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Originally Posted by karendc
Just contacted Pat but he said that his JRT puppies are sold at around RM650, not RM350. But its still cheaper than others. However, he just sold off one batch. Will have to wait another 2-4 months.
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Hi, Karen -- something you wrote caught my attention. Scoop mentioned that Pat has "a breeding pair." You said that he'd just sold off one litter and is expecting another in 2-4 months.
My concern is this: If he does in fact have one bitch and is breeding her at every heat cycle, her health is very questionable. It may be that he actually has a few adult JRTs and is breeding them at reasonable intervals, but no bitch should bear more than one litter every year, or even longer.
The following is from
http://www.pgaa.com/canine/general/kennelvisit.html -- an article on selecting a good breeder...
Frequency of Litters
Question: How often do you have litters?
Expected Answer: A frequency that does not seems too taxing for the breeder and his facilities. Each litter requires tremendous amounts of time to raise pups to 8-12 weeks in good health, in a home environment, to socialize to people, to start house training and training conditioning, etc. A good pet isn't produced by accident.
Red Light - Answers that show too many pups for the breeder to raise properly. Also, beware of breeders who are producing pups so quickly that the breeder could become "burned out", and be out of the breeding business when you need future help. Beware of breeders who produce litters more than three times a year, or breeders who sell all of the puppies from every litter. These breeders have no idea of the positive or negative features of their puppies as they grow to old age. Consider carefully breeders who have multiple litters on the ground at one time. Some breeders do plan two litters at a time as insurance if one bitch can't mother, so this may be less of a red light in certain situations. Be sure to ask why there are multiple litters.
Green Light - Breeders who breed for themselves and keep at lease one puppy from a litter. Their kennel name appears in the puppy's pedigree. No breeder can keep everything they breed, but each puppy is raised as if they were the pick of the litter. Breeders who breed for show quality puppies, and take their breeding into the show ring to evaluate the success of their matings. Puppies with champions in the first three generations of the pedigree.
Even if you don't care about show-quality, you do want a happy, healthy puppy, right? That requires a healthy dam, and if she's bearing puppies every few months, she is NOT healthy. Again, this may not be the case, but it's a question worth asking.
Good luck!
