Artica German Shepherds

[I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO]

Originally Posted by Meika's Mom

Welll...she is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverant and would make any boy scout proud!

If this is not enough she is healthy, intellegent and beautiful.

These are traits that make a fantastic pet. To be breed worthy she should be some of these things along with being in the breed standard, health tested (hips and elbows xrayed and evaluated), temperament tested, etc.


Here's a helpful guide:

"Should I breed my dog?" Flowchart

[WarrantsWifey]

Bah-humbug, another one of these threads. Good Luck OP, you just opened a WHOLE can of worms.

Please though, do me an HONEST TO GOD favor. Please go to your local kill shelter, just WALK through, look into those eyes and if you can HONESTLY breed your dog and bring more dogs into shelters like this one, nobody can stop you, but at least you'll do it with the knowledge at which situation your dogs puppies may end up in. I hear ALL the time, I'll only pick the best of homes, but people's situations change, people can die in car accidents and dogs end up in a kill shelter, SO many things can happen..... You picking somebody doesn't guarantee they won't end up there.... PLEASE, just go, look, because I fight ALL THE TIME, to pull these dogs that are going to be euthed because they've been there two weeks and can't find a home and they need to make room for more incoming dogs.....

Please, I beg of you, take 20 mins of your day, and go look. Maybe you'll consider helping these dogs out and being an advocate for them too...

[Jack's Dad]

Originally Posted by arycrest

I disagree. This is why there are so many BYB's and dogs ending up in shelters ... Fluffy is such a wonderful pet, we just have to breed her!!! Breeding dogs is serious and should be done in a thorough and thoughtful manner, not just randomly selecting a bitch which has qualities like a Boy Scout and a dog who's from the same kennel and throwing them together because they might make nice babies.

I was not making a judgement as to whether she should breed her dog or not.

I was pointing out that she answered a common question asked by a member that is irrelevant, in a light hearted way.

The reason I say irrelevant is because it is asking someone to justify to an individual member why they think their dog is breed worthy. Does that member know how to determine a dogs worthiness. If so then it would be better to state their opinion on that. Tell the OP what you think makes a dog breed worthy and then there may be something to talk about.

[Meika's Mom]

Originally Posted by Freestep

How would you know if she meets the standards, if she hasn't been shown and evaluated by a judge?

Good question. The White Shepherd standards are listed on the web. There are few UKC events in the western part of the USA and white shepherds can not be shown for confirmation in the AKC.

[Meika's Mom]

[QUOTE=WarrantsWifey;2319258]Bah-humbug, another one of these threads. Good Luck OP, you just opened a WHOLE can of worms.

Please do not assume that if someone breeds a dog they are not aware of the situations in shelters. Also, do not assume that they are not working to find homes for these animals as you may be dead wrong!

[WarrantsWifey]

[quote=Meika's Mom;2319277]

Originally Posted by WarrantsWifey

Bah-humbug, another one of these threads. Good Luck OP, you just opened a WHOLE can of worms.

Please do not assume that if someone breeds a dog they are not aware of the situations in shelters. Also, do not assume that they are not working to find homes for these animals as you may be dead wrong!

Ummm, EXCUSE ME, I didn't say anything of that SORT. Maybe she/he just needs a reminder or maybe she/he DOES NOT KNOW. I do not know this person, as you do not know me. So next time, relax. I was not attacking the OP. You need not come after me.

[Castlemaid]

Let's stop all the personal back and forth, and keep the thread on topic.

The OP is looking for more info on Artica GSDs. The OP may also be open to helpful and tactful information about the pros and cons of breeding a pet dog without implied accusations or guilt tripping.

Thank you.

[Meika's Mom]

[QUOTE=Castlemaid;2319308]Let's stop all the personal back and forth, and keep the thread on topic.

Thank you Lucia!

Athony, I could also use some additonal help wth posting a photo. I now have a photo on photo bucket, but could not find the directions you were referring to on Pictures! Pictures!

[angelas]

Originally Posted by Meika's Mom

Athony, I could also use some additonal help wth posting a photo. I now have a photo on photo bucket, but could not find the directions you were referring to on Pictures! Pictures!

Copying from PB is easy peasy. Each photo has 4 options for copying the link. Click in the [IMG] (it will copy) then past into the body of the post. It will show up before posting as a link, in the post it will show the pic.

[Meika's Mom]

Originally Posted by angelas

Copying from PB is easy peasy. Each photo has 4 options for copying the link. Click in the [IMG] (it will copy) then past into the body of the post. It will show up before posting as a link, in the post it will show the pic.

Sounds easy but I must be doing something wrong. Do I past the link right here where I'm currently typing or do I need to go to the Pictures! Pictures! page? Also, what is a trackbacK?