| a good breeder:
doesn't breed to add to the doberman population, rather, to add to the doberman breed. If it means only one litter out of proven health tested parents and the puppies go on to exemplify the doberman breed rather as home/pets or show or working dogs, then that was a good breeding from a good breeder.
A good breeder is very selective in placing puppies - they carefully screen homes for both pet and show puppies. The good breeder will realize their own capacity for managing however many puppies they produce, ie if screening homes and selectively placing puppies becomes too burdensome, the good breeder will scale back breeding accordingly. A good breeder does not breed for the sake of breeding.
A good breeder is not in it for profit. Any money made is icing on the cake and is used by the good breeder to further the doberman breed.
A good breeder is there for the homes where they place their puppies, as a lifelong resource and partner in raising the puppy. A good breeder cares about the puppies for life. A good breeder will always take a puppy back for any reason and be involved in rehoming it with the same selective rigor applied the first if not more.
just some initial thoughts |