Thread: What would you pay for a pup?

Originally Posted by sore head stoat

I think the author of the article I put up agrees with you and so do I that you are correct but "completely correct" ?

Which breeds of dogs are free of genetic faults ? None that I know of. The point I was trying to make was that with doing health checks on the dam and sire you can quite confidently [but not with 100% certainty] rule out many of the genetic faults from a potential pup purchase ?

In relation to Robs bitch, as she is a crossbred anyway there is no 'papered pedigree' value in her. So breeding of her would in my opinion be best aimed to produce the best utility type of dog - healthy, vigorous, long lived etc. Back crossing to a Vizla will not do this but outcrossing to a third unrelated breed will. What the best cross would be is open to debate

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

In relation to Robs bitch, as she is a crossbred anyway there is no 'papered pedigree' value in her. So breeding of her would in my opinion be best aimed to produce the best utility type of dog - healthy, vigorous, long lived etc. Back crossing to a Vizla will not do this but outcrossing to a third unrelated breed will. What the best cross would be is open to debate

I would try and not get too involved with your version of breeding pedigree dogs, the best working stuff is usually inbred to hell and part of an ongoing programme a number of kennels are involved in, world wide. I will however put me pighunting hat on and in part agree with some of what you are saying, first x combines the best of both worlds within reason, however you can just as easily end up with rubbish… in most cases this is the case in my experience, adding a 3rd breed can produce better odds in my experience, the main issue is getting good examples of the purebred to work off.