Registered AKC Golden (M)

[ekim]

I have an intact 6 year old AKC registered golden retriever that we would like to stud since we would like a Golden puppy.

Does anyone know of legitimate places where you can meet people interested in breeding their dogs?

Thank you in advance.

 

[kjcolt]

@ekim The majority of the time, this naturally happens through the connections you make via dog shows, your mentor or dog sport competitions (AKC retriever trials, field trials, agility, Hunt tests, competitive obedience and etc). The people competing in these events are usually dog breeders themselves.

If your dog is fully OFA tested, is of breeding quality and is titled, then people will approach you about breeding to your dog. They’ll see him competing in an AKC sport/working trial or conformation show and if they like him, then they’ll ask about it.

Though to be honest, Golden Retrievers are a very competitive breed. The overall amount of high quality, highly accomplished studs in the breed is high. As a result, just being AKC registered isn’t going to cut it since someone with a female Golden already has plenty of Grand Champion show dogs, highly accomplished working dogs and etc to choose from. All of which will be fully OFA tested in accordance with the GCRA code of ethics.

If you want a mentor to help you in getting started with all of this, then Robin Bowen of Prism Goldens is a great breeder who’s very friendly and welcoming towards newcomers. She’s often open to taking new breeders under her wing and helping them with starting out on the right foot.

Since your dog was previously a stud dog from another breeder, do you have breeding rights and pedigree information for him? The majority of the time, retired breeding dogs are sold to pet only homes on terms that don’t allow for breeding. So I wouldn’t breed unless you have permission from the original breeder.

The pedigree information part is extremely important because Golden Retrievers suffer from high rates of cancer. As a result, it’s extremely important to research the pedigrees of any dogs you plan on breeding to ensure that the resulting puppies have a good chance of being healthy, long lived dogs who won’t die of cancer at age 2.

Golden Retrievers have a great, free online pedigree database called K9Data. So if you have your dog’s pedigree or registered name, then you can punch that into K9Data to find out how long his ancestors lived for, what they died of if cause of death is known and so much more.

 

[ekim]

@kjcolt I do have permission; they sold me their only intact male golden & told me about his previous litters.

They had a total of five adult Goldens. This was the only intact male left.

 

[jacenock]

@ekim AKC doesn't mean or prove anything, plenty of backyard breeders selling AKC dogs everywhere. Unless your dog is proven and passes all necessary test as stated above you shouldn't be breeding l.

 

[lumiere]

@ekim I do agree with everyone. The biggest part about being a responsible breeder is:

1. Producing healthy puppies
2. Producing good temperment puppies
3. Not adding more puppies to shelters

There is so much more but these are the 3 things I find most important.

Goldens have a high risk for cancer along with hip, elbow, and heart issues. If you "rescued" him from a breeder that allowed you to continue breeding him I would worried that they didn't health test their dogs to begin with.

The only way to know if you're going to produce healthy puppies is through health testing. It is also important to know the lineage of your dog, so you don't accidently inbreed them and create more health issues.

Health testing isn't a "Well I don't need it" kind of thing. If you don't health test your dogs before hand you could be making puppies with terrible health issues without even knowing it.

 

[bobbiessusu]

@ekim Your vet said you don't have to do health testing unless the bitch owner requires it? Your vet is clearly not well informed on what ethical breeding is.

Lots of vets aren't, to be fair. But take what your vet says with a grain of salt.

Goldens have quite a few problems that can be tested for, you should test for all of them before breeding. The bitch should be tested also.

Goldens have serious issues that can't be tested for-a lot of them are dying young from cancer. So when you're finding a bitch to breed to, I hope you'll try to find lines that aren't dropping dead before double digits.

As to where to connect with other owners who want to breed. Dog events like shows and trials are the traditional way. If you're not breeding for show or sport and don't do any of that I'd just try to find other local golden owners and connect with them.

 

[chrishudges]

@ekim How do you know he’s breeding quality?

 

[ekim]

@chrishudges He’s sired several litters and was a rescue from a retired breeder.

Vet says he’s good to go & he’s AKC registered.

 

[chrishudges]

@ekim Has he been OFA certified?
Unless he has certifications of Hips Elbows eyes and heart first he should not be bred
And should have never been bred in the first place.
It doesn’t matter that he was bred before or what a vets opinion is.Diagnostics are what matters.Breeding a pet quality rescue dog is the definition of unethical breeding.

 

[ekim]

@chrishudges Not yet.

Vet told me about it and said some breeders will provide their OFA papers and require the same from others.

They said they can do then but not to get your OFA papers unless they require it.

As of now, AKC is all they’ve required (since you can’t get AKC puppies without both parents being AKC).

But if someone was serious about breeding their bitch, then I’d go get mine.

 

[chrishudges]

@ekim Plenty of puppy mills have AKC registered dogs that doesn’t make a dog breeding quality.Proper testing along with titles proves a dog moves correctly and is a candidate for breeding.

 

[ekim]

@chrishudges Well, if you’re serious and on the East Coast, let me know!

If you’ve got AKC papers & OFA papers for a breeding bitch, let me know!

We can chat and if we’re both interested, I’ll go get our dog’s OFA papers.

 

[kowon]

@ekim This reply is a little confusing. Sorry you're getting down votes though!

Just to check we're on the same page. OFA is a database of health testing results. That means you'd take your dog to specialist vets who do certain tests (e.g. Hip xrays, eye exam, heart test)

You would then send those results to OFA to be added to the database.

So- It's a bit more to it than applying for a paper to be sent.

 

[sash61040]

@ekim I don’t think breeding because you “want a puppy” is a good idea tbh

 

[home4good]

@ekim It is not often a stud dog initiates a breeding contract with someone, normally it is the females looking for a stud dog. They have the major expenses and time involved in having a liter.

Your best chance is probably a local Facebook or similar type meetups with other golden pet owners.

 

[ekim]

@home4good Thank you for finally giving a useful answer.

I feel like everyone is just busy beating up on us and saying “AKC ain’t shit.” And not answering my question.

I appreciate it!