ok, so i am about to make myself look really dumb right off the bat. I have a list of questions that i cant seam to get answered anywhere else. I got in contact with the breeder where my "Dixie" came from, and she promised to help with questions i had, but she still has yet to email me back. Let me give a little detail to help with understanding. I recieved Dixie about a week and a half ago. She is a 5 month old Mini Aussie. Her former family decided they no longer had time for her. I was given her tags, health and vet papers and her registration papers, which were never filled out, plus her other "effects". Anyway here is my first question. How do you choose a registered name for her paper work? From what i can understand it has something to do with using the breeders name and something you add on yourself. Second question is i really want to breed her, not necessarily to make a big profit, but several people have came to me seeing her on the street with me saying they would love puppies. How old should she be before i breed her the first time and how do i go about finding a good male? I have only found about four breeders online listed in Oklahoma, and one of them seams outragous wanting 900 dollars per puppy. The breeder that she came from seams fair on her prices and her puppies seam to be great quality, but how do i determine if these dogs are related and does that matter? On her paperwork it says that the sire was the same on her father and her mother(in other words she had the same grandpa on both sides of her family). Is this a normal practice? I know when i was a kid my parents raised registered rabbits and it was ok to breed the father and daughter or mother and son, but not brother and sister, Is this the same in dogs? Please dont think i am stupid, i just have a lot of questions that i really need answered. I am not trying to step on toes or create competition or anything like that.

[reeskujo]

Your puppy comes from an inbred bloodline and that is a normal practice for back yard breeders.....responsible breeders do not breed with in the same lines....As a former breeder my suggestion to you is that you should not breed your puppy!.....Breeding is very expensive and requires a lot of time and money....genetic testing needs to be done on both parents before then can be bred....You have to provide vet care to the mom before,during and after pregnancy...You may have the cost of an emergency c-section if she can't deliver on her own and then you have vet care for all the puppies which includes check ups,shots and wormings...A female should not be bred until she's a minimum of 2 yrs. old....

Before breeding, you need to know anything and everything about the bloodlines. You need to know about all existing and previous genetic health problems in the lines...EVERYTHING. This is not always an easy task.

You may have a wonderful dog and many people that would love his or her puppies, but choosing to breed should never be taken lightly. It is an enormous responsibility.

Many people do not stop and think about the consequences that can occur. Are you willing to breed your dog and risk her health due to certain complications?...because it is possible. Are you willing to produce these puppies without knowing whether or not the dam and sire are genetic carriers of recessive genetic defects/diseases? What if the pups were born with life threatening congenital defects? How would you feel to know that these defects were not discovered until the puppies were in new homes?

My 1 1/2 year old schnauzer. Lacie, passed away in her sleep...in our home almost a year ago. Our other schnauzer, Zoe, (her sister) is missing most of her liver, and has several life threatening health problems due to genetic conditions. Our 5 year old little boy witnessed my reaction when I discovered that Lacie had died. It had an enormous impact on my family. It is something I would never wish on anyone.

...my point is that we ended up with two very sick dogs because of a very irresponsible breeder that did not have genetic testing done and was knowingly breeding dogs that were carriers of many genetic problems.

A dog, or puppy, becomes a member of your family. It is absolutely heartbreaking to lose your beloved friend because of a genetic or congenital health problem or defect. Do you really want to risk being responsible for something like this just because people like your dog? I am not trying to be rude, but it is something that should be seriously considered.

you are not looking dumb at all. you are to be commended for asking.

mini aussies are not a recognized breed of AKC. you may have AKC papers but they will not say "mini". these dogs have been manufactured by irresponsibly breeding small poorly bred aussies & mixing in some sheltie along the line.

the breeder is not getting back to you because she knows you aren't going to like the answers.

all these people who want puppies - send them to PetFinder.org shelters & rescues are full of anything they could possibly want & while we are slaughtering 6 million pets a year in shelters, only the most responsible breeders should be breeding.

this is the perfect age to get her spayed, before she goes into heat which increases her risk of cancer by 80%

So you want to be a breeder?

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