BREEDING
POMERANIANS.
I will start by saying, breeding Poms is not for the faint hearted. They do not call them the heartbreak breed for nothing! Just ask any experiences Pom breeder and I am sure they will agree. They are probably one of the Toy breeds which are the most difficult to breed.
However, if you feel you have the courage and conviction, then buy a compatible breeding trio, a stud and two bitches, or to begin with, buy two bitches, pay a stud fee and breed your bitches to the correct stud. Research, research, research! I can't emphasis this enough. The more you educate yourself on the breed, on genetics, on whelping, rearing puppies, the more success you will have. Research breeders you may decide to buy your breeding stock from. Most have web sites these days, find what you like, what the web site tells you about the breeder, and communicate with the breeder, preferably by email, as most breeders are busy. Emails are always easier (at least for me) to answer in my time , rather than stopping what I am doing and be stuck on the phone talking when it suits the other person. Do a Yahoo search for email groups, there are many on dog breeding, and some specialising in Pomeranians. Through these groups, you will get to know a lot of knowledgeable, long time breeders willing to share their experiences and wealth of knowledge with you, the novice. These groups are free to join and so valuable. It doesn't matter if the groups are International, because people from all over the world, meet there by email posts and discuss all aspects of dogs, and Poms! http://groups.yahoo.com/
Familiarise yourself with Pom types, pedigrees, the blue print exhibition standard and get a mental image of what a Pom should look like. Familiarise yourself with what are faults in the breed, and learn to recognise these faults. All breeds have faults and no matter how hard a breeder tries not to breed these faults in their stock, from time to time, they will still generate. Not all faults are a life and death situation, but as a reputable breeder, you will need to learn enough about genetics to be able to lessen if not totally eliminate these faults in your chosen breed….in this case being Poms!
Be prepared, breeders work hard to produce good specimens. They will not sell you their best. In most cases, there is not enough money in the world to buy these dogs from dedicated breeders. They may be able to help you by selling you sound breeding dogs….which will benefit your breeding program and if you are interested in exhibition, also produce a dog good enough to show. Be guided by which ever breeder you have chosen as your mentor.
Poms, for exhibition, in my opinion are getting way too small. This decrease in size may be alright for exhibition, but when it comes time for breeding, problems could arise…and in the hands of an inexperienced breeder, this could spell disaster. I am not by any means saying you should exhibit small Poms and breed bigger ones. If a bitch is too small to reproduce, then in my opinion, she is too small to deserve the title of champion! Champions should be able to reproduce and give back to the breed, in both males and females. So, breeding sound, bitches and dogs, of the correct size for standard is important.
It is challenging, there is no denying that, but rewarding to know you are the proud breeder of quality Poms.
Written By
Anne Muscat-Roditis
© copyright 2008
I will start by saying, breeding Poms is not for the faint hearted. They do not call them the heartbreak breed for nothing! Just ask any experiences Pom breeder and I am sure they will agree. They are probably one of the Toy breeds which are the most difficult to breed.
However, if you feel you have the courage and conviction, then buy a compatible breeding trio, a stud and two bitches, or to begin with, buy two bitches, pay a stud fee and breed your bitches to the correct stud. Research, research, research! I can't emphasis this enough. The more you educate yourself on the breed, on genetics, on whelping, rearing puppies, the more success you will have. Research breeders you may decide to buy your breeding stock from. Most have web sites these days, find what you like, what the web site tells you about the breeder, and communicate with the breeder, preferably by email, as most breeders are busy. Emails are always easier (at least for me) to answer in my time , rather than stopping what I am doing and be stuck on the phone talking when it suits the other person. Do a Yahoo search for email groups, there are many on dog breeding, and some specialising in Pomeranians. Through these groups, you will get to know a lot of knowledgeable, long time breeders willing to share their experiences and wealth of knowledge with you, the novice. These groups are free to join and so valuable. It doesn't matter if the groups are International, because people from all over the world, meet there by email posts and discuss all aspects of dogs, and Poms! http://groups.yahoo.com/
Familiarise yourself with Pom types, pedigrees, the blue print exhibition standard and get a mental image of what a Pom should look like. Familiarise yourself with what are faults in the breed, and learn to recognise these faults. All breeds have faults and no matter how hard a breeder tries not to breed these faults in their stock, from time to time, they will still generate. Not all faults are a life and death situation, but as a reputable breeder, you will need to learn enough about genetics to be able to lessen if not totally eliminate these faults in your chosen breed….in this case being Poms!
Be prepared, breeders work hard to produce good specimens. They will not sell you their best. In most cases, there is not enough money in the world to buy these dogs from dedicated breeders. They may be able to help you by selling you sound breeding dogs….which will benefit your breeding program and if you are interested in exhibition, also produce a dog good enough to show. Be guided by which ever breeder you have chosen as your mentor.
Poms, for exhibition, in my opinion are getting way too small. This decrease in size may be alright for exhibition, but when it comes time for breeding, problems could arise…and in the hands of an inexperienced breeder, this could spell disaster. I am not by any means saying you should exhibit small Poms and breed bigger ones. If a bitch is too small to reproduce, then in my opinion, she is too small to deserve the title of champion! Champions should be able to reproduce and give back to the breed, in both males and females. So, breeding sound, bitches and dogs, of the correct size for standard is important.
It is challenging, there is no denying that, but rewarding to know you are the proud breeder of quality Poms.
Written By
Anne Muscat-Roditis
© copyright 2008
