Iamsemisweet
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Joined: 4/9/2011 From: The Great Northwest, USA Status: offline
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I also breed litters once in a while, Sweet, so I am on your side here. I breed about every five years, make sure the parents have the appropriate health checks; breed only dogs with good structure and temperament; sell on contracts where the dog has to be returned to me if for some reason the buyer can't keep it and must be neutered or spayed if I have determined the puppy is not show quality; and research pedigrees for health and other issues. I always have in mind the goal of improving my chosen breed. I like to show dogs, I am a careful, responsible breeder, and I don't apologize for it. Although one of my dogs is more or less a rescue, I like having well bred purebreds in my chosen breed. They have characteristics and qualities that I can't find just taking a chance on a dog at the dog pound. I also contribute to and participate in my breed club's rescue. Not that I need to explain this, but my breeding is far from profitable. By the time I get a championship on whichever of the parents I own, do the necessary health checks, and pay for the AI or the travel for a natural breeding, it can only be described as a labor of love. Finally, even though I am not a mistress, I thought I would share that I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel on my house move from hell. I am moving out of the home where I lived for 15 years, way out in the country, and into my Love's house in town. The movers come this weekend, and I anticipate being all the way moved by the 23rd.
< Message edited by Iamsemisweet -- 4/9/2012 11:26:51 AM >
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