Sentences with phrase «breeders of rare breeds»

(All responsible breeders carefully place their dogs in new homes, but breeders of rare breeds are even more finicky about where their pups go because they are guardians of a small gene pool and need to make sure that all breedable dogs are kept intact and that buyers understand the consequences of owning a pet that is also the repository of genes from that limited pool.)

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This is a new and rare cat breed with only a few cat breeders found in Canada, Europe (including Eurasia) and the United States of America.
Despite this, some breeders — perhaps motivated by profit — are deliberately breeding the blue Weimaraner, calling them «rare», and charging double the price of a silver Weimaraner.
Do to the fact that the parti color is a recessive trait, show breeders don't breed for the parti color, and the initial cost of a parti yorkie breeder Parti Yorkies are rare and a highly sought after breed.
This program is a stepping stone to full recognition for breeders of rare or new breeds.
A small number of Frenchie breeders in America and Europe kept the flame alive but by 1940 French Bulldogs were considered a rare breed and only 100 were registered with the AKC.
Today, the breed is not yet recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBC), and it is rare outside of Europe.
Dogs were acquired from a variety of sources; the most common were friends or relatives (30 %), breeders (25 %), public or private animal shelter (15 %), with the remainder (less than 10 % each) coming from a breed rescue group, a newspaper advertisement, found as stray, being born at home, acquired from a pet store, and rare other sources (Fig. 1).
The goal of this program is to keep records for these purebred dogs, enabling the breeders to improve the rare breeds and eventually pave the way to full recognition.
This is one of the rarer breeds of dogs so be sure you buy from a reputable breeder registered with one of the national clubs concerned with preserving the breed.
However there are some breeders who are only breeding for the money, Hence why they pick the rare colors to breed and base their breeding only on the color of a frenchies coat, Not by their health.
Retinal dysplasia and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous are very rare in the breed and most breeders will never encounter them or know of an Aussie breeder who did.
In rare cases of selective breeding it has genetic causes, so there's little chance of getting an aggressive dog if you buy her from a responsible breeder.
Because of the hereditary potential of several of these rare diseases, as well as the significant health impacts of a few of them, breeders need to make note when cases arise and avoid breeding dogs with affected relatives to each other.
Losing these breeders would seriously reduce the availability of healthy, properly socialized, well - bred purebred dogs to American consumers, and endanger the existence of some of the rarer breeds.
The breed was fairly rare until the early 1900s, when breeders Franz Schertenlieb and Albert Heim collected enough of the animals to revitalize the breed.
Please join the American Coton Club, the Coton de Tulear Club of America, Coton breeders, exhibitors, companion owners and the Coton community at large, who all wish to protect the Rare Breed Coton de Tulear.
As a rare breed, it is very important that breeders limit the amount of line - breeding / inbreeding to preserve the health and genetic integrity of our breed.
Unscrupulous breeders will sometimes sell double merle puppies as «rare albino» versions of the breed.
As merles tend to be the rarest colour pattern in most breeds which carry the (M) gene, some unscrupulous breeders see breeding an entire litter of them in terms of money.
The Small Münsterländer is a rare breed in the United States, numbering around 2000, and demand from hunters outstrips the number of available dogs, so breeders typically give preference to hunters.
Such scenarios are particularly common and necessary for breeders and fanciers of rare breeds.
This rule could threaten the future of a vast number of small responsible dog breeders and the very existence of some rare breeds in the United States.
There are some special circumstances, such as rescuing a dog of a known breeding and returning them to their breeder, but these are extremely rare occasions and not likely to happen to the average adopter.
For another, trying to breed for rare colors or extreme sizes is a sign that the breeder is more interested in making money out of a sales gimmick than in producing great puppies.
Breeders who can not produce a 5 or even 7 generation pedigree when asked • Breeders who do not show their dogs in any discipline • Breeders who say «we had a really nice dog» or «we wanted our kids to experience the micracle of birth» so we bredBreeders who sell or breed unpapered dogs — PUREBRED dogs are required to be registered • Breeders who do not do any health testing such as on eyes, heart, thyroid, hips etc. before breedingBreeders who do not want you to visit with them or their dogs • Breeders who do not have a contract • Breeders who have zero health guarantees on puppies / dogs sold from their Kennels • Breeders who do not require all pet / companion pups to be altered • Breeders who say that some colours are «rare» and promote the puppies as such • Breeders who breed a dog before the age of 2 (hips can not even be certified until the age of 2) • Breeders who breed their bitch every heat cycle • Breeders who indiscrimanately breed outside of the GDCA Colour Code — Yes, years ago, it was acceptable to bring in a Blue or Fawn to improve head / bone / substance in a Harlequin line etc. yet this type of breeding was to be done ONLY be highly reputable / quality knowledgeable / experienced Breeders.
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