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How to choose your perfect breeder?

Updated: Jun 21, 2023

Systematic breeding work with the breed and breeding dogs that have documents about their purebred origins are two fundamentally different activities.


The selection of the best parental pair is carried out by the breeder through long-term analytical work. At the same time, the breeder aims to save andimprove in the next generation those high-breed and exterior qualities that both parents have. So that if in this litter there is born a puppy, which fully satisfies pre-predicted quality criteria, the breeder will keep him in the kennel for further breeding work.

Of course, the very idea that none of the puppieswas created by the breeder only to please the buyer may seem offensive to you. However, if you look at the same situation from a different angle, you will understand that while creating for ourselves, we, as a rule, try to put the maximum of our knowledge, experience, and resources into this work. So, buying a puppy from a professional breeder bringsmanybenefits.


At the same time, you should also understand that breeding is not only a creative and exciting process, also it`s a quite risky work. Unlike a sculptor, or, say, an industrial designer, a breeder deals with living beings, and no one can give him guarantees that shortly everything he has conceived will surely come true. Nobody can be sure that at some point there will be no circumstances that require extraordinary decisions, up to the need to stake all your past achievements for the sake of obtaining that very perfection. And it happens that sometimes to achieve this dream, whom you now probably hold in your hands, the breeder has to pay a price that cannot be calculated with any money.

Therefore, the breeder evaluates each of the puppies born in his kennel not at all from the position of price, but from the position of effort and value, which, in his personal subjective opinion, this puppy carries.


And, as you know, everyone has different values!


If a professional or breeder-beginner, when choosing a suitable dog, has a unique lineage along with high show and breeding potential as a #1 priority, then for a person who is just about to get his first dog, it is quite enough that the puppy he is considering for purchase corresponds to the breed standard and has a document of purebred origin.


Among novice dog breeders, there are often people who at the moment of acquaintance report that they do not experience any dog shows ambitions at all and that a purebred dog with a minor drawback, which excludes the possibility of dog`s participation in shows and breeding activities, will completely satisfy him. Often such puppies acquire active owners, and, thanks to their hard work, achieve success in sports areas.

Precisely in order not to deceive anyone`s hopes, it is very important that you clearly define your request, and that the breeder from whom you plan to purchase a puppy has not only ambition but also critical thinking that allows him to soberly assess the potential and not to give the puppy or a whole litter completely not inherent qualities.


В конечном счёте от этого зависит не только дальнейшие взаимоотношения с его будущим владельцем, но и дальнейшая судьба щенка.


Ultimately, not only your further relationships with the puppy`s future owner depend on this, but also the further fate of the puppy.



If you want to buy a puppy in a professional kennel, while focusing on the average budget, you have every right to claim to get at least a purebred dog with a reliable origin.

It can be enough, but it`s still not everything you need to know. Yes, and I will be frank with you, each origin is different.


Also, if the pedigree of the dogis nothing more than a set of nicknames on a beautiful letterheadfor a person who is not versed in breeding, nevertheless for a breeder this is a whole encyclopedia and a road map. So, if you want your future pet to become your guide into the world of professional cynology, I sincerely advise you not to save time looking for a breeder, who will carefully listen to all your wishes and will be able to find the exact dog that will become not only a friend for you but also the best motivator in unlocking your potential.


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