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French Bulldog Breeding

  • 24-07-2015 2:01pm
    #1
    Mcreddanielle
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    Hi all,

    I am the proud owner of an absolutely gorgeous 2 year old French bulldog (obv I'm biased lol) I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of dogs having to be proven before you can breed. I would like to find him a girl friend as he is two years old and think it's about time. The thing is I don't know where I can go. I have googled breeders but I want to see if any1 has any experience with this type of thing. I don't want to get taken advantage of (pardon the pun)! Any help greatly appreciated!!!


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  • #2
    Nody
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    Does the dog have the IKC papers etc. and been shown and won competitions? If not the about the only only thing you're likely to find are BY breeders.


  • #3
    kylith
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    The first thing to do is research any breed-specific condition and get your dog assessed for those particularly (haemophilia, back and spine issues, elongated palette); it's more in-depth and expensive than a once-over by the vet and will mark you apart from Backyard Breeders or Puppy Farms. Also, as Nody says, if your dog's not doing well in the show world the only people who'll want him to stud are BYBs.

    Do you show your dog? Does he have good conformation? Why do you want to breed from him? If it's because you think he 'should' breed once in his life* I can guarantee you that he won't miss anything if you neuter him.

    * Not saying you do, but it took me months to convince my brother not to breed his mongrel because of some silly idea that the dog wanted to lose his virginity. One vet visit later the dog was happily not stressing out about the local bitches any more.


  • #4
    Knine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,763 ✭✭✭Knine


    In the case of Stud dogs owners of bitches normally come to you to use your dog rather then you trying to find them.

    As an owner of bitches myself I look for proven Show/Working dogs rather then pets whose puppies could turn out to be an unknown quantity. I like to see previous puppies & related stock. The Stud Dog needs to have attibutes/confirmation that complements my bitch rather then just using any random dog who happens to be the same breed.

    You could get started by contacting the Breed Club for help & maybe have your dog assessed to see if he is suitable for breeding & find out the relevant health testing needed.


  • #5
    andreac
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    To be honest, you are prob better off not using him for stud, as he will change big time once he has bee used for stud. Stud dogs can be become a lot more sensitive to females in season and can be very hard to live with, trust me.

    As Knine said, it doesn't usually work that way. Unless the dog is of excellent quality, fully health check,tests done etc and has won in big competitions, there will be no demand for him to be used at stud.

    Why do you actually want him to used at stud?


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