Dedicated
hobby breeders take responsibility for every puppy produced and stand behind every dog they have bred, for the life of the dog.
What is a hobby breeder - a guest article describing the steps
a hobby breeder takes in breeding and placement.
Not exact matches
Please note that most
breeders that are labelled «
hobby breeders» do knowingly
take a loss.
Hobby breeders often improvise and
take one problem at a time, hoping that Mother nature will
take care of everything seamlessly.
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.
If you
take the time to go into the real world and talk to actual
breeders,
hobby and commercial scale alike, then you will find, as I have, that they are just like small - and large - scale rescuers and shelters.
One
takes aim at puppy mills, requiring commercial and
hobby breeders to purchase a $ 100 permit from the county that would need to be renewed annually.
Good
breeders take pride in their
hobby, and welcome the opportunity to brag about their dogs!