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Chat Transcripts DogHobbyist hosts an online gathering of dog breeders, featuring topics of interest to breeders as well as special guests. We hope you'll enjoy this collection of transcripts of our chats. Dr. Hutchison's 2002 Chat Transcript Dr. Hutchison's 2001 Chat Transcript Getting It Done: Tips on Actual Breeding Working with Co-owners PAWS Legislative Update Genotype vs Phenotype Canine Legislation Multi-sired Litters Researching Bloodlines When NOT to Breed Growing Out Puppies: Evaluating adolescents Breeding Older Bitches Outside Opinions How Far Is Too Far to Go to Get Your Bitch Pregnant? What to Preserve, What to Improve in Our Breeds Feeding for Breeding Pre-breeding Testing Care and Training of Stud Dogs How Ethical Breeders Advertise Rescue: Why We Do It, How We Cope Stopping Puppy Mills Form and Movement with Breeder/Judge Karin Ashe Breeding, Showing, Exhibiting, and Judging Small Dogs New Hope in Treating Parvo Discussing "The Downside of Inbreeding" by CA Sharp Genetic Breakthroughs: What's Happening in YOUR Breed? Anesthesia Risks Popularity, Numbers in Rescue, and Breeding Decisions Can Breeding for Pets be Ethical? Resorption Puppy Containment Weaning Puppy's First Week Post-Whelping Tips Not-So-Simple Whelpings Normal Whelping: An Overview Software for Breeders Secrets of Longevity Backcrossing and Breeding Out Hormones and Canine Reproduction Kennel Management Weaning Our Puppies Veterans When Puppies Come Back Evaluating Toplines and Feet Evaluating Fronts and Rears Evaluating Breedings Accidental Breedings Garden Gossip Free Whelping Palpation Getting it Done: Tips on Actual Breeding Caroline Coile, PhD: Showing Your Own Dog Sharon Coleman: Legal Issues Puppy's First Year Evaluating Puppies Population Genetics and Popular Sires Nutrition and Supplementation of Pregnant Bitches Expanding Our Gene Pools Without Becoming "Overdogged" Socializing Puppies (2) Lactation: Nature's Perfect Food for Puppies Puppies: The First Week Dog Breeding: Open Discussion C-Sections and Aftercare of Momdog & Pups Puppy Maintenance Dealing with Imperfect Puppies When Momdog Fails To Intervene or Not? Chosing Foundation Stock Temperament and Early Socialization Breeding for Correct Movement How Dog Shows Impact Our Breeding Programs Pedigrees Whelping Problems Re-evaluating our Breeding Programs Grading Litters Screening Puppy Buyers Reducing Puppy Mortality WhelpWise Socializing Puppies Understanding Genetics Resources for Breeders Singletons Vaccine Issues for Breeders Raising Puppies Breeding to the Standard Contracts Whelping Care of the Brood Bitch Choosing a Mentor

Responsible Dog Breeding:
Preserving and Improving Our Breeds

DogHobbyist.com supports the responsible breeding of purebred dogs. We applaud the efforts of dedicated breeders to improve and preserve their chosen breeds, and to uphold the highest standards in responsible breeding. We are proud to announce a new free program that lets responsible breeders highlight their dedication, and help educate prospective puppy buyers at the same time: The DogHobbyist Code of Ethics Breeder Registry.

Applicants will be asked to provide information about their breeding programs, health screening, involvement with the dog fancy, and placement policies, as well as indicate agreement with our Dog Breeders' Code of Ethics.

Those who meet our guidelines will receive a free listing in a comprehensive international database of registered code of ethics breeders. This breeder locator will be searchable by breed and by location, and will provide information on selecting a responsible breeder and obtaining a purebred dog to prospective puppy buyers.

You can read more about the program, review our code of ethics, educational materials, and application process, and add your listing here:

Code of Ethics Breeder Registry/Locator.

Recommended Reading

Born to Win: Breed to Succeed
by Patricia Craige
Voted "most indispensible" by the members of our community and staff, Patricia Craige's (now Trotter's) Born to Win: Breed to Succeed belongs on the bookshelf of every serious breeder. The author is a leading AKC judge and founder of the legendary Vin-Melca line of Norwegian Elkhounds.

For more books on dog breeding and raising, visit our Dog Breeding and Genetics Bookstore.