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| Yes, I have. Why & what do you want to know? |
| I just wanted to speak with people who had used them, see if they had good or bad experiences with them. Did the dogs they purchased have serious health issues, those kinds of things. So far what I know everything sounds fine, but I have never before tried to find a reputable breeder and quite honestly there is so much to ask and find out. I always read that speaking to people who have bought from the breeder you are looking into is a good thing to do. So I thought I'd give it a try  |
Raccoonlassie wrote: I just wanted to speak with people who had used them, see if they had good or bad experiences with them. Did the dogs they purchased have serious health issues, those kinds of things. So far what I know everything sounds fine, but I have never before tried to find a reputable breeder and quite honestly there is so much to ask and find out. I always read that speaking to people who have bought from the breeder you are looking into is a good thing to do. So I thought I'd give it a try Just wondering what you wanted to know & if you were considering a pup from Hugs. Paula has been in the breed for over 30 years. She is a long time member of OESCA. She does all the necessary health testing on her breeding stock. She shows her dogs on a regular basis. She has a lot of finished champions in her lines & several of the dogs she has bred or co-bred, owned or co-owned have been multiple specialty winners as well as winners at the National show over the years as well as qualified for the Top Twenty event at the National. Cathy & I have bred to her dogs several times over the years & been very satisfied with the litters. You will find Hug's dogs in our pedigrees. Paula & I show against each other now & then depending on where the shows are being held. Sometimes she wins & sometimes I win.  I always feel I have lost to a worthy dog when I lose to her dog. She is a wealth of knowledge on the breed & as far as I am concerned she is one of the best when it comes to grooming an OES. You should be able to ask her any questions. And expect her to ask you some questions too. As far as health issues go, we will never breed & you will never purchase a perfectly healthy dog. There are issues out there that are "in the breed". The best we breeders can do is use the knowledge we have & the additional information out there to breed the best & the healthiest we can. It's always scary when you do an outcrossing because you aren't positive of everything you will be bringing into your lines. But you have to outcross from time to time as breeding within your lines too tightly brings up other health issues. What I am trying to say is that if there are any health issues in her lines they are those that are common to all of us. We try to avoid them by doing a thorough research of the pedigrees when we breed. |
Well said, Marilyn.  |
| Wow. That's a great answer. Thanks Marilyn! |
| Thanks Marilyn - I was reading and nodding my head to everything you were saying! It contained a lot of sense and stated why breeders would outline breed and the health issues are those what are in the breed. However, we in England are trying to eracticate those health issues. |
Moontime wrote: Thanks Marilyn - I was reading and nodding my head to everything you were saying! It contained a lot of sense and stated why breeders would outline breed and the health issues are those what are in the breed. However, we in England are trying to eracticate those health issues. Um, so are breeders on this side of the Atlantic.  Realistically, however, just like in people, and any other living being for that matter, you will never erradicate all disease. We forget that some times. But doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying. Kristine |
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