| The practice
of co-owning dogs is widely practiced by breeders of all types
of dogs. The
most common co-ownership, for a bitch, consists of a
purchase price and a return of one or two pick puppies from
said bitch’s first or second litter. All details are spelled
out in a contract, including when the bitch may be bred,
whom she may be bred to, and the selection(s) of the pick(s)
of litter. The contract should also state that if the bitch
proves to be of inferior quality, upon reaching maturity,
she will not be bred, and instead be spayed. This helps
protect the soundness of the breed and assures the breeder
of said bitch that only quality pups will be produced.
Canadian and or American Championship title is a must along
with all health clearances prior to breeding.
When a male pup is placed in
a co-ownership agreement, usually a purchase
price will be paid. A Canadian and or American championship
title is a must along with all health clearances prior to
breeding. The agreement of co-ownership will be
detailed under a private treaty with all members in
agreement with terms of stud service fees collected and
health related costs. These agreements vary with each
partnership
This contract should also
state that if this dog proves to be of inferior quality, upon
maturity, he will not be bred and instead neutered.
Co-Ownerships are to protect
a breeder’s interest in a certain specimen. If that specimen
turns out to be of poor quality, it is a breeder’s wise
decision to spay/neuter the animal if that animal doesn’t turn out to be of good
breeding quality.
This will prevent the animal from producing pups that are
below the breed standard set by the AKC, CKC. The idea of
breeding is to always "breed-up", which means to increase the
quality of the get, not to produce inferior pups. If a persons
idea is to make money, then they are entering the wrong
business. Breeding any dog or bitch should NOT be done until
extreme thought and research has gone into the procedure. This
includes hip screenings, blood tests, studying pedigrees and
movement, and the overall health of the future breeding pair.
When no homework is done, before the breeding, you end up with
mediocre animals. This is ignorance, possible puppy milling,
or just not caring about the quality of the pups produced,
which leads to not caring where these pups end up, be it a
puppy mill, pet shop, or the animal shelter!
If you can’t follow the
co-ownership agreement, do not enter into a co-ownership
agreement. |
