New to the site, not sure how I found this thread but it just came up on some search I'd done. Interesting how Google works sometimes.
Asal, your comments are a breath of fresh air.
I don't show.
I'm registered with ANKC and I breed my dogs - for pets.
I have paid for a prefix and my dogs get the very best of care. They live in my house with me.
My dogs have all the necessary health testing with veterinary specialists and they have the necessary DNA health testing done before being bred.
I have one stunning dog that I bought for breeding but temperament is not acceptable to me. They live as a pet with me after being desexed. I won't breed a bad temperament.
The people who have bought my puppies were going to buy oodle mixes but after learning about the importance of health testing and the predictability that comes with purebreds, they are now converts. They are also converting their friends.
My puppy buyers know that if for any reason they can't keep their dog, I will always take it back, I stand by the dogs I breed for the rest of their lives.
I'm looking for another breeding bitch so I can have her health tested and DNA tested, then breed sound healthy purebred pets. Nobody will sell me one for this purpose.
I agree that breeders of purebreds who don't recognise that it's ok to breed a healthy dog for people who just want pets are contributing to the demand for oodles and other mixes. I have a friend who breeds moodles and cavoodles, she cannot keep up with demand, has at least one litter of mixed breed pups a month. $2000 a pup (she'd love to use my dogs but I've tactfully declined, I'd prefer to promote the well bred purebred). Groodle pups not so long ago were going for $6000 on Gumtree.
The comment about the number of Maltese registered shows it all - there are very few pure Maltese being bred/registered, but guess how many Maltese Shih Tzu mixes are out there?
I'm ostracised by breeders when I approach them to enquire about buying a healthy purebred bitch for my purpose.
Am I really that bad a person? Please, correct me if you think I'm doing the wrong thing here.
