Rebeca Bradley’s 12 Tips for Breeders
For those of you who enjoyed our interview with Rebeca Bradley in our March 2018 newsletter, here is some bonus material. Rebeca’s list of tips for breeders.
- A good breeder knows her dogs, pups and will help the puppy buyer to get the dog they want.
- Wait till week 7 to choose a pup out of your own litter. And if choosing between 2 pups, pick the one that has picked you.
- Protect what you have!
- Use the best that you can find and build on that.
- Dream
- Encourage others.
- Inbreeds do need to be crossed out and can be brought back.
- You will have big disappointments, lose pups/dogs and have set backs.
- Put money back into the dogs. You will have bills!
- Breeding is not for the “ faint at heart”, its hard work!
- Be the best breeder you can be.
- Perseverance on the long run will get you what you are looking for. “ The new breed was in the old concealed, The old is in the new revealed”.
You can contact Rebeca through her website http://4jacrescollies.wixsite.com/4jacresfarm or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/4jacresscotchcollies/
Love the expression in item 12. That is the OTSC in a nutshell.
Good advice! Refreshing, so different from the run of the mill do’s and don’ts often imposed as biblical legalities. There is room for diversity in good breeding practices and this advice (above) covers some basics in a most encouraging way. Thank you!
Hello, my husband and I are interested in getting a scotch collie . Please email me with any info you could about them, when you would have sc for sale .
Thank -you,
Diane mills
Hi! We regularly post available puppies on the site in the News section. You can also sign up for the Puppy Waiting List (https://www.scotchcollie.org/breed/puppy-waiting-list/) to receive regular email about available litters.