Choosing a Puppy for Hunting, Tips for Selecting the Right Breeder

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Tips for Choosing a Puppy for Hunting

One of the most important considerations to keep in mind when choosing a puppy for hunting is picking the right Breeder. This article will give reasons for this concern and provide you with true advice to help you make the right decision. When choosing a puppy for hunting, we all want to end up with the best dog possible. This article will provide for you valuable information you can use when choosing a puppy for hunting.

Obviously, not all breeders produce quality dogs, despite what most will tell you about their program. Some will make recommendations that are contrary to recommendations from others. This can make choosing a puppy for hunting a confusing endeavour.

Just because two people breed Labradors doesn’t mean their dogs will come out the same. There can be a world of difference between dogs that share the same lineage but come from different breeders. When choosing a puppy for hunting, there are things you need to research about breeders before making your selection.

When Choosing a Puppy for Hunting, Selecting the Right Breeder is Important

When choosing a puppy for hunting, select a breeder who has a good reputation and is known for producing sound hunting dogs. This will take some detective work on your part, but it is time that is well spent. Thanks to the internet, choosing a puppy is easier that it ever has been. Web sites such as Gundogbreeders.com provide a great place to start. The site provides a list of breeders by specific breed and State, testimonials from clients, and decisive information on choosing a puppy for hunting.

Choose a puppy only after selecting the right breeder

A good breeder should be involved with field testing their dogs, be able to show you a clean kennel, have healthy puppies, and prove the dam has no temperament defects. When choosing a puppy, avoid a breeder that allows you to take the pup home before 10 weeks of age. A reputable breeder will want to know about YOU, they should want to know if you are going to be a good owner and be able to provide well for their dog. They should always provide you with a written contract (bill of sale), as well as a full pedigree and registration papers. Choosing a puppy from a breeder who will not or cannot provide these things is setting you up for trouble.

When choosing a puppy, try to find breeders who are breeding dogs for the average hunter. This means their dogs are easy to train, or “almost train themselves”, and the pup should have a strong desire to please.

Taking your time and doing your homework on breeders before choosing a puppy will ensure that when it comes time to go hunting, you’re not spending your hunting time being a trainer.

When Choosing a Puppy, Selecting the Right Breeder is Everything

I once asked 6 R Upland Kennel owner Chris Riddle what a person should look for when choosing a puppy. His answer was simple and straight forward:

It’s all about bloodlines, bloodlines, bloodlines!

 

Choosing a puppy is easy when you select the right breeder

Solid advice when choosing a puppy, and I couldn’t agree more. With the right breeder and bloodlines, getting a good hunting dog should be as easy as closing your eyes and choosing a puppy from the litter. Yes, it should be that easy as far as choosing a puppy that will hunt. However, a smart buyer will consider many more factors when choosing a puppy for hunting.

A good breeder will know their dogs as well as they know their children, and should be able to tell you different personality nuances between individual pups. This is one of the most important aspects of selecting the right breeder and anyone who is choosing a puppy for hunting will do well to heed that advice!

These are just a few of the most important things to consider when choosing a puppy and a breeder. Bloodlines should be first importance, than focus on reputable breeders, narrowing the selection down by simple question and answer, both from you asking, and whether they answer and ask the appropriate questions of you. There are many things to consider before choosing a puppy, I hope these tips help you make the best decision.

Choosing a puppy that fits your personality, life, family, and hunting style, is an entirely different formula, and we’ll focus on that in a future article.

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