Well Abby I am sure yours is just a doll no matter where she came from and she is safe now in a good home and by the way . Welcome to the list .. Renei PS what did you name her ? -------Original Message------- From: alialx2 Date: 3/27/2007 11:08:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [labradoodles] Re: Breeding Thanks Renie -
Thanks for the kind words. it didn't scare me away, but I was concerned that everyone thought that I was someone using my dog for money. I respect everyones passion. Now that I have all the info, I realize that I am making more of a contribution by not breeding her and possibly adopting another Labradoodle down the road, rather than breeding her to for her puppies. Thanks for the support. Abby In [email protected], "Renie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have to say something here .. I want to thank this person who adopted this > dog or saved her from a puppy mill you are truly a kind and caring person > to take her into your heart . I am sure you love her and are very proud of > her and she is a wonderful companion . Just because she is a rescue doesn't > mean she is a less of a doodle then some come from a so call breeder and > some times these rescue dogs turn out to be the best of the best .. So I > thank you for stepping forward and asking the question about breeding and I > hope the rush of e mails didn't scare you away from the list .... > Again thank you for rescuing her .. > Renie NC > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Abigail Morrison > Date: 3/26/2007 11:13:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [labradoodles] Re: Breeding > > Did you adopt her from somebody who does puppymill rescue? I have had a few > foster labradoodles from puppymills and I would never adopt out an unaltered > dog. Our vets do pediatric spay neuters (the studies are not totally > conclusive at this time as to the long term health problems that might go > with pediatric speuters, but when you consider how many lives are saved by > NOT being bred, it is worth it to us). It is usually recommended to speuter > BEFORE 6 months, most of the vets I know usually say 16 weeks, Same time as > they get the rabies shots. > Puppymills are NOTORIOUS for dogs with genetic conditions. I am SOOOOO > glad that you are rethinking breeding her. Honestly, the only reason that > somebody should breed is to better the breed and, like somebody else > mentioned it is done with painstaking research. > I have always had my animals fixed and really know nothing about breeding > I do know that my neighbors cats had kittens in my garage one y two cats > had 5 kittens each and 7 of those were female. It didn't take me too long to > guestimate that if I didn't have all of those cats fixed, I would have 9 > females (the 7 kittens plus the two moms) having 5 kittens each within the > next year and if there were 31 females of those 45 kittens, we would have 40 > moms having kittens the next breeding season. It was the best lesson in > exponential growth that I have ever come across and the best reason that I > can give people to spay and neuter their animals. > Anyways, like I said, I am so glad to hear that you are going to be > having her spayed. If you are ever looking for another one, I am in southern > mid Michigan, not too far from the Indiana border and would be happy to help > you find another one in need of a good home. > Abbie > > alialx2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One more question - When is a good age to have her spayed. I have > never had a female before. I think my Vet suggested 6 months. What > is your opinion?--- > > In [email protected], "Kendra Vestal" <kendra@> wrote: > > > > I would like to add that just because your dog passes its health > tests does > > not mean that it should be bred, you must also study the test > results of the > > parents of your dog and if possible the test results of their > parents too. > > > > HD is a recessive disorder that can be passed down many > generations. Your > > dog may test out well but because it is in the line it can sneak > up and > > affect the puppies. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Abigail Morrison > > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [labradoodles] Breeding > > > > Before you go just breeding your dog to any old dog, please, > please, please > > do research on breeding. I have a really great site for you to > look at > > http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding/breeder2.html< > have > > young doodles with hip dysplasia if they think it is fun to deal > with a dog > > , or worse a puppy, who wants to play but can't because of the > pain it is > > in. Are you prepared to be responsible for those puppies for the > rest of > > their lives? Do you plan on selling these puppies on spay neuter > contracts > > or will you have them fixed before they are sold? If you don't > have any > > plans for having the puppies fixed, are you prepared to deal with > the > > offspring of those puppies? The labradoodles who are dying in > shelters were > > bred by somebody who was just out to make a buck and wouldn't take > > responsibility for that life when it came time. Good breeders take > their > > puppies back at any time, for any reason. Another thing that a > good breeder > > does is not make money. They do the testing needed, sometimes on > both > > parents, and make sure that mom and the puppies only have the best > vet care, > > shots, wormed, deflead. I have never known a breeder who breeds > for the > > right reasons, to better the breed, to ever make money doing it. > They do it > > because they spend countless hours figuring out which two dogs to > breed to > > make the best puppy of that breed in the world. > > I have spent 5 years working at vet offices and have seen so > many people > > who either spend thousands of dollars because something unexpected > happened, > > or they have to have mom and or the puppies put down because they > weren't > > prepared for the unexpected. PLEASE be prepared to spend thousands > of > > dollars, everytime a bitch has puppies, it can be dangerous and, > take it > > from me, you will never need those emergency vet visits when the > vet is > > open, it will always cost more because it is after hours. Here is > an idea of > > what it will cost to do things right. > http://www.godivalabs.com/cost.html > > If you would like to help out with the homeless ones, I would > love to > > help you to learn more about fostering, that way we can save more > doodles > > who will be killed rather than adding to the problem. > > Plus, spaying your dog before her first heat is something you > can do to > > add years to her.http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html > > Good luck, I hope that if you do decide to breed, you will do > it AFTER > > you have done your research, so that nobody has to deal with a > puppy with > > hip dysplasia or other genetic problems because you didn't do your > homework. > > Abbie > > > > lx2 <abby.fernandez@> wrote: > > > > I am looking for a male Labradoodle in the Illinois/St.Louis > to > > breed > > with my female labradoodle in approx 2-4 months. Please > email me if > > you know where I can start to find someone interested. > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Abigail S. Morrison > > > > Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. ~Thomas Jefferson~ > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > > <http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/?fr=oni_on_mail&#news> > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > <http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/?fr=oni_on_mai > > TV dinner still cooling? > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > > > > > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 000728-0, 03/26/2007 > Tested on: 3/26/2007 11:17:41 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. >
