I'm a backyard breeder........... - Page 1

and proud to say so.  I used to be ashamed to say it mainly because of this website...alot of people criticize BYB's here so I mainly troll the message board. But let me tell you why I'm proud to call myself a BYB. 
My brother always had GSD's & I always wanted one but friends kept offering other breeds like our beloved Great Dane, my Rhodesian Ridgeback, our Husky mix, etc.  When we retired I told my husband I wanted to buy some land and raise German Shepherd's, so that's what we are doing!
I did my research before buying, I spent a lot of time on this messageboard asking questions (under "Newbie"), and we talked to a lot of breeders before buying our male.  Then, when he was around 9 mos old, I called another breeder who I trusted and had made many phone calls asking questions and looking into his background, to get a female.  We faxed him our male's pedigree and he called back about 3 mos later and said he had a compatible bitch for our male and he didn't call it wrong cuz there hasn't been a bad pup out of the 3 litters they've produced.  Most of the buyer's have stayed in touch through e-mail and let me know how their GSD is doing and they send pictures.  We don't put out junk or sickly pups.  They get their shot's on time and I start with the wormer when they're 4 weeks old when I supplement mom's feeding with food.  The pups are raised in my dining room where I can observe them constantly and have, so far, been able to place the right pup with the right family because I know each one's personality and temperament. 
All 4 of our dog's are part of our family, 2 of them spend most of the time in the house during the day, the 3 females sleep in the house and the male sleeps outside cuz he doesn't wanna come in!   He want's to patrol his yard. My adult son said the other day, that I treat my dog's better than I treated him and his sister when they were growing up, I told him that they (the dog's) never said they didn't like what I was feeding them for dinner, never told me no or said that they hated me and they always greet me like they haven't seen me in a year!!!  All a person has to do is come in my house and they can tell that it's a "dog's home."

Anyway, I just wanted to get this off my chest and say that all BYB's aren't bad....it's just that some give us a bad name and everyone always remembers the negative things they've heard.  Some are in it "just for the money" and they're the negative stories people remember.  I've run into a couple of those people and I told them to lose my phone number cuz I will not sell them a dog to breed the life out of!  (We only breed our 2 females once a year).   Our dogs are part of our family more than they are pets so if that is part of being a BYB, then so be it....that's what I am!
 

Hello backyard breeder.

Regards
Ibrahim

Sounds you did your research to breed responsibly. What are the pedigrees of your male and females?

Most breeders are bacl yard breeders because it is not a polite thing to do the the front yard!

My beloved Kali came from someone who had 5 acres & a few well researched dogs...I choose to call her a 'hobby breeder', because her dogs were all health checked & she was always there for any question or concern. And not only would she take back any unwanted pups, although she only had to once....I do believe that if a pup of hers wound up in a pound she'd probably beat the tar outta the owner, too! LOL! And she's a granma, & she's a feisty little thing as well. I aspire to be a hobby breeder myself, some day. jackie harris

"Most breeders are bacl yard breeders because it is not a polite thing to do the the front yard!"

made me lol. Good one.

What makes Hanibel breed worthy? 

What makes Hanibel breed worthy?

He gots papers and reproductive organs! LOL

Don't let them bother you BYB. That being said.... have a plan, have a purpose, have standards. Just don't be part of an ever growning problem. You have a responsibility, never forget that. Moons.