Would you breed YOUR dog?

[Josh's mom]

Nope,

Josh was cryptorchid. I love him to death but no one would have him as a stud.
If he wasn't cryptorchid and turns out to be the best police dog in the world, I might have thought about it but still probably not.

[Mac's Mom]

too many dogs in shelters & rescues to even consider it regardless of Mac's breedworthiness

[Holmeshx2]

NOPE!. Great lines great nerves etc.. however she is a long coat so a fault and of course too young to really tell what she will become as an adult. Plus knowing me I wouldn't want to give up any of the pups I don't know genetics, bloodlines or anything needed to be a successful responsible breeder.

[CassandGunnar]

Originally Posted by RazinKain

No one has taken the bait yet?

C'mon, the world needs a Kain Jr. I'd take one.

[RazinKain]

Originally Posted by CassandGunnar

C'mon, the world needs a Kain Jr. I'd take one.

I couldn't afford the beer for two of 'em.

[RazinKain]

But seriously, for someone to reply 'yes' to the OP's question would be like blood in the water around here. The thread would go on for 30 more pages and someone would get their feelings hurt.

[GSDElsa]

If we're playing a game of hypotheticals....

IF I knew Elsa's lines (rescue). The good: Good nerves. AMAZING environmental strength...nothing phases her. Will go sliding down slides at the playground. We joke she's a mountain climber in another life--if it's above gorund, she thinks it needs climbing on. Great hunt drive--very hard to call her off things when she's searching. I have not ever had her give up...only forced her to once when I threw a ball in the gutter. Very forgiving and bounces back quickly. Good on/off switch. Very aloof until she gets the non-verbal OK from us...then she'll trot around being social. LOVES kids. Will sit on random kids' laps to get pets and even strange kids can crawl all over her. Works just because she wants to make us happy and for the sake of doing it.

The iffy: Prey drive is so so. She, I think, had QUITE a bit of bite inhibition when she was a pup--she was kind of "scared" to play with a toy when we got her and would drop anything that went in her mouth. But, maybe that's an excuse and not a reason. Who knows. She's gotten a zillion times better with tugging and playing "with" me, but still isn't anything I would write home about. LOVES her balls though...too much.

The bad: She's impulsive when she gets worked up and sometimes kind of mentally shuts off because she's too wound up to think. Protection work is NOT her thing. Not scared, just does not get it. And she has HD in one hip. Shows no physical signs of it, but it's there.

End line: NO. I don't think she has QUITE good enough working ability or nerves (her impulse issues). And the HD.

Medo? Who knows, but there are a lot of good males out there so probably not.

I don't think there is anything wrong with JKlatsky is talking about. Two working dogs..owners that know the dogs...have some knowledge if they'd pair OK? Sounds fine to me.

[Zeusismydog]

In a word NO.

Zeus was beautiful, sweet and had the best temperament you could ask for. The perfect service dog. However he had hip dysplasia. I had a few offers to breed him but since I had him fixed at a young age it wasn't even an option (not that I would have taken it).

Loki. When he had his litter evulation he was labeled as a breeding male. I agreed to keep him intact and show him. He was fixed when we found out he has marginal elbows, his ears are too big for breed standard, and he has other faults. So no he will not ever be bred.

I wouldn't breed. I don't know enough about it and I am not consistent enough to give pups the right form of raising they need to start out right. I also couldn't get rid of any of them I will leave breeding up to the ones that enjoy the hard work of researching genetics, bloodlines, titling their dogs and have the money to do it right.

[LaRen616]

I would only breed Sinister if I knew that there would only be 4 puppies in the litter. I would keep one, my ex would keep one, my mom would keep one and my dad would keep one. I know for sure that they would take one. Sinister is everything I ever wanted, I love his temperment, his looks, he's a go with the flow, I'd do anything for you, type of dog. Very easy to take care of and he's very loving.

But I have no desire to be a breeder, too many dogs already in the world and I dont want to contribute. He's neutered and I like it that way and I dont regret it.

[cassadee7]

I cannot tell you how many people already tell me I am insane for planning to spay Saber. She is one of the best looking GSDs you'll see around here IMO and even at 5 months people ask me "when" I will have puppies out of her. Even my kids beg me to "let her" have puppies (yes I have explained, but they are kids, they want puppies!).

But no, I wouldn't. I agree she is gorgeous, maybe even breed-worthy, but I trust her breeder who has, IMO, an excellent breeding program, to pick the very best from her litters to keep back and breed. I am not qualified to do that!

And even if her breeder called me up and said, "hey, I think Saber is the best GSD I have ever bred! I wish I had kept her! Will you breed her when she is 3?" I'd say, sorry... I don't want to get into breeding. I got her as a pet and companion and to help me stay active. I do not feel remotely qualified to deal with a pregnancy and puppies! So the world will have to suffer the terrible loss of no Saber puppies. I know you are all devestated. But try to cope