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" What Is A Title
Really?"
Not
just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher
Title, not just an adjunct to competitive
scores.
A
Title
is a tribute to the dog that bears it, a way to honor the dog, an
ultimate memorial. It will remain in the record and in the memory
for about as long as anything in this world can remain. Few
humans will do as well or better in that regard. And though the
dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have been
noted, a
Title
says many things in
the world of humans, where such things count.
A
Title
says your dog was intelligent, and adaptable, and good-natured. It
says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that please
you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. And a
Title
says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time
with him because he was a good dog, and that you believed in him
enough to give him yet another chance when he failed, and that in
the end your faith was justified.
A
Title
proves that your dog inspired you to have the special relationship
enjoyed by so few; that in a world of disposable creatures, this
dog with a
Title
was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return. And when that dear
short life is over, the
Title
remains as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to
a deserving friend, volumes of praise in one small set of initials
before or after the name.
A
Title
is nothing less
than love and respect, given and received permanently.
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Why The American Kennel Club Dogs?
I
have
NO
intentions on showing.
I
just want a Healthy Happy Puppy.
I
Do Not
even understand pedigrees. Who cares?
One of the most common questions I hear from people is this: I only want a pet.
Why should I care about the puppies pedigree? What's the difference in all the
kennel clubs. There are
many reasons why a good pedigree
while
looking for dachshund puppies for sale, makes a
difference and there are many reasons why AKC Pedigree
(American Kennel Club) is a valuable resource.
First
I will direct my reply to the AKC versus other
Kennel Clubs.
I am a breeder that tries to raise the best quality dachshund for sale I can. I
want to be able to stand behind my dogs and know that I know that what I am
raising is a
Pure Bred
Dachshund. I have found that you can not
get
a Pedigree
on your dog with some of the
other clubs. Why is this important?
The puppy you
purchase might look like a dachshund, the parents might look like a dachshund,
but if you do not know what is behind them, you could be purchasing a puppy that
has other breeds mix into the dog. The American Kennel
Club requires DNA for their dogs. Why is this
important? As a breeder or a potential buyer I want to know who the parents are for sure and the
ancestors behind them. You as a
potential pet owner
should also want to know what is behind your puppy. Every year to eighteen
months a AKC Representative comes to my house to
look at my dogs and their living conditions.
The AKC
Representative checks to insure each dog can be identified. They will
take DNA samples of puppies to insure that the parents I represents as the
puppies parents are indeed the puppies parents. The
Representative checks ALL
paper records to
insure accuracy.
A breeder is given a
Certificate stating that the Dachshund Breeder is
in Good Operative Conditions and can continue to
register their dogs or they
Fail
and cannot
register their dogs until conditions are corrected.
To
be a AKC Dachshund Breeder and to have dachshund
puppies for sale, is more expensive than
some of the other kennel clubs, but I have found you
always pay for what you get, rather it is a dog or something else.
The
dachshund puppies for sale and the puppy that you decide to purchase comes not only from the
Dachshund Breeder
that you purchase your puppy from, but from the breeding of
ALL the other Dachshund
Breeders on your puppies pedigree. The farther back
you go, the less influence the Dachshund Breeder you are planning to
purchase your puppy from, has on your puppy's pedigree. The
results of years of breeding influences the health
of your puppy in either a positive or a
negative
way. Not only does it reflect the health
of your puppy, it also helps determine the disposition
of your puppy.
In order to finish a dog as a Champion, that dog has to be judged by several different
Judges
at several different shows. In order for your dog to stand
out among all
the great dogs being shown the Judges look at the overall dog,
not just that the dog has good
conformation. The dog also has to have a great
personality, a dog
that loves to show. A dog's
temperament is not
only influenced by the way the breeder raised the puppy or the way the owner
finished raising the puppy into adulthood. The
temperament also has a lot to do with the
Ancestors temperament of the puppy. Good
temperaments are Inherited
a lot more than most
people realize. Show dogs
that seem to be a
Natural and are the
Star of any room they enter, do not get that way as a result of improper
breeding. It takes skill you can only get from
years of experience to produce a Show dog or a good
Companion dog.
Another important reason for seeking a puppy that has a
good AKC pedigree and perhaps much more important is this: Dogs do not become
Champions if the person that is behind that dog is not
Respected by his or her peers. This is important. In order to have a
reputation that allows you to win over the judges, you cannot be the type of
person that does not stand behind your dogs. You can not
be the type of Dachshund Breeder
that breeds the life out of their dachshund
mothers. You can not
be the type of dachshund breeder that sees nothing, but dollar
signs in their dogs. You will be know as a back yard breeder with nothing, but
selfish motives. A breeder must always remember that these dogs are doing
them a service and in return deserves the
Very Best Care
that a person can give. These
dogs depend on their owner to
love them, fellowship
with them & provide
them the very best medical care when it is needed. The
breeder is totally responsible
for their dogs, rather good or bad.
When
you look at a pedigree, check and see how many times one particular dog is used.
Make sure you are not seeing too
close of breeding,
such as Brother Sister mating, Mother Son mating, Father Daughter mating.
This type of breeding is
dangerous
because it just
doesn't double up on the good genes,
but it also doubles up on the
bad genes. Champions in a Pedigree is impressive and to some degree important, but also
seeing the
over all breeding
of a dachshund puppy
is important. You are seeing years hopefully of good breeding and
experience. Good breeding and experience reflects how healthy your puppy will
be. It also
positively influences the temperament
of your puppy.
Reputable Breeders spay and neuter breeding dogs that produce genetic defects.
They Do Not
want to produce any genetic defects
that will damage the quality of life of that dog. They do not want that dog to
suffer or their off springs to suffer. They do not do double dapple
breeding. Respected breeders care more about the dog than the dollar sign.
Dachshund breeders that will breed any dog they can find, are the type of
people that do not care about what they are producing. They just want to have
puppies that they can sell in mass quantities.
They are not concerned with genetic problems
or
temperament problems. As long as they can sell the puppy, that is all that
matters. They do not have to worry about vet bills that accumulate 6 months
later because they do not provide care for their dogs (yearly shots, worming,
flea prevention, & heartworm preventative) or stand by health warrantees for
their puppies they sale. They continue to breed dogs that produce problems
because it is profitable to them. Once the puppy leaves, the headache is someone
else’s.
Reputable breeders do not
operate like this. They stand behind
their
puppies.
Therefore, it is in their best interest to raise only
healthy puppies to the best of a breeders ability. When a person raises a dog for a year only to find out 6
months later that the dog has a genetic problem, this is devastating. That dog
that you spent time on training, feeding, care and loving now has to live the
rest of their lives with less quality than it could have had. It would be
easy to just discard the dog and get another one, but to a good
owner,
it really is devastating
because that dog has become a member of their family. Also it is devastating to
a
Good AKC Dachshund
Breeder.
This is
why I am extremely selective when I am planning a breeding. I look at pedigrees
and analyze them. I want to know what I can expect from a potential breeding.
I study the AKC Pedigree. You should feel the same way even if you are only
buying a
pet for Companionship. This pet should be extremely important to you as well. Maybe not in
the same way as it is to me, but your dogs health and temperament should be a
strong concern.
I
hope this has answered your question and has given you a reason to
Respect
The American Kennel Club Registered Pedigree of a Dog
you plan to
purchase.
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