[blake_mhoona]

well i have lived here for 9 months and just had my first interaction with a neighbor otherthan the occasional hey while taking trash out. guy walked up with a black lab female and wanted to know about my 5.5 month old choco male. asked his age, told me his dogs age, said she was registered, then asked about mine, then out of the blue asked "wanna breed em." it was very odd and i didnt know how to respond. first i explained his sack hadnt dropped. then tried to explain id rather wait till he was 2 and had his health certs. then i tried to (unsucessfully) to explain that he was an EIC carrier. he had no clue about it or its effects on breeding. i felt like i was giving a biology lesson and genes

i also explained that i was going to run tests with him to make his seed worth more than an average mutt (assumin health certs are ok otherwise he'll be neutered) and he went to tell me "oh yeah she passed her hunt test". i guess that means she did one and passed so she's a-ok now? he then said his buddies dog could find these birds that he hid using hand signals. that of course tells me he knows nothing about blinds yet she was 1.5 years old

interesting night for sure. pretty sure i was the only responsible person discussing the breeding and it seems that if anyone should be responsible it'd be the female and ultimately puppy seller. oh well some people have no clue.

all this to say. people who have dogs at stud do they just sell to every and anyone or do they have stipulations? i know ive seen where owners with deceased dog semen have background tests run on females. what about live ones?

pretty sure moose wont be getting any action for 2-3 years and even then i plan to approach it responsibly. sure every guy wants to let his dog get lucky but gotta be responsible in my book

 

[22899]

pretty sure moose wont be getting any action for 2-3 years


Well thanks a bunch!

Gooser

 

[Kenneth Niles Bora]

......it seems that if anyone should be responsible it'd be the female ......... people who have dogs at stud do they just sell to every and anyone or do they have stipulations?.........

the good ones do have very high standards, more than many people

Wall-Mart on a 1st of the month Sunday, regards

 

[Wayne Nutt]

Good for you!

 

[jd6400]

Just look at the classifieds in your local paper!What you described is pretty much the norm! I love the term "mother and father on premises" jIM

 

[Udder Brudder]

I sometimes think people think that their anatomy is a part of their dogs ....Pat

 

[Cleo Watson]

If some people were as careful in their personal breeding habits as a responsible dog breeder is, it would be a wonderful world and less idiots running loose. ;-( LOL

 

[msdaisey]

Cleo - I have to go back to school tomorrow, and your post just made my day. Thanks much!!!!

 

[Rhenee Fadling]

My two "favorites" from the newspaper: "parents are papered" and "farm raised"

 

[Rozet]

Like Mr. Nutt said good for you. Atta boy.

 

[Carol]

Had a similar experience. A friend of a friend mentioned to another friend that I had golden stud dogs and gave her my email address. She contacted me asking about breeding, and I responded with:
What type of a stud dog are you looking for, ie breed, field, obedience, pet home?
What health clearances does the bitch have?
What is her AKC registration number, and the registration number of both parents?

What I got back was " Well, I never got around to sending the paperwork in, so I don't have a registration number, but my dog's in season and I need a male by this weekend.

I sent her a message back, saying that I didn't know of any responsible male golden owner that would breed to her dog. Never heard from her again.

 

[firehouselabs]

I'm surprised she didn't ask you for a list of "non-responsible" breeders!

 

[Vinny Dalena]

Can you say,do,"Robert Frost".

 

[Leslie B]

Sounds like your neighbor bought a puppy and saw that there were 10 in the litter. Gosh, he paid $500 for this pup and even he can do the math - that would be $5000 in his pocket for doing nothing! People like this are why they created limited registration.

We can do our best to pass on the best genes to the next generation of dogs, but there are no life guards at the gene pool for people!

 

[Kelly Greenwood]

pretty sure moose wont be getting any action for 2-3 years


Well thanks a bunch!

Gooser

Well maybe it would be sooner for MG if he had his hips and elbows(probably should be knees) certified. also how is MG's trainability, perserverence/courage, marking and memory, and style, does he have a good nose? Any genetic issues we should know? also what are his acomplishments? any Gold Medals? What about minor stakes? any derby placements such as in PeeWee football or ayso soccer or little league or? hhas MG been trained up thru the higher levels? How is MG's confirmation? does he have a good topline? Nice tailset? Ears? expression? Is he cow hocked? how is his reach? does he have a good gait? Is he a proven stud does he throw good pups? What are the acomplishments of his offspring? Does he have potential buyers for his offspring? is their a good demand for MG offspring? And of course if this is going to be a natural breeding does he know what to do??

 

[Jeff Huntington]

Well maybe it would be sooner for MG if he had his hips and elbows(probably should be knees) certified. also how is MG's trainability, perserverence/courage, marking and memory, and style, does he have a good nose? Any genetic issues we should know? also what are his acomplishments? any Gold Medals? What about minor stakes? any derby placements such as in PeeWee football or ayso soccer or little league or? hhas MG been trained up thru the higher levels? How is MG's confirmation? does he have a good topline? Nice tailset? Ears? expression? Is he cow hocked? how is his reach? does he have a good gait? Is he a proven stud does he throw good pups? What are the acomplishments of his offspring? Does he have potential buyers for his offspring? is their a good demand for MG offspring? And of course if this is going to be a natural breeding does he know what to do??

What say ye MG?

 

[Royalist]

Well maybe it would be sooner for MG if he had his hips and elbows(probably should be knees) certified. also how is MG's trainability, perserverence/courage, marking and memory, and style, does he have a good nose? Any genetic issues we should know? also what are his acomplishments? any Gold Medals? What about minor stakes? any derby placements such as in PeeWee football or ayso soccer or little league or? hhas MG been trained up thru the higher levels? How is MG's confirmation? does he have a good topline? Nice tailset? Ears? expression? Is he cow hocked? how is his reach? does he have a good gait? Is he a proven stud does he throw good pups? What are the acomplishments of his offspring? Does he have potential buyers for his offspring? is their a good demand for MG offspring? And of course if this is going to be a natural breeding does he know what to do??

I am picturing something like this: