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Breeder questions (from TX)

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#1 ·
Hi all. As I stated in my intro post, I am interested in standard poodles. I wasn't really sure if this post should go in this forum or the other breeding forum, so hopefully if it's in the wrong spot an administrator can move it.

How do you know if a breeder is reputable and trustworthy? It has been several years since I purchased a dog from a breeder. I have already looked through several websites of breeders in Texas, but I'm not really sure what I should be looking for, and I'm not really sure what to ask when I email or call. Some websites talk about screening for various health conditions, genetic testing, and so on, but I don't really know much about any of those things.

So what should I be looking for? What testing/shots/screenings/etc should a good breeder provide? I'm also not really sure what is appropriate to ask about their interaction with the dogs. For example, is it normal to inquire about housebreaking (if they at least start to potty train, take the puppies outside, etc)?

Also, are there any specific poodle things I should be looking for? I don't know much about what a standard poodle is "supposed" to look like, nor is that of the utmost importance since this will just be a family pet.

Thanks for any tips and info you can provide!
 
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#4 ·
Sorry to disagree, but I do. Poodlesonline is good in that they only allow breeders who can confirm testing to advertise, but so does poodlebreeders.com Not everyone who is a member of a club is ethical. And not every breeder who tests advertises. Do your homework. Lots of good breeders do no advertising at all. The VIP site gives good advice.
 
#14 ·
Check out your local affiliate clubs - Bluebonnet Poodle Club is in Houston, Lone Star in Dallas and San Antonio has a club as well, I think. (PCA website will also have the info on the affliate clubs if you have trouble finding site/members through googling.)

Breeder referral out of PCA or an affiate club is going to focus on breeders who not only test their breeding adults but who are also active in the breed - whether they are showing, working rescue, working in agility/obedience or in the field - even those breeders who no longer actively participate with their dogs- yet they give their time working in education and legislation.

They (PCA breeder referral) does not refer to breeders who are breeding untested and unproven animals (read that as breeding for the sake of producing puppies for "a dollah" and not giving back to the breed).

Good Luck!

Tabatha
NOLA Standards


PS In reference to your CHIC and OFA question. CHIC is basically a collection of the OFA testing. Parents will have it or OFA testing. You can locate it on the main page with the animal's registered name or the OFA number.

The breeding parents will have the testing. A pup won't. You might find, depending on how deeply you are researching, siblings with testing as well.
 
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