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@savedthroughgrace Baby puppies should be fed a mush - not straight to dry kibble. This link has a little summary, I imagine given the wildfires that you're not looking to feed a super elite blend. You should be able to use your existing kibble as the basis for your puppy mush.

@warriorofyahweh I have one dog with a .29 PennHip DI and we were very happy with this, but his CHED was 5:3 (8 total) and that is only equivocal to OFA Good. I can't imagine how high a score a .7+ DI would equate to. A .7+ PennHip DI would be disqualified from breeding consideration as per my...

@april_0718 Even if you only did one litter per lifetime, even if you waited til 4 for it, you'd definitely end up with more than 3 in your home. That's not even accounting for any males you have! People are naive about what ethical looks like, imho.

@keish62 Assuming you breed one litter every 3 years, and keep one female from the litter. Assume you only ever breed each dog once. You'll reach more than your 3 dog limit within the lifespan of the oldest dog and then need to choose if you want more than 3 or you want to compromise and have...

@keish62 Keeping all retired breeding dogs is how many become dog hoarders, just fyi. Not sure why downvotes are coming in, it's true? I'm absolutely not saying all breeders do this, but even in show circles we all know of several older folks (usually women) that have gone this way as their...