. But then, I didn't pay big bucks for a "designer dog". I adopted him for all of $75. __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty Last edited by Gingergirlsmom; 08-23-2006 at 04:06 PM.

08-23-2006, 04:04 PM	#56
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	P.S. Did I mention that after reading a thread about a recent delivery and all the attendant problems, I had a nightmare that my poor little girl was pregnant??? I'm glad there are good breeders out there, but, LOL, not for me. __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty

08-23-2006, 08:26 AM	#46
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	Lol...funny Kimberly!

08-24-2006, 02:29 PM	#57
sylvan YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 2,484	I posted this when I came across it because I had hoped it would be thought provoking and educational. I can answer all of the questions, but like Pat said it would take pages of posting and some of them have multiple answers and are situational. There is much more to know than just this list if you do this as a serious hobby and I enjoy continuing to learn as much as I can. The research is part of the fun. sorry for the nightmares.... __________________ Stacy and the crew

08-24-2006, 02:44 PM	#58
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	nightmares I have had nightmares about dog breeding from time to time...I hate the same one I have over and over about several Yorkies in a pen, or in a hidden room and I forget to feed them for days, it freaks me out when I find them...but I am always able to come to the rescue just in time with food..LOL