Breeding Cairns

[Guest]

:angel:

I'm thinking about breeding Cairns on my farm, and am in the earliest possible stages of research, and no where close to developement....just thinking. Any input?

[bradl]

A reasonable first question to ask yourself, in all seriousness, is why? Jane Johnson (Portuguese Water Dogs) has a comprehensive look at dog breeding with a lot of very relevant links: http://www.geocities.com/learntobreed/index.html

Contents include:

Site objectives

A checklist for breeding

Questionnaire - don't even think about breeding before you can answer these questions

Experiences - what you should learn, who you should learn from, and how long it should take - before you breed

Virtual Breeding - Learn about some of the decisions needed to be made when breeding

Costs - how much it costs to raise a litter

True stories - some breeding experiences

Breeding FAQ - frequently asked questions

Email Lists - you should join now

Breeding Realities - some of the things you won't want to read

Hip Ratings

Line Breeding

A tongue in cheek account for those who think breeding dogs is akin to the miracle of life.

Items recommended for whelping.

Spaying your bitch

Neutering your dog

(It's a geocities site so it has those annoying Yahoo ad-thingies.)