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Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Linda - there is more of a chance of a vehicle veering off the road and injuring or killing someone walking along the sidewalk as there is a Corgi dying from giiving birth in a controlled environment.
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I'll be sure to pass that along to a Cardigan friend who lost two girls this past year due to whelping complications, both of them at veterinary office when they were lost. Doesn't get much more of a controlled environment than that. This wasn't a novice breeder either, and the vet is a breeder vet of winning Miniature Schnauzers and Scottish Terriers.
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Debbie - what is unethical about advertising an intent to breed? If there is, it's another stupid rule that needs to be changed.
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Well for one thing it isn't wise to count one's puppies before they're whelped - like counting chickens before they hatch. There is no "rule" - in some places there are laws against breeding, as I mentioned. Plus animal rights activists could make life miserable for someone doing so. Such an announcement could also be construed as trying to defraud someone if deposits were taken before a breeding actually takes place. There are no guarantees there will even be a litter.
Here, reputable breeders do not generally advertise in newspapers - it is just something that as the Brits would say, is simply not done. Announcements are often made on the show lists when litters are born, but no one announces that they are planning to breed b*tch B to stud dog A.
Debbie