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What is the best puppy food for showing? Breeding?
The best puppy food for a basic user to use for showing is super duper puppy formula. The best puppy food a standard user can use is a custom ration of 1777 with a 1 for medicines/vaccines and a 7 for protein, fat and vitamin E. It all depends on what you're breeding for. The best breeding formula depends on whether it is for a dog or a bitch. The best puppy formula that a basic or standard user can use for breeding dogs is Old Boy Dog Formula. The best puppy food that a basic user and standard user can use for breeding bitches is the same as for showing.
When your breeding, is there a way to estimate the puppies' SOPs?
There is no easy way to estimate the puppies’ SOPs. I often breed the same dogs to each other several times and the pups SOPs are all over the place. I feel that the fact that you cannot be sure of what you are going to get is what makes breeding so exciting.
What is the most popular breed?
Currently the most popular breed is the German Shepherd Dog. They are number one on the dog breed list. They have 112 breeders, 951 dogs, and 1,652.
What are group and show placements?
Group placements are how a dog ranks within his group. The groups are Herding, Hound, Non-Sporting, Sporting, Terrier, Toy, and Working. The show placements can only be won by the winner of each group. The show placements rank how well the winners are compared to each other.
How do you choose which dogs to FH, breed, and show?
I personally go by SOP for FH and show but some other breeders go by trait. I breed multiple breeds so I divide 30 by the number of breeds that I have and that equals how many dogs I will keep from each breed. I keep the dogs that are the highest SOPs from each breed then I place the rest up for sale. After the dogs have been up for sale for fourteen days I forever home them because at that point they count against my dog limit. For breeding I go by trait. If I have less than 30 dogs that are keepers I end up keeping any dogs that have a 10 for a trait.
The best puppy food for a basic user to use for showing is super duper puppy formula. The best puppy food a standard user can use is a custom ration of 1777 with a 1 for medicines/vaccines and a 7 for protein, fat and vitamin E. It all depends on what you're breeding for. The best breeding formula depends on whether it is for a dog or a bitch. The best puppy formula that a basic or standard user can use for breeding dogs is Old Boy Dog Formula. The best puppy food that a basic user and standard user can use for breeding bitches is the same as for showing.
When your breeding, is there a way to estimate the puppies' SOPs?
There is no easy way to estimate the puppies’ SOPs. I often breed the same dogs to each other several times and the pups SOPs are all over the place. I feel that the fact that you cannot be sure of what you are going to get is what makes breeding so exciting.
What is the most popular breed?
Currently the most popular breed is the German Shepherd Dog. They are number one on the dog breed list. They have 112 breeders, 951 dogs, and 1,652.
What are group and show placements?
Group placements are how a dog ranks within his group. The groups are Herding, Hound, Non-Sporting, Sporting, Terrier, Toy, and Working. The show placements can only be won by the winner of each group. The show placements rank how well the winners are compared to each other.
How do you choose which dogs to FH, breed, and show?
I personally go by SOP for FH and show but some other breeders go by trait. I breed multiple breeds so I divide 30 by the number of breeds that I have and that equals how many dogs I will keep from each breed. I keep the dogs that are the highest SOPs from each breed then I place the rest up for sale. After the dogs have been up for sale for fourteen days I forever home them because at that point they count against my dog limit. For breeding I go by trait. If I have less than 30 dogs that are keepers I end up keeping any dogs that have a 10 for a trait.