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Originally Posted by YooperInCO  O.K. If I have an AKC beagle that is an excellent rabbit dog, but I decide not to run him/her in field trials, does that mean he/she shouldn't be bred?
Anyhow, had a reputable (sp?) breeder that's been breeding rottweilers for 30yrs look at him tonight. She checked him out pretty good and told me that she would not hesitate to breed him to her bitch, provided that I get OFA papers. The pedigree on hers has lots of show, schutzhund III, and I forget what all champions. In her dogs 5 gen pedigree, there was maybe 6 or 8 dogs that were not champions. |
If the Beagle is an excellent rabbit dog, at least he is proven that he is doing what he was bred to do. If his health certifications were done...and he is worthy...then I would breed.
Your dog has done nothing to prove that he is worthy of breeding.
To prove that he is worthy of breeding you have to make sure he has the proper temperament and the brains...besides the looks and the health certifications.
What titles have you got on him? Has he got obedience titles? tracking? herding? schutzhund? These were all things that Rottweilers were bred to do...and makes them worthy of breeding.
It does not matter what the pedigree in her dog has...it matter what her dog has now. My dog has all sorts of Champions, and shutzhund champions in his pedigree....it does not mean that he is breeding material.
Not all good dogs produce puppies that should be breeding material.
At 9 years of age...you dog will most likely develop prostate problems if you allow him to breed. Are you ready to face that?
Gina