Why-Drywood-ACDs-2014

1) PAPERS: AKC (American Kennel Club) registration means your dog's ancestors are KNOWN and recorded. This means you are actually getting the dog you want. And you know where it's from. This only matters if you want the dog you're getting to really BE the dog you're getting.

By the way, AKC papers don't guarantee quality AT ALL. They only record pedigree.

There are lots of registries out there. In the USA, only the AKC does the above.

2) TESTING: We bother with testing because we want to avoid passing on a preventable condition. It really isn't any more complicated than that.

We don't breed perfection; there are no perfect dogs. But if we can avoid producing blind ones (PRCD-PRA), we'll most certainly do the testing required to make that happen.

We do not guarantee nothing will ever go wrong. We test for known conditions and make breeding choices from there. Because if you don't know what you have, why are you breeding more of it?

Oh -- Breeders who do all this work might not always have a pup available RIGHT NOW. Doing all this background work and raising a litter PROPERLY means we DO NOT always have pups on the ground and ready to go this very minute.

3) WHY DON'T I JUST GET A DOG FROM THE GUY DOWN THE ROAD FOR CHEAP? Go ahead! It's your money. But if that dog isn't free, what exactly are you paying for?

Here's what you're paying for from us: Drywood ACDs tests for health issues (testing isn't free). We will take that dog back any time during its ENTIRE LIFE if it doesn't work out (try THAT with the guy down the road). We provide a lifetime of support for training and guidance (call that guy down the road with your questions and see how much help you get).

We know our dogs; they live with us 24/7. The dogs WE choose to breed have been health tested, have competed in multiple venues, and/or do actual farm work. If they were stupid dogs, nasty dogs, or couldn't be housebroken, we sure wouldn't be breeding more of them.

The pups WE produce have been taken places and socialized to traffic, kids, cats, other animals, noise, people. Temperament is very important.

Not convinced yet? Well, your dog from Drywood will already be registered, have its hearing tested, be microchipped, have at least its first set of shots, and will have a health certificate from the vet. You'll get its records and records from its parents. You'll know its risk for blindness (PRCD-PRA status). So that guy down the road... what exactly are you paying for again?

If you want "just a pet" that also has been tested and socialized, you ain't getting it from that guy down the road or the one selling heelers at the sales barn or flea market. It's that simple.