The soft coated wheaten terrier existed and originated ages or centuries ago in ireland as an all-purpose farm dog, herding livestock, manipulating vermin and hunting with their owners.
They are a medium sized dog with an ample coat of soft, wavy yellow-brown hair, the colour of ripe wheat. Their name is ordinarily shortened to the wheaten [...]
French Ring Sport is a protection dog sport, not unlike KNPV Schutzhund or exercises, but unique in its own right. The sport involves a series of trials designed to test both the dog and handler. The exercises include jumps, fences, evidence recovery and obedience, as much as a piece of work equipped with a bait [...]
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This article takes a look at how you can judge whether or not your Pug will be a good show dog based on the breeder.
It’s All About Breeding:
Any dog show expert will tell you that a dog show starts and ends with breeding. To help make sure that a breeder is top quality, first [...]
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If you’ve small children, a medium to large breed dog would suit their high energy level. Good breeds for these kids are Golden Retrievers, Labs, Collies, Old English Sheepdogs. Basically, herding and sporting dogs are the best dogs for families with little ones.
Families with older children can have their selection. Just about any breed [...]
To prepare yourself, here are the potential issues that you can encounter when breeding dogs. Such issues vary but if you are aware of such issues and their possible solutions, you can easily overcome them once they pop up unexpectedly.
Birth issues – birth issues are quite common. As the breeder, it’s your responsibility to keep [...]
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Good temperament is extremely important when it comes to dog breeding. According to expert breeders, it is not a good idea to breed dogs with temperament issues because it causes the degeneration of the general temperament of a particular dog breed.
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Joint problems can attack any breed of dog at any point of time. Since you can not be too sure if your dog is suffering from joint problems or not, this article can help you in determining if your dog has a problem.
The most common problem with dogs is hip dysplasia. This refers to [...]
Medical checks are very important to ensure the health and overall condition of your dogs. If you want to become a full time breeder or you simply want to produce additional dogs for your family, you should know a great deal about dog breeding.
You can’t produce healthy puppies if there’s sterility issues involved. If one [...]
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For dog breeding, you need to have at least a 5-generation pedigree. Dogs like this are champions when it comes to fieldwork, obedience, and conformation. You can’t possibly do in-breeding and so you need to choose a suitable stud in your area or in other places.
You need to ensure that your dog is in [...]
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Puppy care isn’t as easy as it looks. It entails a lot of responsibilities that you need to attend to as a breeder. Dog breeding doesn’t end when your female dog gets pregnant; it’s only the beginning.
For the pre whelping preparation, you should have a proper-sized box that’s clean and sturdy. Try to incorporate [...]
