She said the best way she could describe him was a black mixture.Its hard to tell right now with the coat the way it is. What does his current owner say he is?
I would say he is a smutty black.
Is he purebred?
I want to say he looks like a smutty blue or black. From what I have read when you get a smutty colored coat like that it's because its poorly bred.
Is that the only photo you have seen of him? Have you seen him in person? Im not sure what kind of a deal this person is making you but he doesn't look like the best bred Poodle. (I know his cut isn't doing him any justice)
Are you just breeding to breed or is there something specific you are looking to get out of it?
I thought that as well, but when she said he was two I figured he was just a bad black.Please be careful with breeding this dog if you know nothing about his background. He could have health issues in his background hence the "good deal". Rescues and pounds are full of purebred poodles that were created just to be created. I know everyone has different opinions towards breeding but please think everything through. Good luck with your decision. Keep us posted. BTW, he looks older to me. He looks like a black that has started graying.
OMG, are you serious. You are buying him cause he is a bargain priceShe said the best way she could describe him was a black mixture.
I think his papers say he is black.
Smutty black, huh? I will look into it.
Yes, he is purebred with papers...I think he has just had a very crappy
grooming job performed which throws his looks off. Notice
how they have cut the top knot off and ears are trimmed shortly.
I'm getting him at a bargain price though and she is giving me a folder
with his reg. papers, shot records, health records, and frontline treatments.
I don't plan on breeding for over a year and after I get him looking better.
Wow, thats a bloody good reason to breedHuh, never would of imagined that.
I can get some more pictures of him. No I haven't seen him in person
but will next week before getting him. I agree he is not the best looking
bred poodle but he is full blooded. His cut is HORRIBLE.
I was actually going to breed him once to my female just to breed.
Aww thanks...seriously I needed it!Mercymoon,
Sorry, sometimes things get a little contentious around here. People have very strong opinions about poodles.
I understand your situation and your motivation for wanting to buy this dog and breed him. One question that I have is how much money you'll actually make from selling the pups. After all, you'll be feeding this new dog, plus vet bills, plus caring for the pups until they are old enough to sell. I imagine you won't be able to get a super-high price for them, certainly not a show price.
Someone else who has more experience with this sort of thing can maybe shed a little more light on it. It is my impression that most breeders don't make much money -- that money is not their main motivation. You might be better off finding a job that you can do at home from your computer.
Where did I mention I couldn't afford a purebred papered dog? TheYou mentioned that you can't afford a purebred papered animal, well can you afford to shell out nearly a thousand dollars as a gamble?
This is the phrase I was commenting on, I did not phrase it well. Yes your dog has papers of some kind and might be pure bred. LOTS of dogs have papers. Dogs from pet stores have papers and you definitely would not want to breed one of those.Forget me paying hundreds of dollars for
a male miniature that has champion bloodlines or a fancy pedigree and
fancy papers either...I'm too poor for that! LOL!