I'm wondering what breeders think regarding breeding puppies. How many are too many in a year. Where is the line drawn in the sand when enough is enough. When should one rethink their strategy and look to their hearts instead of the wallet. Are they truly looking to better the breed or is the almighty dollar the driving force. Thank You Much
Every reputable breeder I've ever dealt with only has one or two litters a year so they can get a keeper puppy to improve their existing line.
I've been following this forum for a decade and what I've read and heard is remarkable in some cases. It is also not fair or true in some of the answers you have received.
Never take too much from Forum "breeders" as the gospel. The best breeders have little time to spend typing replies. They are cleaning their kennels, working their dogs or raising a litter properly.
Sadly those who say commercial breeders are not "puppy mills" are wrong. yes every mill has different sanitary conditions. Yet it does not change the fact that anyone breeding 150 litters a year is anything but a puppy miller.
Now the real money is made when you get a great reputation and you get a "Stud Dog" that everyones wants to stamp their line with its features. That takes years and decades to do. Are "Stud Dog" owners millers because they sell the sperm of a great dog? No.
Some of the people telling you Commercial Breeders are not puppy mills, are they same people telling you the "Show" Labrador still looks like a Labrador. The people who judge shows and are leaders in the Breed Clubs are the very people who are giving you a hard time.
All breeders are not reputable, especially some of the ones who post on Wiscoy or other forums. The same ones who post here have sold their souls to the Silver breeders too.
Get to know a breeder who is local to you, and get recommendations from family or friends. A web site does not make a good breeder. Nor do their comments on Wiscoy.
So it's ok to pimp out your stud dog and make money off of them, but not by breeding a larger volume of puppies to do so? Where do all those litters of puppies go sired by your stud dog?
As for your name, I am assuming that is 'the' Arnold? You do realize his owner has a large volume of dogs right? They live in a barn with luxurious paddacks and stalls to run, but they are all not house dogs. There is nothing wrong with this either. But rarely do successful kennels keep only a handful of dogs. Many must breed in larger volume in order to have more puppies to select from to get those truly exceptional dogs.
To all you folks who think that to reputable to have to follow the elitist way of breeding and that is only 1 to 2 litters a year, keep all your dogs in the house, have only a limited number of dogs yada, yada, yada how do you think one builds a recognized kennel style from that? And do you think those who breed in volume don't care about their dogs only the money? You should be ashamed of yourselves. There are many people who have large volumes of dogs who take excellent care of them.
As MYOB states, just because people breed differently than you doesn't make them wrong.
This is the most stupid bunch of notes. One person giving her opinion and trying to run down others. Think this person needs to get out of Labradors or get her a few that keep her busy.
