Looking for a male saint bernard

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We want to get into breeding and showing of saints. My husband always has wanted one. No saints in this area really that I know of or ever see. I know people would want them for pets around here. I do plan on if sold locally to limit the AKC registrations for sure.

I still have not heard back from the sire's owner on the hip tests that she has.

I did see this sire's pedigree however and his sire's side has a lot of CH's....some on his dam's side too just not as much.
 
If you want to get into showing and breeding, why not start with this girl. Believe me, you will learn a LOT. But the showing HAS to come before the breeding. You need an honest unbiased evaluation of what your girl brings to the table. That will give you a basis to pick a male that will accentuate her good points and compensate for flaws.

That will also give you a chance to learn more about the dogs in her pedigree. You know that many are champions, look up their records on akc.org. Find out what they produced when they were bred. What lines make for the best combo?

As I said beofre, please don't breed "just pets". Breed the best saints that you can. Healthy, active, fitting the standard. Try to breed the perfect dog. As the saying goes, "better to shoot for the stars and miss than aim for the gutter and hit"

Everyone litter is going to have a range of dogs from show quality to minor flaws. But what happens when someone takes the pup with the minor flaws and breeds it? Then you are going to have more minor things show up. The same for the next generation and the next. Finally, you end up with a dog that is only a dim imitation of what it should be

ETA: no matter what else you do, at an absolute minimum you need to learn what all those titles in your dog' pedigree mean. Then go forward with the health-testing. Then add all that info together to decide if she is really a good brreding cantidate. Even if you don't know of any local breeders, there might be a reason for that.

Until I started researching, I. Didn't think there were any GSD breeders in the area except the ones who listed in the local classifieds and were not the type of breeder I would ever support. Turns out there are a dozen within a reasonable driving distance. Why does no one see those dogs? Because they rarely sell locally, instead having presold their litters long before the breeding takes place. Some have waiting lists over a year in advance.
Those are the contacts you need to make. Contact the st. Bernard club of america. Become a member. Meet other breeders and get involved at shows. Then compare your dog with what you see. Find things in their dogs you would like to improve. Make a clearly defined goal for your breeding program - you want dogs that are A, B, C and D and then pick a stud that will sire pups to bring you closer to that goal. Every generation should bring you closer to that ideal. Any pups not making the cut sold to pet homes where you know they will live a long and healthy life because you gave them the best start in life.
 
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ok, i don't understand why you would buy a stud dog when you have your choice of any dog on the globe these days, with how they ship semen? How could a dog you buy be the best choice for her each time?

For me, since breeding is about improvement, or should be, each breeding I select a different dog who has different traits that I am looking for. There is no way I would waste my ***** by breeding her over and over to the same dog just because he was standing in my yard.

JMO as always....
 
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I don't recall saying how I was getting him but if everything checks out he is the best way to go. I guess typically someone would be paying for their stud dog so that is why you thought that way. I have been looking for a stud and with the right circumstances for just about 2 years now.

There is a lot of pros and cons to either getting a puppy, buying semen, or going this way....and we have consider everything. I think this is the way we are going to go.




Redyre Rotties said:
ok, i don't understand why you would buy a stud dog when you have your choice of any dog on the globe these days, with how they ship semen? How could a dog you buy be the best choice for her each time?

For me, since breeding is about improvement, or should be, each breeding I select a different dog who has different traits that I am looking for. There is no way I would waste my ***** by breeding her over and over to the same dog just because he was standing in my yard.

JMO as always....
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