How To Breed High-Quality Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
Written by admin on August 22nd, 2009
Before you decide to breed a Great Swiss Mountain dog there are some things you need to keep in mind. You should be familiar with the breed standards of the dog, canine breeding practices and procedures and once you know the basics, there are other things to be studied before breeding a top-quality dog should be attempted. You want to make sure the experience is as healthy as possible for the dog and puppies, and as stress free and simple as possible for yourself as well.
The first thing to remember prior to breeding any dog is to make sure a complete physical examination is performed by a licensed veterinarian. You should also let the vet know you want to breed the dog. When you are selecting a sire for the litter, you should examine the dog’s registration paperwork, health certificate, the certification from the Canine Eye Registry Foundation and the pedigree paperwork. If all of the information is credible, a simple visual inspection of the dog you are thinking of breeding should allow you to select the best possible dogs to pair together, which will allow for the best characteristics to show in the resulting litter.
Spend some time with the dog you plan to use as a stud, to see if the dog possesses the temperament and characteristics you desire in your future litter. You will want to avoid dogs with an overly aggressive nature; breeding dogs with this character flaw can result in negative consequences for your litter. If the potential sire shows good temperament, pedigree, and has the physical, mental and emotional characteristics you seek, it is probably safe to say you have found a good sire to use.
There are particular dog breeds where demands outweigh the available supply, there are currently many co-breeder partnerships involved when purchasing a Great Swiss Mountain dog puppy. One such ownership arrangement involves the breeder retaining partial custody of the pup on paper until it reaches the age of breeding and gets the necessary health clearance. This type of arrangement is used to protect the integrity of the breeding stock and is in the best interest of the puppy, by making it difficult if not impossible to register a littler until the dog is old enough to breed and only after the proper health clearance and shots have been provided.
Another type of co-ownership agreement is not favored within breeding circles. Sometimes a breeder may retain partial ownership of a dog with the buyer, with the sole goal of forcing the person who purchases the dog to breed it. Often at least one puppy from a litter is required to act as a form of “payment,” on top of the price paid to purchase the dog. Sometimes, it is required that a dog is bred and all the resulting puppies be forfeited for the entire time the dog is bred. This can be a very high cost for an owner, and is considered underhanded by people who breed dogs legitimately. Nobody should be forced into breeding an animal, nor should they be required to pay for the animal several times over by giving up any litters the dog produces.
Knowing the basic facts and breeding requirements will make breeding a Great Swiss Mountain dog a rewarding and enriching experience for everyone. You want to make sure to protect your dog from being exploited and safeguard the overall health and quality of life of the animal you love so much.
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