Why we are companion dog breeders

I have discovered that there are two distinct types of Ethical breeders. The Companion Dog Breeder, which spends many hours socializing their dogs/puppies to develop the right set of boundries and social skills to be the perfect family member. Their initial investment is high as they need perfect dogs to breed to achieve the right standard for the breed and be secure that their breeding dogs are genetically sound and healthy. They do this by studying genetics and having their dogs checked for genetic abnormalities, vaccinating on schedule, de worming, feed good quality food for all of their dogs and additional supplemental food for pregnant/lactating Dams. They also need to feed specially formulated food for puppies when the time comes. Where their big investment comes in is personal time with their dogs. These puppies are raised in their homes as family members in training. As a companion dog breeder you are with your dogs 24/7 with quick jaunts to the store as your only escape. You do not kennel raise companion dogs. Because your investment is not as high as Show Breeders financially you are able to charge less for your Pure bred registered puppies that are perfect for their purpose living in someones home loving and being loved.

Show Breeders Have an Extremely high initial investment because they must have not only healthy, genetically sound breeders to start out with (like the companion dog breeder) but they also have to purchase dogs with impressive pedigrees. Having these pedigrees shows that they come from a long line of champions (however this in no way means their offspring are guaranteed champion material or that their chances are any better.) Each dog must prove himself to be a champion.Most breed their dogs and raise the puppies in kennels.When they breed two dogs with fantastic pedigrees they have a fair chance of getting a show prospect but there are no guarantees. The Show breeder is breeding to get those show prospects for their show purposes and seldom sell what they would truly call show quality. However they have only a few that actually become champions. So what do they do with the puppies that they don't keep for themselves? They sell them as quality show prospects and companion puppies. They are not quite either most of the time but still are good dogs. However since they have that great pedigree you are going to pay a pretty high price. They will usually not have had the same level of socialization as those of a companion dog breeder since that is not their goal. Many will still be wonderful pets. The dogs that show potential to be champions do get abundant attention as they must be socialized for show.

Both types of ethical breeders have to deal with many of the same problems breeding these dogs. They usually need to be artificially inseminated as well as have c-section delivery of their puppies.

Really this is why I chose to be a companion dog breeder. Bottom line I love dogs and enjoy having them in the house and would not like to have them in a kennel. I am not a competitive person and would not enjoy showing my dogs. I do not like the drama involved in show politics. In my opinion some dogs do not enjoy the show ring and it is stressful for them as well as it would be for me. I want to raise my dogs only to be loved and give love.