And they've filled us in on his pedigree as well: the dog's official name is Amigo's New Hope, and he was bred by Art and Martha Stern, long -
time breeders who reside near Dallas.
What about the first
time breeder who is about to sell some puppies?
Not exact matches
At the same
time, the PLC will enthusiastically champion the vast majority of
breeders who care deeply about animals, and
who operate above those standards because they care about the animals they breed.
To receive an information packet, containing the Ambassador list and a list of
Breeders who have puppies and older dogs at the current
time, contact:
At
times, you will encounter
breeders who do not keep proper records of the parents» health history.
I'll also ask around and see what I can find out, but I think your best answers will come from a
breeder who deals with this situation all the
time.
Correcting that, just like achieving it, takes some
time — and that's if there's consensus among the
breeders and all those smug kennel club types
who have trouble ever admitting they were wrong.
Even if we do nt have a dog available at the
time we can put you in touch with either a rescue Organization or a
breeder who does.
Those two extraordinary documents have withstood the test of
time, and an IRS «Day of Reckoning» most surely awaits the «April Fools»
who have heretofore sanctimoniously desecrated the Constitutional Rights of Responsible
Breeders.
These are
breeders who are totally in it just for the money and do not take the
time or care to breed good dogs.
BreedersClub.net does not pre-screen the Old
Time Farm Shepherds dog
breeders who advertise their puppies and dogs for sale in the BreedersClub.net
breeder directory and in the classified ads.
Those
who are considering the Yorkie for the first
time should be sure to check out the
breeder referral page at http://www.ytca.org/
breeder2.html then continue on to
breeder referral listings at http://www.ytca.org/
breeder3.html.
Automatic fail: If you're connecting with a
breeder who doesn't seem to have a good answer about why they're breeding so often, and you can tell that they're just using the same few dogs over and over again, thank them for their
time and walk away.
«Being a first
time dog owner, I was skeptical of buying a puppy from unknown traders and
breeders who demanded 100 % upfront payment.
Instead, look for a
breeder who takes the
time to provide you a little more information about themselves.
Automatic fail: A
breeder who declared «it was inhumane / harmful to the puppy so I skipped it this
time.»
Once in a blue moon, you may find a credible
breeder who uses a site like this to sell puppies they haven't been able to place (due to poor
timing, lack of personal website, etc.), but do you really want to sift through 999 ads just to find the ONE that might be legitimate?
Right about now is an excellent
time to start letting those elected officials
who refuse to support the Puppy Mill Bills know that there are more dog lovers in Pennsylvania than there are
breeders and that you will be voting for candidates
who refuse to support the pet profiteers and their breed for greed mentality as well as for those
who place compassion above cash contributions.
They are
breeders who have invested the
time and commitment to the breed so ensuring that your puppy is well breed.
 Truth be told, no one will ever know exactly what provoked the Zimmerman brothers to pull the trigger of a gun at least 80
times in order to kill the
breeder dogs
who had served their masters well by producing approximately 2,000 puppies that the brothers sold over a six year period. Even at a modest fee of $ 250.00 per puppy the financial gain realized by these «poor» farmers (see Fun Facts, below) was easily in excess of half a million dollars....
Take your
time to research the breed and look for
breeders who are aware of the health problems these dogs face and work to remove affected dogs from their breeding programs.
Breeders who survive the test of
time and learn to appreciate their triumphs along with overcoming their struggles are definitely a select few and I greatly admire them.
It's important you do your research and find a
breeder who is actively involved in their regional clubs, donate of their
time and resources to the betterment of the breed and work hard to breed quality dogs.
Dog
breeders in Iowa
who repeatedly do not comply with the Animal Welfare Act are allowed to continue raising and breeding dogs — sometimes in horrible conditions — while federal inspectors give the cited
breeders time to correct violations.
Owners and
breeders who keep these rabbits as pets, show or fur animals should groom their rabbit with a slicker brush bi-weekly on off - season shedding
times and 1 - 2
times per week when they begin to shed.
These are the
breeders who have the
time and energy to actually care about the future of the puppies they produce.
Most
breeders are hobbyists
who work full
time during the week and attend dog shows and training classes on weekends, so don't be put off if a
breeder isn't immediately responsive to your inquiry.
The
breeder of a dog is the person
who was registered as the owner of the dam at the
time of the breeding.
The most practical solution to this potential problem is to purchase only one puppy at a
time from a reputable
breeder who has striven to socialize the pup from near - birth.
Nobody is arguing that dogs should be treated badly, kept in cages their entire lives, denied socialization with other dogs, or anything of the sort, but to suggest that there are no commercial - scale
breeders doing a good job with their dogs is a comment that could only be made by somebody
who has never taken the
time to go out and spend
time on the farms owned by all kinds of commercial - scale
breeders.
In a statement, The Humane Society of the United States said, «The USDA is announcing today a monumental victory for puppy mill dogs and those
who advocate on their behalf, with plans to subject the thousands of
breeders who sell online to federal inspections and oversight for the first
time.
For
breeders, this dog could be the one
who is not very interested in breeding or has a hard
time going to term in her pregnancy, either due to abortion or delivering prematurely.
Unfortunately, in recent
times, many of the same despicable
breeders who run puppy mills are now producing tens of thousands of dogs they transport through fake «rescue channels» in an appalling business called «retail rescue.»
I used to be in a relationship for a long
time with someone
who was a GR
breeder.
For example, the New York
Times highlighted the story of one woman
who purchased a puppy from an AKC
breeder only to find out the puppy suffered from a number of abnormalities as a result of reckless breeding practices; the
breeder had passed AKC's inspection only two weeks prior.
But smaller breeds have their problems as well, like the Bashkir Curly where many
breeders continue to use and promote the use of hairless (extreme / baldy *) horses in breeding based on the anecdote that they are homozygous for the curly coat gene; these are horses
who are defenseless to weather extremes (head & cold) and bugs (no manes, no tail hair, many
times large swaths of their body hairless as well).
Most
times also those
breeders who attempt to let the mothers have puppies naturally, if for some miracle she is able to pass them, she will have 1 or 2 on her own, then she stops pushing cause she's tired and ends up needing a c - section anyway.
There is no
time or effort spent raising dogs and puppies from so called
breeders who buy these Imported Puppies, it's a business and they have NOTHING invested in the puppy.
By choosing two dogs to breed together
who have lower numbers of shedding genes (when health and temperament are comparable), a
breeder can steer their breeding program to produce puppies with lower shedding over
time.
The volunteer
who was instrumental in recovering the dogs from the Midlands
breeder was the real hero in this story, convincing the backyard
breeder to surrender the pets to us so they could be saved - just in
time.
So at the same
time that we support shelter adoption for those individuals
who are willing to take a leap of faith on a dog that has fallen on hard
times and needs a second chance, we also need to focus on developing a better paradigm in which companion dogs are created responsibly by
breeders who put top priority on responsibly producing puppies with excellent health and temperament and
who provide those puppies with optimal early socialization and training.
Patrick Ryan (aka Tiger Rag's Tag «Paddy») is from long -
time Sheltie
Breeders and Judges, Carl & Patty Skinner of Homewood Shelties, Placerville, CA -
who I highly recommend, respect and care for deeply.
Getting these two legends of veterinary medicine together at the same
time is very rare, and to actually allow
time for Q & A. I don't know a veterinarian, a cat
breeder or a cat lover
who wouldn't benefit.
Take your
time and choose the puppy you think fits your family the best and the
breeder who passes the «Responsible
Breeder Test»
Dani Joy (aka Hurricane Havana Morning Joy) is from long -
time Sheltie
Breeders and Judges, Carl and Patty Skinner of Homewood Shelties, Placerville, CA -
who I highly recommend, respect and care for deeply.
Phyllis Giroux, D.V.M.,
who concentrates on veterinary sports medicine and reproduction in her practice and is a
breeder of Labrador Retrievers and Norwich Terriers in Goldvein, Va., says, «Canines have multiple ovulating eggs that may not be released at exactly the same
time.
I was the individual
who orchestrated these «public condemnations» by responsible
breeders, and I thought at the
time that you would be ecstatic with the fact that a sincere, genuine and substantive effort was being made to advocate what was in the best interest of animals.
The ONLY
time ANY
breeder needs something which is UNTYPICAL for the breed is when the breed is in general lacking a specific quality and that quality can only be found in a dog
who is VERY GOOD otherwise, but has whatever wrong with him to make him UNTYPEY - in this particular case being extremely oversized.
At the
time virtually all commercial
breeders sold some or all of their dogs to pet stores, so it's fair to say that the existing regulations were written for
breeders who were unambiguously commercial.
«But the availability of sugar gliders and hedgehogs can sometimes be an issue, as
breeders may be difficult to find and stores can have a hard
time keeping these exotics in inventory,» said Korecky,
who recommends partnering with a reputable local
breeder for your livestock supply.