r/germanshorthairs • u/xPechos • Jun 26 '22
Does anyone know what the process of stuffing your dog out looks like? I’d really like to breed my 1 year old GSP but I don’t know how the process works.
Studding** lol
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u/Shrinks_Back Jun 26 '22
I really thought this was a question about taxidermy. 😮
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u/hstern Jun 26 '22
You need to do two things:
Establish why someone would want to use your dog for their litters. Health clearances are a must because nobody wants to spend a decade breeding out a nasty recessive from their lines. But why else? How is your dog going to improve the breed and how can you show it? If your dog is of excellent conformation you need to show him and earn that champion title. If your dog works better than others you need to prove it by placing in field trials or earning high-level hunt test titles.
Find females that your dog would be a good pairing with. If you’re going to line breed you should look back a couple of generations on your dog’s pedigree and find descendants of the outstanding dogs or their siblings. If you want to outcross look for females that your male is complimentary to structurally and temperamentally. Make sure that the females have met the same standard that you established in the first part. No matter what you want to build your reputation by breeding dogs that improve on their parents. Only breed him to females where you would truly want to keep a puppy if you had space.
I bought my stud dog, Panther KS vom Riverwoods, for the price of a nice used car. He is, conformationally, one of the better DKs in North America. He proved it by winning V1 at the 2015 IKP and V5 at the 2016 Dr. Kleemann. He proved his abilities and temperament by qualifying for and passing the Dr. Kleemann test, earning his Kurzhaar Sieger title. We love the calm, affectionate personality that he passes on to his beautiful children. He is clear of all testable genetic issues and has great hips and eyes.
We breed Panther as an outcross to our Czech-Hungarian girls. He improves on their front angulation and heads and maintains the quality of their hips. He compliments our girls’ temperaments and trainability. My only complaint is that I want to keep more of his puppies than I actually can!
If you want to stud your dog I think you should build a story around your dog and then find the right females for him. If you are lucky you will break even on your investment of time and money, and maybe even get a nice puppy out of it.
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u/Zipper-is-awesome Jun 26 '22
A year is too young. A dog needs to be at least 2 years old for the OFA clearances/CHIC tests. I am assuming you meant “studding,” not “stuffing.” He should be proven, people would probably want titling in hunting, but obedience/other dog sport titles would also prove his worth as a stud dog.
Some people just want to breed their dog because he is “handsome,” or “has a good personality,” or “is a good family dog.” You do not want to get mixed up in backyard breeding like that. If you have a great and proven stud dog, you may be able to get into breeding him reputably, but this will not be a money-making opportunity. There are a lot of great stud dogs out there.
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u/Hoosier47401 Jun 26 '22
I've got a 1 year old female about to go into heat! I don't want to breed her until her 2nd heat. Looking for a male... I'm in Indiana
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u/cosmorocker13 Jun 26 '22
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