Donna27
Well-known member
This might be a question more for the breeders or Karlin types ...
Many of you may know the story of how we got Fiona, but just to summarize for everyone, we took a risk we would never do again if we were to get another dog. We got Fiona from a woman who has 2 cavs who had a litter, and I'd consider her somewhere between a BYB and a "real" breeder. Here's the facts:
- Both parents ARE AKC registered, as is Fiona.
- We visited the litter and parents numerous times, they are healthy, well loved dogs who live in a beautiful house with a big yard, etc etc.
- They were health checked and guaranteed, but not by a cardiologist, only by their vet.
- We have the pedigree, we can go back 3 generations and look up the dogs, but other than that we dont know too much about the grandparents, etc.
- She's not "puppy milling" her dogs AT ALL. I think she considers herself to be a safe, ethical, "real" breeder, who has a litter MAYBE once a year. I can PM anyone the website if anyone is interested.
I've tried to keep in touch with them. When we picked up Fiona she said her kids were so attached, they would love to come visit sometime,e tc etc since they only live 35 minutes away. The few times I've sent pictures and emails, I've gotten very short responses, but I do want to keep them close in case anything happens..
Now for my question: We are taking Fiona to a Cardiologist Clinic next weekend in our area (Thanks Karlin!). I'm half tempted to email Fiona's breeder and politely suggest she get her dogs screened as well, so that she could have a clearance certificate if they indeed are fine, or if they're not, maybe she'll take a step back with breeding. I honestly think she genuinely means well, but I have to say I do worry about Fiona (I think rightfully so) and while I wouldnt trade her for any dog in the world, we "know better" for our next dog.
Is this crossing a line? I dont want to intrude or be rude at all, but I care greatly about the wellbeing of future pups and I'd lovet hem to be as healthy as possible.
Many of you may know the story of how we got Fiona, but just to summarize for everyone, we took a risk we would never do again if we were to get another dog. We got Fiona from a woman who has 2 cavs who had a litter, and I'd consider her somewhere between a BYB and a "real" breeder. Here's the facts:
- Both parents ARE AKC registered, as is Fiona.
- We visited the litter and parents numerous times, they are healthy, well loved dogs who live in a beautiful house with a big yard, etc etc.
- They were health checked and guaranteed, but not by a cardiologist, only by their vet.
- We have the pedigree, we can go back 3 generations and look up the dogs, but other than that we dont know too much about the grandparents, etc.
- She's not "puppy milling" her dogs AT ALL. I think she considers herself to be a safe, ethical, "real" breeder, who has a litter MAYBE once a year. I can PM anyone the website if anyone is interested.
I've tried to keep in touch with them. When we picked up Fiona she said her kids were so attached, they would love to come visit sometime,e tc etc since they only live 35 minutes away. The few times I've sent pictures and emails, I've gotten very short responses, but I do want to keep them close in case anything happens..
Now for my question: We are taking Fiona to a Cardiologist Clinic next weekend in our area (Thanks Karlin!). I'm half tempted to email Fiona's breeder and politely suggest she get her dogs screened as well, so that she could have a clearance certificate if they indeed are fine, or if they're not, maybe she'll take a step back with breeding. I honestly think she genuinely means well, but I have to say I do worry about Fiona (I think rightfully so) and while I wouldnt trade her for any dog in the world, we "know better" for our next dog.
Is this crossing a line? I dont want to intrude or be rude at all, but I care greatly about the wellbeing of future pups and I'd lovet hem to be as healthy as possible.