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Did you experience
misfortunes and how did you avoid them?
When breeding we all sometimes get an unexpected problem,
and if heriditary it is importen to be honest about the
problem and to talk with other breeders about it, so that we
can avoid it in the future. We always have contact with the
people, who have bought a puppy from us, in all the dogs life,
and we try to help as much as possible. In this way we allso
know about the dogs behavior and their health.
What criteria do you use
to choose the best puppy in the litter?
When you ask for the "best" puppy, I would ask for what ?
If it is the best show-puppy ,it should be so closse to the
standard as possibly and very outstanding or eyecatching. The
best puppy for a special family is the one, who have the
temperament that compare with the family, and for that we use
a puppy-mental-test. See our homepage!
What forage do you feed
your puppies and adult dogs with? Do you give them additional
forage and what kind of?
We feed with a dry dog food named Regal. There are a
special for puppies, a special for pregnant bitches, a special
for dogs with skin problems, a special for adult dogs and a
special for old dogs. I always add extra C and E vitamins and
a little garlick.
Do you do make selection
among the future owners of the puppies from your nursery? What
can be a reason to refuse to sell a puppy to a particular
person?
Last time we had puppies we had a lot of interested
families but only 7 puppies, so we asked them all to come and
wisit us before the puppies were born, and from our dogs
reactions and the families reaction on our dogs, we got the
feeling who was the best families for our puppies ! We allways
tell and show how much dirt the dog brings into the home, how
long time you have to groom the dog, and how long time it is
nessesary to be together with a puppy. When buying a puppy
from us, the new owner has to sign a paper, saying that the
dog must not change home without our accept, when breeding
from it, they have to follow the clubs rules about breeding :
X-rayed A or B, eyetested for PRA and cataract, shown at least
once with a red or blue ribbon, and the bitch should be over
20 month old.
The dog
breeding for you is:
- your life;
- a hobby;
- an art;
- a way to earn you living?
OES is for us a lifestyle.
Could you
give a piece of advice to a beginner breeders?
First of all it is necessary to have a good bitch and to
find the right stud dog compared to the standard! Time is
necessary too, as it is very importen to give the puppies the
best start by having contact with them most of the day and to
start housetraining. You also have to use a lot of time to
find good homes for the puppies. Money. It costs a lot to use
the right studdog and to bring up a litter, and a lot of
things can happen from mating the bitch untill the puppies are
8-10 weeks old, and ready for their new homes.
What is you
opinion about what had happened to the breed in the World and
your country for the last 15 years?
Breeders are working more together, and are more open about
breedingproblems. It is much easier to use a studdog from
another country - to send frozen seemen - or to buy a puppy to
get new blood to the breed.
Breed
clubs. Are they necessary in your country? Why?
Breed clubs is a very, very good thing for the breed. It
can get the breeders in contact, and it can bring the families
together, so they learn to love not only their dog but the
breed as a whole. We in Denmark have a very active club with a
lot of arrangements for the members, such as groomingdays,
obedience, agility, weekends for fun,
show-training,breeders-meetings etc. We have a magazine
published every second month and we have a library with a lot
of books about OES and dogs - and also about breeding. We also
have a homepage, but it needs a more frequently up-dating
routine in my oppinion.
What is an
exhibition for you?
An exhibition is a place where I can come and look for a
new studdog and for new breed-combinations. That is for me
more important than what the judge is doing.
Beginning
from what age should a dog start being prepared for a
show-career? What is the best way to do it?
If you know that your puppy is going to be shown, it is
very important to start very early to learn the puppy to stay
right and to run in the right way, and to praise the puppy for
standing and running well, so that it is a happy puppy in the
ring.
What of
your dogs did perform most successfully at the exhibitions?
Ch. Rollingsea Admilal Keegan was a really good showdog,
and he really loved to be in the showring.
What is
your attitude toward professional handling? Do you use
services of professional handlers?
For me a show is (or can be) important for breeding, and a
professional handler cannot make the dog to be better for
breeding, so I don't understand people who use lots of money
only for having a winning dog! I would newer use a
professional handler!
Please let
us know your attitude to usage of lacquers during the dog's
preparation for an exhibition?
In our rules for showing we are not alloved to use
anything.
Would you
like to wish something to the Russian OES owners?
At the EURO-show I saw the dancing OES - and I liked what I
saw. To work with the dogs is very important. The OES is a
working breed who likes to do obedience, agility etc. It is a
very beautyfull dog too, when groomed and kept in good
condition, and as so it likes to be shown too.
It is my hope for the Russian OES owners, that they will love
their dogs, love the breed and have respect for its history,
and give this on to new owners of the breed.
Birte & Jorgen with H-litter
21.08.2002
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