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@jcimindia Here is an excellent breakdown from a WSS breeder. I don’t have a problem with WELL-BRED dogs costing a lot, but not poorly bred ones. Here’s another great article about why we should be buying from breeders who show/work their dogs.

@treesd If you knew anything about breeding, you’d know that AKC registered means nothing. It’s what’s in the pedigree that matters. Linebreeding can be done ethically. Considering you breed brindle (not purebred) pugs, you must not be proving your dogs. Where are your dogs’ conformation...

@treesd Do you know anything about AKC recognition? Such as… they literally won’t recognize any breed that’s a cross of two breeds? To protect breeds that are already AKC recognized, FSS will not accept any dogs that result from crossing two AKC-registrable breeds. Mixed breeds are already...

@treesd Specialty breeds? You mean mixed breeds. There’s nothing wrong with them, but they should be held to the same standard as purebreds… which means health testing and proving the dogs in venues appropriate for the breed or mix. The sport mix people do it, doodle people have no excuse. If...

@treesd You can restrict breeding rights in AKC using limited registration. People don’t always listen but it can be done. Contractually is good, I’ve seen people take puppy buyers to court for breaking contract (usually on breeding). Except that breeding reputably means you’re breeding to...

@kjcolt I totally agree that the hate can be unreasonable. I don’t see any reason why breeders CAN’T be like Moonrise, tbh. There’s zero reason to not show and prove your purebred stock, and there’s other venues besides AKC that allow unaltered mixed dogs to compete. I’m just really really sick...

@kjcolt I don’t hate mixes. I know of this breeder. She is leagues above other doodlers. It is of note that she did not complete cardiac testing prior to breeding Sparkle, but that’s still way better than not doing it at all. I also find it commendable that she titles her dogs. Do I think...

@william3 So you don’t have proof of any reputable doodle breeder? Even if not your own kennel, no one else? Strange. Here’s a challenge: link me a doodle kennel on OFA that has all of their breeding stock tested with definitive hips, definitive elbows, heart, and eyes yearly. Because that’s...

@william3 Your knowledge is very impressive, but I’m not so happy with what you’ve described here. Selling each puppy with breeding rights is a giant red flag to me. “Poodle studs love the money they make off the doodles”. Unethical breeding at its finest, breeding for profit. I would love to...

@meghagupta His hips needed to be radiographed when he turned 2. A normal vet visit cannot tell you if hips have good structure. GSDs also need elbows done and a variety of genetic tests.

@meghagupta Except, that’s not good enough. He needs to have his hips radiographed. That doesn’t account for the other tests GSDs should be getting.

@meghagupta That’s even worse. They need to be 2 to pass their hip tests.

@meghagupta Male is too young to be bred, as he wouldn’t be able to pass his health tests.