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- By Guest [gb] Date 13.05.04 15:04 UTC
I have recently bought a pomeranian puppy from a breeder who is a member of the british pomeranian club and said the pom i purchased would be ideal for breeding. If i was to breed her is there anything i should do befor i actually decide in doing so and what people should i meet, what questions should i ask my vet ect ect. Im not breeding for money as i know that you dont get any profit at all it would be for injoyment and an experience of raising puppy's.
Thankyou for your help.
I might considering joining in a few days..
- By digger [gb] Date 13.05.04 15:34 UTC
What were her reasons for saying your Pom would be perfect from breeding?  As I understand it even experienced folk don't know if a puppy at weaning age is going to make a good specimin of its breed, so how it can be said that she will be a good breeder at that age I don't know.........  Membership of a breed club simply means they've paid their subscription.........
- By archer [gb] Date 13.05.04 15:54 UTC
To start off with guest show your dog...that way you can see how she measures up to the breed standard.You will need to show at championship  shows to gain the best insite from experienced judges.
You will then need to have any health tests done that the breed requires...not just an 'ok' from your vet.Unfortunately a vet will just look at the general health of the dog and say wether she is able to have a litter...this is not good enough.
Breeding should be done with the interest of the breed at heart so if your bitch doesn't measure up to the breed standard or her health tests are not satisfactory then she has nothing to offer the future generation I'm afraid.
As said before no one can say for certain if a pup will be of breeding standard as an adult so I would,if I were in your shoes,be looking into doing my own research rather than asking your bitches breeder(will probably get knocked for that ...sorry JMHO)and gaining knowledge from the breed club and from the people you will meet while showing.
Archer   
- By Blue Date 13.05.04 16:29 UTC
This is going to sound awful but to breed for the experience is not quite right.

Whelping experiences include puppies being stuck they dying one after another. Bitch dying through complications.

Unless you have a sound reason why put her at risk.
- By perrodeagua [gb] Date 13.05.04 17:46 UTC
Be prepared for a lot of heartache if you are thinking of breeding Pomeranian's.  I've been in them for over 20 years and have cried buckets over that time. 

Are you prepared for the caeser, the one puppy that results and then losing it a couple of days later.  Are you prepared for getting it to a certain age having the vaccinations and then soon after it dying on you?  Are you prepared for maybe losing your dog whilst giving birth and ending up with no dog at all?

All the above have happened to me. Yes there have been good times but there's also been the sad ones too!

British Pomeranian Club, I must admit I've not heard of that one, the Scottish, The Northern and the Southern I've heard of, but not the British.

Is your bitch KC registered? 

Don't want to put you off but please be aware that they are one of the hardest breeds going.
- By Jackie H [gb] Date 13.05.04 18:15 UTC
No you are right, there isn't one is there, well not one recognised by the Kennel Club, perhaps the poster miss-heard. Am surprised that anyone would sell a puppy saying it is good breeding/show stock, most would not know or say anything like that, most breeders would only admit to potential in case the purchased turned round and sued them ;)
- By elija [us] Date 13.05.04 22:10 UTC
i don't know about this person's pom, but most breeders in the u.s. will have a little of pups and after they have been looked over will say which ones are "show quality" and which are "pet quality".  there may only be 1 or 2 or even none that are "show quality" in a liter.  those that are ideal for showiing are sold for more money than the pet quality ones.  however i don't think that any breeder would ever sell a eight week old pup and say that it should be bred!  it has to be like 2 years old before it can be tested for diseases and genetic flaws and such.  there are lots of factors that would make a dog breedable or not.
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