At public stud used to mean that the stud owner was offering her dog to anyone with a registered female of the same breed who wanted to use him and could pay the stud fee. It seldom means that now. Usually there is the added condition "by private treaty" or "to approved bitches". Sometimes both phrases are used. I seriously doubt that there are many Cavaliers at public stud in the old sense of the phrase. I don't know of any, but there may be a few. Most studs are available at the discretion of their owner. The bitch owner asks and may or may not be accepted. Sometimes it is not personal, the stud owner just doesn't want to be bothered.
Outside stud work is a pain. You have to be responsible for someone else's "in season" bitch. You have to make sure she gets bred at the right time to the right stud. The only way to be confident of that is to crate her and walk her on lead for exercise where none of your other dogs go. This does not make her a "happy camper". Try to sleep with a lovesick dog crated in the den; it isn't easy. It is very seldom that we agree to do a stud service anymore. Only if I want a puppy from the breeding will I agree to it so the "to approved bitches" phrase would apply. That's pretty much my stud contract-- pick of the litter instead of a fee. If she doesn't conceive, there's no fee and no return service. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Starks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:34 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Public stud dog At the risk of appearing as ignorant as I am, what is meant by "public stud dog?" Is any dog a "public" stud dog? or is it just a reference to dogs used by someone other than the owner? Thanks for your patience with those of us who are learning. Eileen S. =================== "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=T%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
