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  1. I would take that as meaning only the elbows were scored, not the hips.
  2. It means I am selling you a pet, which you can do any activity with - except for show and breed. The vast majority of people want no more than that so having a limited registered puppy is of absolutely no consequence if you’re an ANkC registered breeder looking for a show/breeding potential puppy, I’d expect you to tell me so from the start and we could have a conversation about a main register puppy Dogs can also easily be upgraded to main down the track. I’ve put 2 initially pet puppies on main after they passed their hip/elbow X-rays and then they hit the show ring. Easy peasy. All that has to be done is to communicate with the breeder
  3. Rebanne I think what they’re trying to say is you’re buying a health tested young adult dog as opposed to a brand new puppy who’s yet to go through all that. Good luck with your new dog, hope you enjoy her
  4. It wouldn’t bother me for a pet dog so long as she’s fit and sound currently. 7 is still quite a low score as far as I’m concerned (I have GSDs and we allow up to 8 per side) We had a GSD bitch who scored 3/24 and lived until her teens with no issues, and everyone in hip scored breeds will have owned or know of similar stories. If she’s not showing it now, every chance she’ll be fine
  5. It’s actually been a difficult time to be a breeder also. Sure, there might be a huge market for puppies of late but it hasn’t been easy times to produce them - in Victoria at least. Travelling to specialty breeding vets has been difficult (i do understand its ‘allowed’ but it still doesn’t make it easy) travelling to interstate dogs impossible, getting dogs on flights to stud dogs or puppies to new homes on flights impossible. It was hard to get people to visit to see puppies which means the puppies get less exposure and the breeder and buyer have less opportunity to develop a relationship too. There’s also the huge ethical dilemma about if this year is a good time to actually produce puppies considering the world has gone mad. People are in work/home situations which aren’t typical, opportunities to socialise and train puppies pretty much became non existent in Victoria. There’s going to be a huge glut of puppies who have missed a huge important part of their development because of lockdowns, plus potential separation anxiety from the working from home situation changing Thats my perspective on the other side of the argument anyway
  6. GSDs are never recommended here for some reason. I have both show and working line GSDs and if you can cope with and like mals, you’d be fine with a GSD. I’d actually suggest a good working line if you want more of a deterrent - they’re a bit more serious. A well bred one is social and a good family dog also good luck with it
  7. It sounds like you have been told an untrue story. If at at stage any registered breeder was going to have a litter from the mother of your pup, she would have been registered from the time she was a puppy herself - it’s not something that is done at the time of breeding. Please consider if this is the only untruth that you have been told from the breeder
  8. Your groomer is probably the one to best advise
  9. Maybe from the breeders perspective, they think it’ll be less hassle if the puppy is transferred directly from the previous home to yours hence the money not being refunded etc. Seems a bit backwards to me i had a pup come back from my last litter (11 weeks old, similar story - typical puppy behaviours and unrealistic expectations) Although resettling a puppy back with the breeder and then rehoming seems more traumatic, for me it was important to spend at least a few days assessing the puppy - not only to ensure the puppy wasn’t the vicious beast the owners had said, but also to make sure nothing bad had come of his 3 weeks with them. The previous owners were told any expenses I felt necessary such as a vet check or behaviourist visit were to be taken from their refund and I would refund once I was happy with his condition. Thankfully he was totally fine and now thriving in his new home
  10. Positive K9 training is based near you also and they’re very experienced with German Shepherds
  11. Sorry to see your sad news. Don’t beat yourself up, unfortunately these things happen and an ultrasound was no guarantee hugs to you & Lola
  12. I expect the vets will be looking for the progesterone drop that signals labour is about to happen, so daily testing is advisable
  13. They can go straight on to mushed up, watered down mince or soaked dry. Lots of the specialty puppy dry foods soak very easily into mush that the puppies can lap. I hand feed size appropriate beef mince meatballs from about 3 weeks - you’ll be surprised how well they’re able to cope with food at a young age
  14. The progesterone checks are important when you prepare for a caesar because that’s how the mothers body gets everything ready to whelping, for herself and the puppy. If you do a caesar without the right timing, the puppy will be at risk and the bitch may not accept things (always a very real risk with a first time mum and caesar) Where are you based? It sounds like you might need a breeding vet recommendation. Prog tests can be as little as $50 each time and if you can get there early, it may be possible for a nurse to take the blood so you can get to work on time. The ultrasound seems a bit excessive. You’ll obviously need to be ready & prepared to leave if the time is right.
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