Why good breeders mark AKC papers limited

A lady named Sue asked me why I marked the AKC registration papers limited.  (For pet only)
  

This is the best way I could explain it:  Let's say you were a doctor or a lawyer.  Without saying, you would have worked hard and spent a lot of money to earn your degree.  But what if someone stole your degree and hung it on their wall and practiced under your name?  And what if they made a lot of mistakes while practicing and ruined your good name?  

Are you wondering what this scenario has to do with breeding?  Well: Good breeding takes years of hard work and money.  Genetic testing and good veterinary care are very costly.  Puppies are time consuming.... not to mention all the work.  It takes roughly $8,000 to take a dog to championship. And with this in mind, would it be right to haphazardly give away breeding rights?  Maybe you would do right by the breeding but the next person (maybe a person who got a puppy from you) might not.  Down the road, all the hard work of breeding for good health, great looks and sweet temperaments would be lost with bad breeding.  When this happens, sick puppies with genetic health problems are connected with the names that are on the puppy's pedigree.  Imagine, someone buying a sick, poorly bred puppy because of its fine champion pedigree, and then thinking that the puppy's poor health is related to the good names on the pedigree. 

Sue, if you really want to become a breeder, I can refer you to some top-notch breeders who are willing to work with you and help you get started the right way. 

 

Hope I've answered your question.

Cat

A day in the life of this breeder.

 We do not support Puppy Mills! 

Every morning I wake at 5:00 am.  I greet all the doggies and feed the puppies first and clean them and their pen good.  They are growing and their bellies are the most hungry.  Next, I feed all the adults and clean up after the ones who used newspaper to go potty during the night (which is all of them).  Before letting everyone out to play, I clean their eyes, brush their teeth and comb out their trimmings.  Now, just for the little bit of dogs we have, I spend 2-3 hours doing this every morning. Once this is done, I carefully scrub the floors with bleach and wash any bedding that looks dirty.  I check the calendar to see if any one is due to be wormed, vaccinated, needs to be bred or scheduled to see the vet.  When done, I answer my e-mail from people looking for pets.  By noon, the puppies are hungry for a second feeding and again need to have the pen cleaned and paper changed.  Next, I take the dog bedding out of the wash and hang it out to dry.  In-between, I run my 92 year old Mother to the store, clean the house and fix dinner for Mike and me.  I feed the puppies again at 5:00 PM and of course, clean the pen and change the paper.  The adult dogs are hungry around 6:00 PM and bed down at dark for the night.  After bedding down the dogs for the night, I pick poop up in the kennel.  If time allows, I fill out AKC papers, print off Mini Tips, health guarantees, make complimentary crate pads and food/vitamin packets for our puppies to go home with.  Before turning in myself, I check on the puppies again.  I give them a small meal to last them until morning and clean the pen and put clean paper down.  Cathy

Cathy's Miniature Schnauzers

http://www.cathysminipuppies.com/ does not support Puppy Mills.

Avoid the pitfalls

Download our "How to Identify a Good Dog Breeder" [PDF] checklist and take it with you as you visit different breeders. If the breeder you're working with doesn't meet all of the minimum criteria listed, The Humane Society of the United States advises you to walk away. Remember, your dog will likely live 10 to 20 years, so it's well worth investing some time now to be sure you're working with a reputable breeder who breeds healthy, happy dogs and keeps them in clean and humane conditions.

Breeding Miniature schnauzers

We do not support Puppy Mills!

I have been breeding Miniature schnauzers for over a decade.  We treat are dogs like pets.  They live in our home and not in a kennel.  We have never had more than 10 including some who are retired pets.  We never line breed or inbreed.  Our females are never bred before their second or third heat and retired young.  We breed only dogs that have a good health history and never a fault to a fault.  Our dogs are beautiful from their champion lines.  They produce puppies that have sweet temperaments, square in build with short straight backs, long necks, nice tail sets and beautiful heads.  We live on two acres and our dogs have plenty of room to run and play.  Now that I’ve told you about me, I would like to hear what you have to say about your pets, breeding Schnauzers, training, feeding, shows, agility, genetics, how your pet interacts with you…….just whatever is on your mind.

Cathy