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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The big one is can you go and meet both parents. If you can’t that’s a huge red flag that one of the parents is not treated well and just used for breeding. Lots of people on here ignore this but it’s the most important thing. [/quote]

I don’t think it is a huge red flag if you can’t meet the sire, provided you could go to shows if you want and watch the sire compete for titles. Highly reputable breeders these days often use artificial insemination from dogs across the country. It’s just not a red flag or remotely practical to meet the sire in many circumstances.

But you definitely must be able to meet the mother and not just that, you need to be able to see where the mother and puppies will spend their first weeks. [/quote] I disagree, the male may be literally living in a backyard tied up to a post and just used for mating. I’m on a lab rescue page and they literally have a couple males for adoption that are 7-8 years old and we’re kept outside tied up their whole lives and just used for breeding. A breeder can say they use artificial insemination from a show dog but that doesn’t mean it’s true.[/quote]

Well, if you believe your breeder is claiming to use artificial insemination but is actually using a dog tied to a stake, you have bigger problems.

Artificial insemination is how the majority of high-end breeding is done now. There are contracts to show proof, and you should see the sires in competitions, or if you are really paranoid, fly to meet them.

I actually would not think as highly of a breeder that only considered local dogs for stud. All reputable breeder should be looking at artificial insemination. [/quote]

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