New dog for mating - Page 1

Hello this is my first ever post.
i have  a 5 yr old gsd( semi long hair).
i have decided to get a bitch for him for both companionship and possibly to mate..
I am having him hip scored this coming week so am waiting on the results before I do anything. 
My dog has pink slip documents as he is a German import.. 
My question is ... Where would be the best places to look for a good German lined working dog bitch as I am having no luck whatsoever .. Many thanks

I would look on the training field........ie, get a title on your dog........then think about breeding.
Glad you're at least getting his hips/elbows done.
Don't expect to make a profit on these puppies, also hope and pray you don't get stuck with the ones you cannot sell. There's a huge glut in the market right now.

Yes;  if you take your dog out and work him on a training field,
you will not only get a better idea as to whether he is worth
breeding from, as a good all-round specimen of the breed, but
you will make contact with other owners and breeders and their
dogs and that will give you some bitch-lines to explore for their
suitability, and connections to where you might buy a worthwhile
female puppy.

Realise your male is getting older, but it really IS too 'early' for you
to be thinking about breeding GSDs.  Based on only the information
given in your OP, you do not sound very knowledgeable about all the
issues involved.

Hope springs eternal.........

I am very aware my boy is getting close to the age where I cannot mate him,and I do not intend to mate to make money,and as my post states its an adult bitch I am looking for not a pup!!!! 
I am indeed not very knowledgeable which is the reason why I have joined this site... 
I am predominantly looking for a companion but would like to have maybe 1 litter as I believe my boys pups would be great dogs..
which is the reason I am looking for as good a bitch as possible for him.

Hope springs eternal is a great help!!!!! Thanks

Why would the owner of a really good bitch choose your dog as a stud?  Stud fees really aren't that expensive.  Heck even my own stud dog's fee is not even the price of a puppy and he has 20+ titles including Schutzhund, breed survey, show ratings, hips, elbows, DM, thyroid, and eye/CERF tests, years of training and competing, and been examined (sperm checked for count and motility) by a reproductive specialist.  There are plenty of great stud dogs of whatever line/flavor one likes, you really have to be able to compete with them if you want to attract a quality bitch.  If you want to buy the bitch...why would someone sell you a great quality brood bitch if you just want a companion puppy and aren't very knowledgeable, and can you afford such a bitch?

Pardon me, OP, but your post does NOT state that you only want
to get an adult bitch;   we are just left to infer that, from the fact that
you seem determined to breed from her, so you might want that sooner
rather than later.  If your PRIMARY purpose really is to get another dog as a
companion for the first  (and to have time to assess her breedworth properly
including getting health testing, before you decide), you would probably be
better off getting a puppy, for all sorts of reasons.  At  5, your male almost
certainly will still have enough sperm to 'cut it' for another 2 - 3 years ...

As VK says, who on earth [but a BYBer] would want to sell you a really
good, proven, bitch, in order that she be totally wasted by only having one
'maybe' litter to your unknown & unproven dog ?  Just on your say-so that
he is bound to produce 'great dogs' ?   A dog whose hips you haven't had
done before he got to 5 years old, already ?     Don't make me laugh  !!!

In any case, that does not rule out what we suggested about going to
training.  Your dog may not make 'world's greatest' there,  5 is a little late
to start (unless your reluctance to engage with the issue of work for a
working breed indicates you already 'got the Tshirt' ?), but he could have
some fun learning to do what he was born to do, rather than just be a
companion, and it WILL give you a hand-up on making contacts with
sources of the sort of bitches you are looking for.  Whether anyone will
SELL you one, if you are truthful with them or they read the PDB, is another
thing.

@Dogsforlife

Your dog only needs you for companionship. Honestly bringing in another dog when he has been "yours" for 5 years might not settle to well actually. From the outside looking in you need to do a lot more research. A lot more. And what makes your male breed worthy? I'm certain he is a fine GSD but what is his pedigree like? Have any littermates of your male or past/future offspring from your males parents come forth with genetic issues? Will he work? What does he contribute to the breed? What are his hips and elbows like? What genetic tests have been performed? If you can't answer any of these questions then you need to step back and think about it some more.

The problem with producing "companion" dogs is that someone always ends up breeding with them down the line because they see a quick buck to be made.
 

you should post a pic and his pedigree link so you can get objective critiques on youur dog.