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it is very rare that when i am ringing the bell for the SA with my landseers that people actually know what mine are.
i feel like a broken record educating the public on what type of dog, the variety and what they eat, the grooming and etc.
have fun! educate, and enjoy!

Depending on the severity, it can be difficult, i hope that this pup outgrows it!
i thought i heard there was a surgery they could do, but, it is a risky one.
good luck whatever you decide to do.

you should take fumble for a visit! or, pictures, i bet you dont have a tonn of those??? LOL
i think breeders love to see what they are producing.
though i prefer to outcross, and do not like to see heavy linebreeding done, it is even more expensive to do it the way i am.
everyone has their opinion on what is right.
and yes, you rarely break even.
ever.
the first litter you ever have you might, IF it goes textbook without any problems or hitches, after that, forget it....

oh man
run and run fast
a true breeder builds a relation ship with you
isnt that important? a true coach, educating you and guiding  you??
to many designer breeders fly by night operations, akc papers mean squat, i groomed my share of cockapoo that were registered purebred cockers

has been bred, if anyone ever knew what goes into this, it is mind boggling.
it is not just adding up the price per pup and saying that is profit, it is the progesterone testing done daily to every other day, the cytology, the office call price, than the price of collecting and shipping.
all in all by the time the Ai happens you have spent well over 2,000 and prolly more like 3,000 the deposit on stud fee wich is more now usually min of 500$
than there is the care of the female while preggy, the food and special attention to grooming etc...
the education of the people hoping to get a pup, time spent on the phone and thru email, and the time spent making sure the contract is up to date with your attorney.
than there is the time that goes into the actual birthing, no sleep sometimes for 48 hours, the tears and heartache that may happen during the time.
the emergency visit costs if a pup shows an angry umbilical cord, or some mishap or some pup maybe not as strong and needing vet care, there is the expense of care of mom, than there is the time that goes into the pups, endless hours, and exhausting days.
One of my friends assisted me with a litter and decided against breeding her girl and spayed her, after she saw everything that needs to be done.
she wanted to breed her but changed her mind.
i have another friend who is co owner of this mother to be, we are hoping, and she is going to assist me, and said this is gonna be a real eye opener? and i said yup! it will land your feet on the ground.
anyway, i just wanted everyone who has a breeder to have a good relationship withthem, utilize them as your lifetime COACH and listen to their lifetime experience, and the experience they can share is from tonns of research and networking.

I disagree with that statement
we are finding more and more the calcium protein ratio for some growing newfs needs to be more calcium to protein, feeding turkey necks thru the first nine to twelve months helps support the bones and structural growth, i gave my first two newfs a half carton of cottage cheese a day, every day from puppy on, and both ofa and neither had any trouble.
i think the breeder is the coach and guide to those who buy their pups and must be the one they consult with if they see the slightest form of deformation on the longbones on front legs or any other abnormal growth, becouse it has been seen and experienced that those who develop deformaties at the pastern whhen switched to the necks straighten out right away.

what a fab story!
on a side note i dont see newf in her, but golden and maybe something smaller.
just the same, it doesnt mean she is anything less! she is beautiful, i once groomed a dog that looked like her, named china.
she reminded me more of a golden and a sheperd mix with other stuff!
wonderful dog though!