BECOMING AN ETHICAL, RESPONSIBLE BREEDER
* The ethical breeder who lives for his dogs not off his dogs, is a purist who does not expect his animals to earn their keep though stud fee and puppy sales
* The breeder success can come in the form of looking out the window in sheer pleasure as one of his dogs trots across the yard effortlessly – or it can come with accolades in the show ring
* Breeder must be constantly dedicated and rededicated to the fact that the most important thing in a dog can be is man’s best friend.
* Breeder must keep in mind that there are already too many dogs and each breeding must be done with great care, no matter how inconvenient, or it should not be done at all.
* Breeder must take the long term picture of the breed, not just the breeding they are considering now
* Breeder must continue their struggle to produce the picture of perfection of their breed. The dog in their mind’s eye must be sound of mind and body as well as of correct type for its breed.
* The fact that dogs are big business for some people must never compromise the purist ideals of the breeder
* A breeder who has previously unknown disease recessives surface such as Hip Displasia or Cataract is no more guilty than a devastated mother and father who have produced a child with down’s syndrome.
* Every dog a breeder brings into the world is that breeder’s personal responsibility and must be located into a secure home appropriate for it.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND
* As a breeder, your future success is depend on your early start, your selection of foundation stock, and mentors to help you along on the road to your destiny.
* Good breeders trying to avoid reaching the point where all they do is related to dogs or they will experience burnout. Because good breeder are also good people who need to stay in touch with the real world, too , programming positive activities can energize their lives
* Good breeder avoid allowing dogs to become a fortress behing which they get so lost in the world of dogs that they are lost from the real world
