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I would like
to tell you a bit about our breeding program in general so you can see
what we breed for. When we breed a litter we breed for show but we do
have our companions too. 
We breed for
temperament, health, and conformation. Health clearances that I require
of all of my breeding stock are OFA Hips and Eyes checked by a Board
Certified Ophthalmologist. I do on occasion do Elbows, Thyroid and Heart
testing to see where my breeding program is headed. We study pedigrees
for conformation, health, and temperament. We average between 1 and 3
litters per year.
Some years we
have more puppies available than others. The reason for this is that
sometimes we have more girls that can be bred than other years. We don’t expect
our girls to be puppy factories. We only breed our girls 1-3 times,
between the ages of 2 & 6 years, but only after they have gotten
their health clearances.
When we breed
our girls to another male we require the males to have OFA and Eye
clearances along with the regular health tests (for safe breeding) for
brucellosis, etc. Anyone wanting to breed to one of our males is required
to have OFA and Eye clearances along with the regular health tests (for
safe breeding) for brucellosis, etc. on their girls.
Our goal is to
produce the soundest OES possible. First and foremost is temperament and
health. It doesn’t matter how conformationally correct an OES is, if the
temperament isn’t good, what good is a dog? You have to be able to trust
your dog and know what to expect as far as behavior goes. And we don’t
want people we place our puppies with having to run to the vet all the
time either! We feel our dogs have very stable, laid back, fun-loving
temperaments. We are careful when we go out to breed that we are breeding
to other OES with the same type solid temperaments.
We sell our puppies as show prospects and companions. Buying a show prospect does not mean you have to
attend the dog shows or take the dog into the show ring yourself. Usually
the family is nice enough to offer us a show home wherein they own the
dog, it lives with them and once we feel it is competitive we begin to
show it in AKC shows. Sometimes a family member is interested in learning
to groom and show the dog. Sometimes they just like to watch us show the
dog for them. Others can’t get to the shows but are nice enough to let us
take the dog now and then for 1-4 days to compete in the shows. We are
willing to work with owners and teach them as much as they care to learn
about the grooming or handling. One added benefit they always like is
that we will groom and handle the dog for them free of charge the entire
time we are showing it, until it obtains its championship. This includes
grooming, trimming, and bathing.
Generally once
we feel it is competitive in the show ring, we have it finished for them
within 12 months or less and that is going to shows maybe 1-3 weekends a
month. Show prospects are sold on
a full registration with a co-ownership and show contract. Companions are
sold outright on a limited registration and a spay/neuter contract.
Our puppies are raised in my home. I do not work outside the home so I
can be with the litter the entire time it is being raised. Our puppies
are not released to their new homes until they are 8 weeks of age. Before
they go to their new homes they are wormed at least 2 times, receive 1
set of Puppy Shots, and 1st Bordetella. Vaccination protocol: 8 weeks, 12
weeks, and 16 weeks. At 16 weeks
of age they will receive their last puppy shot, 1st Rabies vaccine, their
2nd Bordetella vaccine, and be wormed again.
All of our
puppies come with a booklet that contains a written health guarantee,
shot record, 5 generation pedigree, a week by week history of themselves
and their littermates, pictures of both parents, copy of parents AKC
papers, Championship certificate and health clearances. This allows you
to have a very thorough packet of information on your puppy from day 1.
It is also
very helpful for your vet to see the information so he can see the background
on your puppy. It allows the puppies to be socialized and learn puppy
manners not only from Mom but from their littermates and any older dogs
we have at the time. In essence, they learn to run with the big guys so
you don’t need to worry about them not knowing how to play, run, tumble,
etc. And it gives us time to have the grandkids around them so they learn
where their place is on the totem pole in accordance with children.
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