Sled dog breeding

[SternRose]

Ok guys sorry. Yesterday was a bad day. My timper was rising, so I probly said a few things that weren't nessisary. Sorry. There's a lot of great info here and I've learned a lot. Thank you. Ok so the sib breeder I'm talking about there 2 breeders were taken straight from a sled dog team, so they have the will to pull so do there pups. This breeder is right in my budget, cuz I'm also getting a male sib from a breeder that charges 800 with breeding rights. That same breeder I'm buying my 3 labs and 2600 is about how much I'm buying ALL my labs for( male 800 with breeding rights, 850 for the females with breeding rights)

 

[K9Dave]

Culling as in killing?

Know several mushers, haven't heard anyone kill dogs who don't meet up to standards. Useless, as the meat has no value nor does the pelt. I'd imagine that would only happen in extreme cases.

It happens WAY more than you may think. In France and other European countries it's common to kill all female pups immediately. They believe the bitches to pretty much be uselss and (GRAPHIC MATERIAL HERE) drown them in a bucket when born. Occasionally (but only for special breeding a) they will keep a few to mature and the cull after selecting a good female pup.

I've not been to Alaska but I can imagine their practices are similar.

 

[SternRose]

I'm pretty positive they don't do that in Alaska. Sled dog breeders usually keep most of there litters to ALL the pups. Some breeders keep ALL the pups form ALL there litters.

 

[res]

I'm pretty positive they don't do that in Alaska. Sled dog breeders usually keep most of there litters to ALL the pups. Some breeders keep ALL the pups form ALL there litters.

I'm pretty positive they do. It sounds horrible, but it is a necessity. I'm not talking just competitive mushers, there are lots of communities in Alaska that still rely on dog teams as a means of transportation. You cannot "run to the grocery store" in Alaska to buy dog food. Dogs are often fed chum (dog) or pink salmon. If it is a bad year for salmon, or if something wipes out your stores of salmon, you have nothing to feed the dogs. In that case, you HAVE to cull your dogs down to what you can feed.

I know of community shelters in Alaska that will actually SHOOT all the cats and dogs in the shelter if their budget runs out, or if an expensive-to-treat disease/condition shows up in the shelter. It happens.

Life in Alaska, away from the city of "Los Anchorage" is VERY different from life in the lower 48.

 

[Americano Blue]

I'm pretty positive they don't do that in Alaska. Sled dog breeders usually keep most of there litters to ALL the pups. Some breeders keep ALL the pups form ALL there litters.

Actually they don't keep all the puppies and some completely heartless musher who have no care or love for animal do kill dogs. The mushers I know live in the lower 48 so they can afford to keep puppies until they sell. When it comes time to race and they must cut down on teams they can affors to keep they dogs they dont want until they sell, and if they don't sell they offer them to me lol

 

[SternRose]

Well I was close.but I'm sure they dont drown the females.

 

[SternRose]

I'm pretty positive they do. It sounds horrible, but it is a necessity. I'm not talking just competitive mushers, there are lots of communities in Alaska that still rely on dog teams as a means of transportation. You cannot "run to the grocery store" in Alaska to buy dog food. Dogs are often fed chum (dog) or pink salmon. If it is a bad year for salmon, or if something wipes out your stores of salmon, you have nothing to feed the dogs. In that case, you HAVE to cull your dogs down to what you can feed.

I know of community shelters in Alaska that will actually SHOOT all the cats and dogs in the shelter if their budget runs out, or if an expensive-to-treat disease/condition shows up in the shelter. It happens.

Life in Alaska, away from the city of "Los Anchorage" is VERY different from life in the lower 48.

OMG!! Your serious. I'm gunna cry

 

[Americano Blue]

I'm pretty positive they do. It sounds horrible, but it is a necessity. I'm not talking just competitive mushers, there are lots of communities in Alaska that still rely on dog teams as a means of transportation. You cannot "run to the grocery store" in Alaska to buy dog food. Dogs are often fed chum (dog) or pink salmon. If it is a bad year for salmon, or if something wipes out your stores of salmon, you have nothing to feed the dogs. In that case, you HAVE to cull your dogs down to what you can feed.

I know of community shelters in Alaska that will actually SHOOT all the cats and dogs in the shelter if their budget runs out, or if an expensive-to-treat disease/condition shows up in the shelter. It happens.

Life in Alaska, away from the city of "Los Anchorage" is VERY different from life in the lower 48.

my aunt runs a shelter and doesn't allow the animals being turned in to food....at least i don't think she does......Yep i am completely positive she doesn't allow pets being turned into food

 

[Americano Blue]

oh and she is in Alaska

 

[Americano Blue]

OMG!! Your serious. I'm gunna cry

sorry. i think the point is if you want to mush don't live in Alaska. or at least the wilderness part lol