I do plan on breeding, granted I get the results I need.
Why does your answer not surprise me?
kmatt you bought your dog from a BYB -- and she is NOT breeding to any great standard as every picture you have posted demonstrates, and did she do any health screening at all? Cardiologists? MRIs? Nope. Anna is a lovely PET. She is NOT breeding quality and you do NOT have the background information on her for her to comply with even the MVD protocol until she is age FIVE. More importantly: why are you 'thinking about breeding' if you get the 'results' you want. WHAT results? Are you MRIing? Are you planning this starting when she is 2.5? Your dog ownership questions over the time you have been here have been very, very basic, yet you are considering BREEDING this breed, at this point, when people need to understand genetics, ethics, complex inheritence, family lines, have good relationships with reputable, health focused show breeders to even find the healthful sires you would need, and be willing to put some serious money into proper testing and breeding as well?
Worse: I see in Bet's Food for Thought thread you announced already your belief that the world needs backyard breeders for genetic diversity and health -- which according to you there, means good eyesight and 'a good smell'. Good grief. You have spent months and months on this board, yet the critical issues of MVD and SM in the breed, which can bring untold suffering to the dogs, and the need for responsible breeding by people who actually understand such concepts, has apparently totally passed you by. And yet you think you know enough to be considering something as serious as breeding a breed which is currently in crisis?
Your understanding of the role of genetic diversity is to have a dog that can smell? Why in the world do you think the average cavalier cannot?
Also you have shown yet again that despite me asking you before, in response to some inappropriate questions, to read the appropriate guidelines in the Getting Started section, you still have seemingly never bothered to read the basics of what you can post about -- breeding and your plans to do so is NOT one of the allowable topics -- and have totally missed the whole point of a board that is dedicated to promoting health, preserving this breed and discouraging BYBs who have already contributed so much to the decline of this breed's health. The point is: you should not be considering breeding. The breed does not need more trash breeders to arrive in just as good, reputable breeders are facing the dilemma of whether to remain in the breed due to the costs of health-focused testing and responsible breeding. What exactly would you plan to contribute?
:sl*p: