14/07/2025
Choosing a Breeder - Premium or Basic?
Choosing a breeder can be a minefield.
There are the basics of health testing, great lines and good quality parents but what of the rearing? How far does that breeder go in raising their puppies?
Just one of the things I do with my puppies are individual sessions away from the rest of the litter.
First of all this is to assess the puppies' characters and introduce them to being on their own.As they become a little older I use these 121 sessions to gain some insight into that individual to enable me to provide the owner with advice on THEIR puppy.
Will that puppy happily switch from food to toys and back again within a training session? Will that puppy switch between toys? Does that puppy's play need nurturing or are they full on already?
Here is one of the little sessions with Goldie from one of Queenie's litters. There were 10 puppies in the litter and each puppy had these regular little sessions and the videos sent to their owners.
Please excuse my attire.....video had never been intended for public viewing!
How far does your breeder go in raising their puppies? Gold Standard or just bronze?