r/DogBreeding

I'm a small, registered breeder in the EU.

I've had my kennel name for about 5-6 years, this is my third litter , but I've been living with breed for 40 years (as pets, co-owning ,show dogs, now breeding).

I'm careful with lines, do all health tests (hips, elbows, patella, genetics), and my dogs are shown.

In my country, the law allows breeding and selling dogs with no health tests, no pedigree, no proven origin.

Most local buyers only care about popular colors and the lowest price.

I'm not here to sell anything.

Just looking for practical advice from other ethical breeders in similar markets

Where do you find serious buyers?

How do you filter out people who know nothing about the breed?

Any tips for placing dogs that aren't the "popular" color?

Thanks 😊

I had a rescue for several years before she passed away. I am looking at adopting a puppy from a breeder. This particular breed isn't super popular in my area, but I did find 3 breeders. Two of which look borderline puppy mills, their dogs don't look all that healthy.

One evening earlier this week, I emailed the third, asking if she still breeds because the website was malfunctioning. She responded the next morning, saying she got out breeding a few years ago, but she did hang onto a male and female from her last litters (they're not brother and sister). She hinted she may not have successfully kept the male away from the female during her heat cycle, she said she'll know in a couple more weeks because right now the female is hard to read either way.

I replied that evening, I asked if that meant she could possibly have a litter ready for adoption eventually, but if not, does she have another responsible breeder she could recommend?

She replied back the next morning, saying if her dog is pregnant, they puppies would be born in 6 weeks and she doesn't have a recommendation for me. She said what makes her a responsible breeder and how she doesn't know anyone who goes to the lengths she does as far as testing and healthcare.

I replied back that evening, asking if it's not too much trouble, could she please let me know when she finds out for sure if the female is pregnant or not because if she is, I'm interested in getting a puppy from her and I "sold" myself as a responsible pet caregiver.

She hasn't replied back. Our usual pattern is I email at night, she emails the next morning, I email that evening, she replies the next morning. It's been 2 mornings she could have replied, and didn't. I can't tell if she's blowing me off? Or is she waiting to reply until she finds out if her dog is pregnant? I would think she'd reply with "I'll let you know when I know" instead of kind of leaving me hanging. I worry I came on too strongly.

I don't know what to make of it, I don't know the usual breeder etiquette? We seemed to have good communication before.

I'm currently on the waitlist for a puppy that the breeder initially anticipated to be born in June, with the dam's heat starting in early April. As of now, heat still hasn't started, though the breeder did let me know she thought it would have started last week. Obviously I understand biology and nature doesn't run on a precise timeline, but the heat prediction being off by so much kind of surprised me. For breeders, how accurately are you generally able to anticipate when heat will begin?

Hi everyone! Im not familiar with IVDD in corgi's ive been looking at reputable breeders and I dont know whether to skip past this breeder or not, so the breeder has OFAS done and everything is good with a excellent hip rating on both, had done eyes eyc for both parents, they are proven with titles BUT here's what gets me, i can see in their genetic panel they both are type 2 for IVDD/CDDY so both parents carry 2 copies and she told me all that means is the puppies will have them but it doesnt mean they will get it but i heard with type 2 you have a increased risk, now I want a sporting corgi, and im worried for IVDD. Is this a red flag???

Do BYBs microchip the new puppies?

Are BYBs selective about potential families who want a puppy?

Hello, is it weird to ask a breeder to pick the puppy up 1 day early?

I have an intact male almost 2 years old And an 11-month-old female intact who just went through her first heat. The plan was to see how she fills out after 2 years and consider breeding them. Kept them apart for several weeks 2 weeks after she stopped bleeding. There was one time my kids were careless and she got out with him for 15 minutes. But she is so much more high energy than he is and he didn't seem to notice her scent for the first couple weeks that we were pretty sure nothing had happened. Now we're looking at possibly 24 days from that occurrence and she is round. They are the same breed and she is larger than he was at his age. So we're not worried about size compatibility. But I do feel that 11 months not only is irresponsible physically for us to continue the pregnancy but I'm worried about how this will affect her mentally. She is still such a baby with puppy energy. She's already slowing down. The puppies would go quickly because the breed is not very common but very well loved and sought after. My male is AKC registered but my female is not and we aren't trying to make a profit just good reliable homes. How many would get a spay abortion in this scenario? Ps- only reason I wanted to consider breeding in the future is so that I can get one puppy that's like my male because his temperament is perfect and this breed doesn't live for very long.

Anyone have an excellent recommendation for AKC breeders for the above breeds? In/around St Louis MO?

We love on a 40+ acres and will need a referral for wireless fencing and training.

Thank you!!

I have been looking for a future show dog.

I have reached out to a few breeders. Telling them about myself, my future plans. Everything goes well till I bring up wanting to show the dog.

I have shown before. It's been a few years since I have and yes, it was with a different breed.

I am honest to say, yes I would be interested in breeding future dog. IF everything went perfectly with the dog.

Health testing and proven in the show ring. Also if the breeder recommends it.

Ive hit a few brick walls. I say, I'm interested in being a co owner.

I feel like of I wasn't interested in showing, it wouldn't be a problem getting a dog.

So, I'm asking. As a breeder what do you want the buyer to be asking or saying????

I’m looking for a field line or performance golden retriever puppy, eventually. My conundrum is that my current dog (Australian cattle dog mix from the shelter) is very dog aggressive and needs to be an only dog, so I absolutely cannot bring home a new dog while she’s alive. She’s about to turn 11 and while she’s slowing down a little she still seems very healthy and I think we have some good years left. But I know I’ll eventually be dogless for a period of time. It’s unavoidable, but I’d also like to minimize it as much as possible.

I’m looking for a health tested, ethically bred golden retriever from field or performance lines. I’ve done a little bit of agility and more nosework with my current dog and I’d like the next dog to have enough brains, drive, and temperament to do reasonably well at both in the future, (current dog has the brains and the drive but is way too reactive for trialing to be any fun). I’m not looking for a dog with crazy drive or unlimited energy, I envision playing fetch for 15-20 minutes at a time twice a day, 2-3 mile walks 3-5 days of the week, and nosework or agility training 1-2 times a week. This is pretty similar to what I do with my current dog, though we do less walking and break the fetch into shorter chunks in the heat of the summer.

I’ve seen a lot of advice on this sub to go and meet breeders at shows, but I’m not really looking for a show-line dog, so I’m not sure that would help. I like the look of the field line Goldens better and I think a dog bred to do a job well is going to be healthier than a dog bred to look pretty in the ring. I think field line breeders bring their dogs to hunt tests, but are those places where spectators are welcomed? The videos I’ve seen don’t really look like there are spectators around, and when I look up retriever clubs the events near me are on private land.

I’m located near Dallas, Texas and I’ve found a few field line golden breeders in Texas who look promising. I’m also willing to drive or fly anywhere in the country to pick up a puppy. I haven’t reached out to any breeders yet, since I can’t bring home a puppy now and don’t want to bother people when I probably won’t be looking for a couple years.

Edit: OK, I get it. Y'all are united in the opinion that 30-40 minutes of fetch, a 2-3 mile walk, and dog sports is the bare minimum exercise for a show line golden. Same questions for show line Goldens, then.

GR bitch had progesterone level of 13 nmg at 2pm on Monday afternoon. She growled and bared teeth at stud dog (as owner suspect she would) so we quickly decided to do AI. We did one insemination at 6pm on Monday evening and the plan was to return at 6pm this evening. The people who helped us on Monday now say they have no time today and have suggested 7pm on Thursday evening. Should we go with their suggestion or should we try to find someone else to do it today?

Hello Reddit!

Disclaimer: this is not a promotion. I am not using this post to promote my dog, but instead I am asking for advice because I have never done this before. I am including health details to give context to better arm anyone willing to help with the information I know about my boy.

I have a 7 month old Red Labradoodle. Mom is 100% yellow lab and dad is 100% poodle with a red coat. I got him from a classmate of mine at my medical school. We got him DNA tested (embark) that shows his lineage as well as his status for low-risk for genetics disease/dysplasia/blindness. We are planning on studding him with my classmates new 100% poodle female in the next coming year. I wanted to know my options for putting him on a stud app to potentially study him to others as well. I am completely new to this space and would like advice as to how to accomplish this.