I have been showing, raising, and breeding Pembroke Welsh Corgis for close to 30 years now, and although I can only tell you "for certain" things about this paticular breed, I also know that people buying dogs as puppies can only see that baby face and waddle. They don't think OR aren't told about the "Whole Story".
All dog breeds were bred for a reason. Herding dogs herd, Working dogs work, The Toys were mostly bred to be companions, etc. Since these breeds have been around for centuries sometimes, they have an INSTINCT for what they were bred for. American Stadffordshire Terriers ("Pit Bull" is a slang word for an Am Staff cross OR a misnomer used by unknowing people) were bred to FIGHT .
When people come here to be interviewed for a new puppy from here, I warn them that "I", the ",Mighty and Awsome, Alpha Bitch", pick puppies for people. ( After their temperment testing) They do not do the picking. They stay here for hours on their first interview while I ask them tons of questions about their lifestyle, home, how they plan to walk this dog in a blinding snowstorm or driving rain....all the while I'm watching them and their children interact with my dogs. They are invited to ask any and all questions and em me later with more.
I TELL them the inherited problems with our breed, and that I have x-rayed, tested, taken them to veterinary specialists, and any other thing available to me, to be as sure as I can, that the two dogs I bred have NOTHING to contribute to inherited diseases. I tell them that corgis shed 20 hours a day and those times they aren't shedding they are THINKING about shedding. I tell them that they can bark A LOT, and that they will herd anything and everything.
If people who breed dogs go over and over with their new owners then people will understand that dogs all have different traits they SHOULD KNOW ABOUT!!! These include agression. If someone goes home with one of my babies and they don't know the WHY of something, THAT is MY FAULT!
If I have screened these people well enough, they understand why a dog does that and what they can do about it....(CALL ME ASAP!)
Back yard breeders, pet stores who sell puppies, Puppy Millers DO NOT DO THAT.
Infrequently I send people to other breeders of another breed because I fell that a corgi is not in their best interest FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE DOG! Invariably they call and thank me.
BTW, ALL my PET puppies leave here with a neutering REQUIREMENT, a LIFETIME guarantee of inherited health problems and a LIFETIME return policy. MY contract says if the dog is found to be running free I can and WILL come take it back..... Anyone buying for show and resulting breeding has a tougher time getting one, and they leave on a co-own, have contracts up the wazoo, and is usually a great friend before the dog leaves......
But I digress........If we got rid of the irresponsible people breeding for the children, BYB, the pet stores, and puppy millers and people who are breeding for the money!(HA! If they are doing it right they wouldn't be making any money!....When I finally breed a bitch here I have $4000.00-$5000.00 into her and that is if she came from here. Add another $25-3000.00 if I bought her)
If these dogs were first with RESPONSIBLE BREEDERS then 99% of them would not be with IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS!
Flame suit on and NOT budging!
