My friend has been looking for a male rott puppy for a while now, and I found breeders in his area, do you think these are the right ones? why or why not?
He is a lonely man, but is afriad of people breaking in.( he wants the dog for protection) I know he could give lots of love to a pup, and provide the vet care, training, etc. He is a wealthy man. He is willing to pay up to 1,600$.
here are the breeders
www.lochavensrottweilers.com
It is hard to tell from the website about these breeders. I don’t see anything untoward, however they don’t discuss health guarantees, etc. This isn’t unusual and should be discussed when contact is made with the breeders.
Here is a website that may help you to determine if this is an ethical breeder.
http://dogplay.com/GettingDog/checklist.html
My only concern would be that these dogs appear to have been bred to do Schutzhund type protection work. Dogs that are used in these breeding programs (to produce dogs which will excel in this sport) usually exhibit a higher than normal prey drive than is usual in the breed. Therefore the dog may be more difficult to handle for the average pet owner.
Maybe breeders who breed for Schutzhund work won’t allow the pups to go to inexperienced owners or pet homes.
Anyway, you will need to contact the breeder for more information.
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Make sure he absoulutly loves rotties because they are a strong breed and they cost alot of money. If he wants a guard dog rotties are great and i think it’s awesome that he’s interested in them! Make sure the breeders not a back yard breeder who breeds dogs purley for money. You can tell if they don’t want to answer your questions don’t show you the dam (mom) don’t bring you to their kennel or let you in the house.
if he really wants a rottie then great but make sure the breeders good and will answer your questions later in life or take the dog back if you can no longer keep him. I say go for what ever dog you fall in love with!!
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It is hard to tell from the website about these breeders. I don’t see anything untoward, however they don’t discuss health guarantees, etc. This isn’t unusual and should be discussed when contact is made with the breeders.
Here is a website that may help you to determine if this is an ethical breeder.
http://dogplay.com/GettingDog/checklist.html
My only concern would be that these dogs appear to have been bred to do Schutzhund type protection work. Dogs that are used in these breeding programs (to produce dogs which will excel in this sport) usually exhibit a higher than normal prey drive than is usual in the breed. Therefore the dog may be more difficult to handle for the average pet owner.
Maybe breeders who breed for Schutzhund work won’t allow the pups to go to inexperienced owners or pet homes.
Anyway, you will need to contact the breeder for more information.
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lochaven does have what looks like a nice male.. he does do OFA testing.. you can go to the OFA site and put their OFA numbers in the database to look at the results if you want. His hips were rated good..http://offa.org/display.html?appnum=1059251#animal The male has earned quite a few titles.
HIs oldest female is tested, the hips are rated good, and the elbows are rated normal.. http://offa.org/display.html?appnum=1111400#animal
but no mention of titles.. the other females on the site are too young for OFA tests yet..
The pedigrees are full of titled dogs.
Looks like a breeder that I’d talk to and ask more questions… find out what kind of guarantee she offers, ask about her contracts, etc.
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It looks like a reputable breeder to me — health clearances, AKC…. but a good rule of thumb for buying PET dogs is always to steer clear of working lines; their drives and determination can be a bit much for the typical household pet — by that I mean any dog NOT being used for hunting, police work, etc. I see lots of pictures on that site of Rotties doing bite-work, which makes me think that these dogs are being used primarily as working dogs and would probably be VERY difficult to handle as pets. Same goes for GSDs; there are working lines and there are show lines, and dogs that are to be household pets should come from the latter.
Maybe your friend is up for it, but I definitely think you should bring up the topic to the breeder before buying.
Read this on dog behaviors and drives — particularly "interspecies rank drive."
http://www.freewebs.com/herrerasbulldogs/herrerasbulldogs.htm
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