And keep in mind, a "great living" means very different things to different people. Some ethical breeders make a great living with their programs. Even though the breeder isn't drawing a paycheck for her time, she is still drawing enough of a profit to sustain her program. This profit is then invested directly back into the program to keep it going and growing. Breeders that breed on a small scale, but that have long terms goals, still need to turn a small profit. I dare you to find a breeder that is funding their ultimate breeding goals solely on money from another full-time job. A breeder that plans to build a program to meet an ultimate goal needs funding. Whether the profit is small or large, turning some kind of profit is necessary for a sustainable breeding program. Ask your breeder what their long term goals are for their program, and what they are doing to reach those goals. If the standards are being defined by another entity such as a breed club (GANA, etc.) or registry (AKC, UKC) see how their dogs match up.īreeding to meet long-term goals and making choices that support these goals. If these standards are being defined individually by the breeder, ask them to provide an outline of these standards and see how their dogs match up to those standards. Some breeders do not view the OFA's CHIC standards as appropriate health testing standards for their program, so as mentioned earlier in this blog post, discuss this with each individual breeder.īreeding to a pre-determined "type" or "standard." These standards can be defined individually by the breeder, or by a breed club or registry. This takes time, and some breeders choose to perform select tests prior to breeding an initial litter, and to complete further testing later.
Working towards health testing all breeding dogs to CHIC standards. Investing in breeding dogs from programs with several generations of health tested breeding dogs.
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