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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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It is the breeding together of dogs that have a well bred superior common ancestor who has attributes that the breeder is attempting to reproduce and improve upon in their own dogs.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Selective breeding of dogs for certain behaviors and abilities has resulted in a concentration of physical traits in addition to the behaviors intended.
Female breeding dogs will sustain less weight loss in nursing, and their general health will permit them to produce puppies for longer than just a few years.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Breeding dogs have a lack of libido, prolonged anestrus, low fertility, or shortened estrus.
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Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker
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Most police dogs are German shepherds imported from Europe because of superior breeding and characteristics.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Because we are breeding for show dogs, we obviously would prefer that the puppies we think will be really hot stuff in the show ring go to homes where the owners want to show the dog or have it shown.
Breeding dogs and raising puppies can be an extremely rewarding experience or it may produce frustration and failure.
Breeding dogs is best left to those who want to improve the breed, both from a temperament and physical standpoint, and who understand the time, work and responsibility involved in preparing to breed and actually breeding a dog.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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The breeding was very much curtailed be the war and Mme J Harper Trois-Fontaines managed to keep her dogs going despite the rationing.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Breeding dogs has become a complex, expensive and demanding practice, which should be backed up by genetic information and screening and a thorough knowledge of the desired traits of the breed.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Breeding dogs is hard work, and the pitfalls are many, and no litter should be bred unless the breeder fully intends on breeding up in quality, that is, to make something as good or better than what he already has.
After breeding dogs for 20 years and producing over 260 litters of German Shepherds, Ed Frawley has answered almost all of the questions a new puppy owners can ask his or her breeder.
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