thea2003

With all the talk lately of kimbertal and proper care and conditioning of dogs etc., it got me wondering.
What is everyones definition of a "good breeder"?

Is a good breeder someone who puts titles on their dogs and has puppies all the time?
Is a good breeder someone who health tests,puts no titles on their dogs and has a litter once a year?
Is a good breeder someone who has puppies only every once in a while?
Is a good breeder someone who only does limited health testing limited showing and produces litter after litter?
Is a good breeder the one who only has a litter every couple of years and health tests and puts titles on their dogs, but does not keep in contct with puppy buyer?
What is everyone's definition of a "good breeder" ? and why do those things make them a good breeder?

Thanks

Julie W

This has been discussed a ton already on the forum if you do a search for it. (not that I would know how to search that LOL)

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thea2003

LOL i searched it and gave up after 4 pages it comes up with "breeder"

dobermansrule

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

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