Im so very sorry for you loss, I just went thru this myself, Im so very sorry
i agree with Maureen up to the point about trusting BREEDERS Lists,,I DONT!!ALL are normally paid listings or biased listings, or BOTH
Im looseing faith in most of them,
the thing to remember is feel comfy with your breeder, get references from people that have purchased from them,
Im unsure why you feel what micro chipping or not ,has to do with the honor of a breeder
there are so many new breeders out there that are just getting into it to make a buck its scary, I have been breeding doodles for over 5yrs and have seen them come and go, several breeders that are supposedly come highly recommended and reputable come to find out arent ,In the past years i have seen this happen time and time again, once from a breeder that sent very very sick pups to another breeder, knowling
so lists ,,recommended breeder list, pheff, holds no merit
so you have to just go back to your gut instinct, ask questions if you feel uncomfortable for some reason
realize these are living beings , and breeders are just that ,,,breeders they are not god, those of us that have dedicated our life to doodles do the very best we can,,,
all the testing in the world wont guarantee no problems later, unless there is a genetic test to put them free and clear
example you can have 2 parents tested for HD certified excellent , and the can STILL produce a dysplastic pup,, why because alot of that is environmental, how they are raised, nutrition, what stress is put on bones and joints as they mature etc
Eyes,,,Cerf,,, they have to recertified every year, my question is what in the world do you do if they dont pass the next year? there is no genetic test for this either
I sure wish there was a guarantee for us all to have a illness free life ,,unfortunatly god holds the cards
sheesh now im rambling,,,,
Sorry for the Doodle Class 101 ,,Im on puppy watch tonite have to keep awake,,LOL
not gonna make it till 7am,,LOL
i agree with Maureen up to the point about trusting BREEDERS Lists,,I DONT!!ALL are normally paid listings or biased listings, or BOTH
Im looseing faith in most of them,
the thing to remember is feel comfy with your breeder, get references from people that have purchased from them,
Im unsure why you feel what micro chipping or not ,has to do with the honor of a breeder
there are so many new breeders out there that are just getting into it to make a buck its scary, I have been breeding doodles for over 5yrs and have seen them come and go, several breeders that are supposedly come highly recommended and reputable come to find out arent ,In the past years i have seen this happen time and time again, once from a breeder that sent very very sick pups to another breeder, knowling
so lists ,,recommended breeder list, pheff, holds no merit
so you have to just go back to your gut instinct, ask questions if you feel uncomfortable for some reason
realize these are living beings , and breeders are just that ,,,breeders they are not god, those of us that have dedicated our life to doodles do the very best we can,,,
all the testing in the world wont guarantee no problems later, unless there is a genetic test to put them free and clear
example you can have 2 parents tested for HD certified excellent , and the can STILL produce a dysplastic pup,, why because alot of that is environmental, how they are raised, nutrition, what stress is put on bones and joints as they mature etc
Eyes,,,Cerf,,, they have to recertified every year, my question is what in the world do you do if they dont pass the next year? there is no genetic test for this either
I sure wish there was a guarantee for us all to have a illness free life ,,unfortunatly god holds the cards
sheesh now im rambling,,,,
Sorry for the Doodle Class 101 ,,Im on puppy watch tonite have to keep awake,,LOL
not gonna make it till 7am,,LOL
