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Post by Collie on Jan 10, 2009 23:01:12 GMT -5
Do you feel that dog breeding is okay in any shape or form? Or do you believe that there's guidelines that a breeder must follow? Or are you completely against it?
My opinion:
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I believe in responsible breeding. I'm going to be a breeder one day, I'm just currently in the process of studying.
Here's what my research has found thus far:
-The most important part of breeding is genetic health testing. Testing for genetic diseases and disorders such as hip dysplicia, PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), and CEA (Collie Eye Anomoly). Some of the testing is breed-specific. Just another reason why you should really know your breed before breeding that breed.
-Good breeders usually breed according to the standard. I feel that the standard, (1) keeps the breed unique and (2) preserves the qualities in the breed that make it the right breed for a particular person.
-Research, research, research. Researching is one of the most mist important things in breeding. A good breeder-to-be will study breeding, the ethics involved, etc at least two years <b>worth</b> before actually breeding.
-Mentor. Breeders-to-be should always try to get a good, reputable, and experienced mentor. The mentor should be one who has been successfully breeding for at least 10 years. A mentor helps the breeder-to-be gain the hands-on experience they need and is great to learn from. That said, never take a mentor's advice as set-in-stone, without question. Not everything they'll teach you is necessarily right.
-Breeding, at least responsible breeding, is purely to keep the breed healthy. It should never be done for money, or because you want "little versions" of your dog running around.
First, good breeders do not make money off breeding 99% of the time because health testing, studs fees (for a good and health-tested stud), etc cost too much for that.
Second, breeding will not give you exact copies of your dog. What you will get is dog who is unique from all other dogs. Even dogs in the same litter have very different looks and personalities.
I care so much about breeding that I even made a website on it for educational purposes:
cookiemiller.tripod.com
My opinion:
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I believe in responsible breeding. I'm going to be a breeder one day, I'm just currently in the process of studying.
Here's what my research has found thus far:
-The most important part of breeding is genetic health testing. Testing for genetic diseases and disorders such as hip dysplicia, PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), and CEA (Collie Eye Anomoly). Some of the testing is breed-specific. Just another reason why you should really know your breed before breeding that breed.
-Good breeders usually breed according to the standard. I feel that the standard, (1) keeps the breed unique and (2) preserves the qualities in the breed that make it the right breed for a particular person.
-Research, research, research. Researching is one of the most mist important things in breeding. A good breeder-to-be will study breeding, the ethics involved, etc at least two years <b>worth</b> before actually breeding.
-Mentor. Breeders-to-be should always try to get a good, reputable, and experienced mentor. The mentor should be one who has been successfully breeding for at least 10 years. A mentor helps the breeder-to-be gain the hands-on experience they need and is great to learn from. That said, never take a mentor's advice as set-in-stone, without question. Not everything they'll teach you is necessarily right.
-Breeding, at least responsible breeding, is purely to keep the breed healthy. It should never be done for money, or because you want "little versions" of your dog running around.
First, good breeders do not make money off breeding 99% of the time because health testing, studs fees (for a good and health-tested stud), etc cost too much for that.
Second, breeding will not give you exact copies of your dog. What you will get is dog who is unique from all other dogs. Even dogs in the same litter have very different looks and personalities.
I care so much about breeding that I even made a website on it for educational purposes:
cookiemiller.tripod.com