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#42 ·
JoJo said:
As a puppy buyer I would like good health testing done by a breeder...

As an owner I would like to have the healthiest pet possible...

And as a possible breeder I would only breed the best dogs with the required health testing carried out...

Do it well or don’t do it at all ... for the sake of the puppies ... I guess that’s how I see it :)

Health and care is so important for any new litter ... and all good breeders will have this covered prior to breeding :)
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You're right but you are already 'the converted'. Our mission is to try any convert as many other breeders and buyer as we can.

J xx
 
#43 ·
Personally if i were looking now and i saw a cockapoo breeders website that stated they did all these extra health checks thats the one i'd go for and im sure alot of other new wanna be owners would think the same why.

Your right there are some breeders out there that will sell their pups at knock down prices and there are always going to be the few that will buy from them,that will sadly never change.
 
#45 ·
DONNA said:
Personally if i were looking now and i saw a cockapoo breeders website that stated they did all these extra health checks thats the one i'd go for
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Completely agree - Speaking as a prospective owner, I did as much research as I could possibly do, both on-line and by speaking to existing owners. In my mind, if a breeder has carried out as many checks as possible this is obviously going to reduce the risk of future problems.

A breeder's attention to detail was one of the major factors when choosing a source for the new addition to our family.
 
#46 ·
mum2bobs said:
jeez, I seem to have opened a can of worms with my comment!:behindsofa:

Maybe we should all just look at pics of sezra in her Wonder Woman outfit and chill:D
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:photo: :undwech:

No worms here and sadly no photographic evidence of the Wonder Woman outfit! It is an original 70's dressing up outfit that was mine and now the kids laugh at! I showed Annabel Wonder Woman on Youtube...she wasn't impressed...I guess you would have to have grown up with this wonderful tv ;) :D!

Maybe I need to buy a new one for the Cockapoo Olympics dressing up contest?? :eek:hno:
 
Discussion starter · #47 ·
DONNA said:
That was a question not a statement
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Apologies Donna - I thought it was a statement rather than a question.

I agree that the purpose of all the clubs and groups should be to set as high a standard as possible and to educate people as to the tests that should be done. I think the bar should be set at the highest level so only the very best of breeders are allowed to use the club membership as a selling point and hopefully as the standards start to rise the vast majority of breeders will start to come on board as it will be what is demanded by puppy buyers.

Mostly the information needs to be out there in the world - real and cyber - for potential puppy buyers to be able to read and get informed before they buy there pup. Membership of a club implies some sort of standard and right at the outset is I think the very best time to set the bar high rather than tolerate the current low level - if not there will be very many more dogs like Molly out there. Remember my vet is in normal general practice (and in fact is mostly retired and only works half a day a week) and he told me he is seeing increasing numbers of all types of poodle crosses with this type of problem.

If I was ever to buy a pup (unlikely as there are unfortunately vast quantities of 2nd hand dogs looking for good homes) I would look for a breeder doing all possible health tests for that breed/cross and would expect to wait for a pup and pay a decent price for it.
 
#48 ·
Sezra said:
:photo: :undwech:

No worms here and sadly no photographic evidence of the Wonder Woman outfit! It is an original 70's dressing up outfit that was mine and now the kids laugh at! I showed Annabel Wonder Woman on Youtube...she wasn't impressed...I guess you would have to have grown up with this wonderful tv ;) :D!

Maybe I need to buy a new one for the Cockapoo Olympics dressing up contest?? :eek:hno:
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Oh thats a definate lol :)
 
#49 ·
As some-one whom deals with questions from people who want to know/understand why cockapoos are so expensive and do not have more health tests than the PRA on the poodle studs- I can see where they are coming from- Can anyone tell me how they would answer????

For example one of these people whom is interested in the above, breeds KC registered show cockers and tests them for CPRA - GPRA- FN and Glaucoma and all her dogs are clear and she charges £700.

So I can understand why they challenge people whom own crosses that we do not demand/expect the same from our breeders.
 
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