where do i start. im not just going to rush into it without the knowledge i need to know i was just wondering what i need to know if i can learn anything or would i not be good enough. and i know that quite alot of members on here are breeders so how did you start.

Good to know that you are starting from the right place Kerrie!   Get the knowledge first, by researching your chosen breed, attend obedience/agility/field trial competitions or dog shows, talk to exhibitors and to breeders and find someone that you can trust and respect as a mentor.  

Once you find your mentor, be guided by them in finding a puppy that might turn out to be good enough to breed from - after all, you should be breeding for the good of your chosen breed, and you will want  a puppy that should shine at whichever chosen activity is relevant to the breed.  Hopefully your puppy will turn out to be this paragon that we all hope our puppies will become ;) and, after having all the relevant health tests for its breed, will be suitable to breed from.   This will not be until your puppy is 2 years of age at least, so you should have enough time to help in the whelping of a litter - this is where a mentor is such a help.

Your mentor should also be able to advise you on the suitability of a stud dog as well.

So, as you see, the first thing to do, before you choose a puppy, is to read up/research the breed, and get a mentor tht you can trust.   Breeding is not for the faint-hearted, it takes a lot of time, money, effort - and also heartbreak at times - so the very best of luck!

Margot

This article is American based but will give you an idea of what a breeder as opposed to a puppy prodcuer is: http://www.dogplay.com/GettingDog/breedercomparison.htm

Happy researching.

I found buying back issues of breed blub yearbooks very useful for detailed research of bred lines.  I bought the last 10 years, adn then the 10 years before that,a dn now probably ahve most of them from the 70's onward and odd copies from the fifties to the 70's it is fascianting to see how the breed and kennel lines evolved.

What breed are you thinking of"getting ibnto breeding"with ? Your white collie Codey ?

I think in most cases of responsible breeders, they didn't set out to breed, it just happened as a natural continuation of getting more and more interested in their chosen breed, doing well at shows etc.

Our of curiosity, why do you want to get into breeding dogs?

no im not going to be breeding codey for one ive been told its not the best ideas as she is white and by the time i actually consider breeding a dog she will be too old and and thirdly my mum and dad are splitting up and my dad is taking her.
the dogs im interested in are the english bull terrier or siberian husky.
and im only thinking about im not sayin for definate that im going to go ahead with it im doin more research first then deciding if its for me or not i just wanted some advice

Hi, Kerrie... is it okay to ask how old you are?

yeah im 18

It isn't a good idea for young people to let on teir age on the internet Quirky :D

hi kerri,

if you are serious about getting a husky, no reputable breeder will sell you one with the intention of breeding.
before you start breeding any breed of dog it is advisable to have owned the breed for a number of years so you have time to learn about the breed and find suitable dogs to breed from.  it is very unlikely the first dog you get will be suitable for breding. 

my advice to you would be to go to dog shows etc and get to know a few breeds. what they are like, could you cope with one?, get to know breeders etc.  to breed properly is an expensive undertaking and there are many risks.  with thousands of mediocre pure bred dogs and mongrels already in welfare you should really only be breeding to better the breed, which means having dogs that have proven themselves maybe in the showring or working in harness or agility etc, depending on the breed. also there is the pedigrees to search through to make sure you are breeding the best to the best.  this is a very difficult thing to get your head round and it is best if you have mentor, like a more experienced owner/breeder to help guide you with this. 

so get yourself out there and meet lots of breeders and owners, you will probably make lifelong friends along the way and these people will be able to help you when you are at a place where it would be suitable for you to become a 'breeder'.

if you need any info on siberians please pm

oh sorry.. i just saw it her profile she was into teenage things.. and mine sure do not have any ambitions to do anything usefull like breeding...

Kerrie, see if you can edit your post, sorry.

Can quite understand, sadly there are saddos around that prey on the young and impressionable, our trolls are an example, so we like to protect our young folk from giving away too much info. :D

Funnily enough from a teennager onward I always wanted to get into dogs in a serious way, started of with bunnies first when I was Kerries age. 

Small livestock breeding is a good grounding into the morally more serious breding of dogs or horses.