Dobs4ever
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This question has been troubling me for a few days as several things have cropped up - First we had a breeding and out of 14 puppies born the dam and 10 puppies are now dead.
Then we have people who buy from less than quality breeders and suddenly they want to breed so rush to join a breed club to try to elevate their status.
Someone comes on and wants to show and suddenly buys an unregistered dog - I have to ask WHAT IS WRONG with people???
But today took the cake - when someone comes on and has a fawn and wants to know if getting another fawn to breed to is a good idea, I had to shake my head.
Now believe it or not I am for bringing in new people to our very special elite club of dog fanciers. But what exactly does it really mean?
First and foremost PUREBRED dogs came about as someone who was very focused, dedicated and driven set about to perfect a dream of an ideal dog. If you do not care about this passion then please don't mess it up and just got get some guppies and breed away.
Each purebred dog has a BREED CLUB whose sole purpose is to protect and preserve the STANDARD of their particular breed - In other words they want to PRESERVE the quality of their specific breed. One of the first things they do is WRITE a standard describing the ideal example of their breed.
They then proceed to hold trials and shows to TEST their dogs against that standard to see if the dog measures up. They register their dogs with the approved registry of their country to preseve the history of each dog that contributed to the gene pool and what its strengths and weakness were so that they could breed toward improving on the weaknesses and keeping the good parts.
If you have not attended a dog show and watched the breed you are interested in then you are not ready to BUY a dog yet let along breed something. If you have not read the standard for your chosen breed you are not ready to breed or buy. When people say OVERSIZED, SUPER SIZED or SUPERIOR SIZED it means it does not meet the standard. If they have never shown a dog then they can't sell you a SHOW prospect because they don't know what one is. STRUCTURE - form follows function Learn it. Learn what it means. Study it - watch it in action.
Today with the internet, forums, AKC, dog shows, etc there is really no excuse for not having at least a clue about what the world of purebred dogs is about. It is about quality as opposed to the dogs in the street who mate at will. It is about striving to leave a legacy behind of dogs that speak to your passion for a breed. Otherwise there is no point in a registry, shows, trails - standard etc.
If you think breeding can be done wiht out tremendous study, preparation, training, trialing, learning learning learning and then care about what you learn and proudce then breeding is not for you. We have been called stuck up and it is not that at all - it is about caring about what your bring to the table and leaving behind a hsitory rich in accomplishment,
Breeding is an art forum it must have guidelines and purpose while preserving the right of good breeders to use what they have learned to strive to improve on their breeding. It is the excitement of seeing each litter progress and each breeding bring something of value to the table.
PUREBRED dogs don't just breed at will - Each breeding is planned, each pedigree studied to see what strengths and weakness it might have. What you want to work to improve.
The world of purebred dogs is an elite dedicated, focused group of people who have committed their lives - everyday, every moment, eating, drinking, sleeping breathing the dogs they love and admire. It is not something you learn over night. Good breeders find the dogs that enhance their interest and give them a purpose to pursue.
That does not even touch on the struggle to screen homes and wait for the right home before placing a puppy. Taking puppies back when things don't work out. Always standing ready to step up to the plate and keeping meticulous records of breedings. It is what separates our dogs from the dog int he backyard that climbs the fence and breed anything and everything that is in heat.
Purpose, Passion to preserve and protect a breed STANDARD.
Then we have people who buy from less than quality breeders and suddenly they want to breed so rush to join a breed club to try to elevate their status.
Someone comes on and wants to show and suddenly buys an unregistered dog - I have to ask WHAT IS WRONG with people???
But today took the cake - when someone comes on and has a fawn and wants to know if getting another fawn to breed to is a good idea, I had to shake my head.
Now believe it or not I am for bringing in new people to our very special elite club of dog fanciers. But what exactly does it really mean?
First and foremost PUREBRED dogs came about as someone who was very focused, dedicated and driven set about to perfect a dream of an ideal dog. If you do not care about this passion then please don't mess it up and just got get some guppies and breed away.
Each purebred dog has a BREED CLUB whose sole purpose is to protect and preserve the STANDARD of their particular breed - In other words they want to PRESERVE the quality of their specific breed. One of the first things they do is WRITE a standard describing the ideal example of their breed.
They then proceed to hold trials and shows to TEST their dogs against that standard to see if the dog measures up. They register their dogs with the approved registry of their country to preseve the history of each dog that contributed to the gene pool and what its strengths and weakness were so that they could breed toward improving on the weaknesses and keeping the good parts.
If you have not attended a dog show and watched the breed you are interested in then you are not ready to BUY a dog yet let along breed something. If you have not read the standard for your chosen breed you are not ready to breed or buy. When people say OVERSIZED, SUPER SIZED or SUPERIOR SIZED it means it does not meet the standard. If they have never shown a dog then they can't sell you a SHOW prospect because they don't know what one is. STRUCTURE - form follows function Learn it. Learn what it means. Study it - watch it in action.
Today with the internet, forums, AKC, dog shows, etc there is really no excuse for not having at least a clue about what the world of purebred dogs is about. It is about quality as opposed to the dogs in the street who mate at will. It is about striving to leave a legacy behind of dogs that speak to your passion for a breed. Otherwise there is no point in a registry, shows, trails - standard etc.
If you think breeding can be done wiht out tremendous study, preparation, training, trialing, learning learning learning and then care about what you learn and proudce then breeding is not for you. We have been called stuck up and it is not that at all - it is about caring about what your bring to the table and leaving behind a hsitory rich in accomplishment,
Breeding is an art forum it must have guidelines and purpose while preserving the right of good breeders to use what they have learned to strive to improve on their breeding. It is the excitement of seeing each litter progress and each breeding bring something of value to the table.
PUREBRED dogs don't just breed at will - Each breeding is planned, each pedigree studied to see what strengths and weakness it might have. What you want to work to improve.
The world of purebred dogs is an elite dedicated, focused group of people who have committed their lives - everyday, every moment, eating, drinking, sleeping breathing the dogs they love and admire. It is not something you learn over night. Good breeders find the dogs that enhance their interest and give them a purpose to pursue.
That does not even touch on the struggle to screen homes and wait for the right home before placing a puppy. Taking puppies back when things don't work out. Always standing ready to step up to the plate and keeping meticulous records of breedings. It is what separates our dogs from the dog int he backyard that climbs the fence and breed anything and everything that is in heat.
Purpose, Passion to preserve and protect a breed STANDARD.