Sentences with phrase «hobby breeder with»

Once this one - off or accidental litter has been dealt with, the hobby breeder with rarely plan another breeding.

Initially, once the female dog is visibly pregnant, a hobby breeder with start a long and intensive quest for updated dog breeding knowledge — and its generally when they find Breeding Business!

As a result, commercial kennels and hobby breeders with more than an arbitrary number of dogs or litters have become targets for anti-breeding groups that lobby for laws to restrict these law - abiding operations.

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Hobby breeders have always sold direct to the buyer just like craft people sell their wares to the public - with no government inspection.

Good breeders are not necessarily expensive, many show their dogs and breed for a hobby, happy to cover their costs with a small profit.

First Generation - MINIATURES & MEDIUMS - We are a very small hobby level breeder, with over 24 years experience, located in west central Illinois.

A serious hobby breeder will usually belong to a breed club, be involved in showing dogs, present a clean environment with healthy, well - socialized puppies, be at least as interested in your qualifications to be an owner as you are in the breeder, give you a record of dates and types of inoculations and worming and insist that you take the pup to a vet for a check - up and to continue with inoculations, give you written instructions on feeding, training and care, provide a pedigree and registration application form; provide references; provide a written contract with conditions of sale and warranty; and assure you that the relationship between you and the breeder is a continuing one.

Good - intentioned people who buy from pet stores, puppy mill websites, or even local backyard breeders (people who breed as a hobby or an «oops» but do not actually know their breed inside and out, nor do they test for health and temperament before breeding) often face serious veterinary bills associated with genetic issues that arise as these puppies grow.

Animal Dealer The USDA sometimes uses this word as a catch - all, categorizing pet breeders, pet wholesalers, animal brokers, auction operators, hobby breeders, public pounds, private shelters, boarding kennels and others as dealers — dealing with animals.

While I agree with the backyard breeder part of your statement, most reputable breeders would fall under what you call the «hobby breeder» category.

You stated, «The law, unfortunately, does not make provisions for dealing with backyard breeders or hobby breeders that are selling puppies out of their home.»

«I am not a fan of pet stores selling dogs, but there is no way the hobby breeders can keep up with any of this,» Boyd said.

Petland's spokeswoman says the store's policy is to source puppies only from local adoption groups, hobby breeders (as defined by the Animal Welfare Act), and USDA - licensed breeders with no direct violations on their latest inspection report.

Pat Boyd, a boxer breeder and president of the Jupiter - Tequesta Dog Club, said local hobby breeders, prevented by local law from breeding more than 19 puppies a year, can not keep up with the demand for pure - bred animals.

One is set in a commercial breeding environment with hundreds or even thousands of other dogs, while the other is set in a hobby breeder's home environment with only a mother dog or a small group of household pets.

Upgrade the current commercial dog breeder law, requiring larger enclosures that have solid flooring and are not stacked Require that commercial breeders provide basic care, including constant access to exercise areas, nutritious food and potable water, socialization with humans and other dogs, regular and proper veterinary care, and more Require those selling 15 or more dogs in Ohio each year, regardless of where they are located, to also adhere to Ohio's humane standards Hobby breeders (defined as breeders with fewer than 8 female breeding dogs) as well as animal shelters and rescue groups are exempt from coverage.

As with hobby - scale breeders, rescuers and shelters, commercial - scale breeders represent a range of good and bad practices.

If there is any one thing I'd like to get across with this article, is the importance of getting a dog from a good hobby breeder, from someone committed to the breed, who isn't in it for making money over producing quality dogs, from someone who cares to produce the best dogs with the best temperament and health, someone who is therefore heavily involved in their breed.

Hobby dog breeders with only a litter every year or two may just break - even, while more organized show dog breeders can generate several thousands of dollars of pure profit yearly.

It is unfair to paint all dog breeders - hobby breeders, backyard breeders, or commercial breeders - with a broad brush and assume that they are all cut from the same cloth.

Hobby breeders operate with a relatively small number of breeding females so they often work with other hobby breeders in order to maintain genetic diversity in their breeding progHobby breeders operate with a relatively small number of breeding females so they often work with other hobby breeders in order to maintain genetic diversity in their breeding proghobby breeders in order to maintain genetic diversity in their breeding programs.

Non-commercial breeders, hobby breeders, occasional breeders, backyard breeders should also be bound by the same requirements and should be obliged to register each litter with their local authority and be issued a reference before they can offer the puppies for sale.

Oh, but I'd also like to ask, has anyone met or spoken with a breeder - commercial, hobby, puppy - mill, or back yard - who admits to being an IRresponsible or DISreputable one?

Currently, responsible small and hobby breeders across this country provide Americans with healthy, well - socialized, loving family companions.

Farmers, ranchers, animal trainers, animal scientists, dog and cat breeders, veterinarians, zoo keepers, and others who live and work with animals recognize these challenges and work within their professions, hobbies and businesses to address them.

Hobby breeder: A breed fancier who has a breed or two (or even three); follows a breeding plan to preserve and protect each breed; produces a limited number of litters each year; breeds only when a litter will enhance the breed and the breeding program; raises the puppies with plenty of environmental stimulation and human contact; has a contract that protects breeder, puppy, and buyer; raises dog in the house or runs a small, clean kennel; screens breeding stock to eliminate hereditary defects; works with a breed club or kennel club to promote and protect the breed; and cares that each and every puppy is placed in the best home possible.

It's deceptively easy to say that John Jones or Mary Smith runs a puppy mill or that pet store puppies come from puppy mills, but the label is tossed about so frequently and with so little regard for accuracy that each prospective dog owner should ascertain for himself whether or not he wishes to buy a dog from John Jones, Mary Smith, a pet store, or a hobby breeder.

As a result, publicity campaigns highlight kennels where dozens or hundreds of dogs are kept in poor conditions, but the bills themselves often target responsible hobby and commercial breeders with far fewer breeding dogs.

With hobby breeders gone, pet buyers would be forced to obtain pets from large, commercial vendors.

According to Michael Brim, public relations director of The Cat Fanciers» Association, the typical person registering kittens with CFA is a hobby breeder - someone who produces a few kittens a year in an effort to obtain one or two that fit a breed standa rd. Kittens fitting the standard compete in shows, and as they mature, a few are selected for breeding.

Working Together This all starts with the diverse and caring pet industry — from independent retailers and hobby breeders to major distributors, manufacturers, allied associations and so many others.

In the old days, when tropical freshwater fish were king, there were hobby breeders around who made a decent income working with such fish as angels, rams, guppies and bettas.

Breeding the German Shepherd is not just a hobby for us, it is our passion, a commitment of excellence, perfection with knowledge, a dedication that starts with the breeder and our breeding stock of superior German Shepherd sires and dams.

The department of agriculture shall not retain, contract with, or otherwise utilize the services of the personnel of any nonprofit organization for the purpose of inspection or licensing of any animal shelter, pound, or dog pound, boarding kennel, commercial kennel, contract kennel, commercial breeder, hobby or show breeder, or pet shop under sections 273.325 to 273.357.

(13) «Hobby or show breeder», a noncommercial breeder who breeds dogs or cats with the primary purpose of exhibiting or showing dogs or cats, improving the breed or selling the dogs or cats, and having no more than ten intact females.