Purebred "Breeders" LLC

Ok! Thank You all again and have a GREAT holiday!!!!!

Take it from me the work what you put in upfront is worth it.  I didn't research enough with my last dog and just put him down last month at the young age of 2.  Our new puppy is coming from a breeder who did more health testing than others have done.  I am paying a premium price for a bit more peace of mind.  I spent days and nights talking to almost every breeder listed throught the AKC breeders lists and other breeders with local kennel clubs.  I took notes of who others bad rapped and who other raved about for their quality and care of their dogs.  Then I made the decision. I had to be interviewed for near three hours by that breeder and waited to be accepted as a suitable home.  No good breeder just sells a dog to anyone without some time put into getting to know each other well enough.  And had a 10 week wait for a litter not born yet.  I  have one more month to go, but soon we will have our new baby.  I have three dog park friends who all have Goldens that have had hip surgeries before the age of 3.  Pure bred dogs have genetic problems and you have to be sure that proper testing is done.  Still problems arise, but if you can at least sway the odds in your favor, you know in your heart you did the best you could do, in hopes of a decent outcome.

I hope you find the healthy dog that every family deserves to have once the home work was put into it. 

 If it helps?

 The clients I helped find a well-bred golden puppy in 2007 paid about $400 less for their puppy than tthe prices on that site, with champion parents and all Health testing and performance titles.

(Edited because I am not used to this keyboard yet and lost the cursor mid-post...) 

stardog85

 Agile - overbreeding = irresponsible breeding = massive BYBing and milling of a specific popular breed in my vernacular. 

 Thanks.

 I never quite understand the "overbreeding" term or how it has come to be so widely used. It seems it would imply that health issues are caused by the number of puppies which are produced by each dog and/or the number of litters a dog produces and/or the number of litters there are in a breed - none of that is really accurate at all. Two dogs can produce just one litter and the whole litter can be affected by a genetic problem. Or a two dogs can produce multiple litters and have few to no puppies with genetic health issues in any of them. Careless breeding, regardless what scale it is done on or the breed's popularity can certainly lead to a higher percentage of puppies with genetic issues but I can't see how the term "overbreeding" would fit that. Genetics aren't always predictable so careful breeders who produce very few litters can still run into them and puppies from large scale, careless breeders can be perfectly healthy. I encourage people to buy from breeders who carefully plan breedings, know their breed/line, screen appropriately and "do stuff" with their dogs because it does give owners better odds and because such breeders offer a great deal of knowledge and assiatance to their puppy buyers.

OP, we want to wish you and yours a happy holiday, too.  Please feel free to stick around - we really do want to be helpful to you and your future family member.  There truly is a wealth of knowledge, experience and support here on just about any subject related to dogs and our lives with them, and you're right - asking questions and requesting advice doesn't mean you have to follow it.  (Shoot, take a look over in the Training section some time. lol)  But asking in the first place is a sign of your care and concern for your future puppy.  We hope you end up with a healthy great puppy from a resource who will be able to support you beyond the initial $ transaction, of course, and we're here as a giant resource to help fill in the gaps, or just to listen.