Who in the name of God breeds a dog twice in a year???? That poor dog could not have barely gotten back on her feet and had puppies again. And she is only 3 years old!!!!!

The breeder that I got my pup from, breeds her girls back to back, then one cycle off, then back to back again, then she has them spayed and places them in a forever home. I think that it is a common practice among breeders.
BTW, my breeder is on the list of preeminent breeders on this forum.

There are many reasons to breed back to back. It is not necessarily a bad thing!!

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CH Lakewood's Gonna B A RockStar JH CGC "Remi"
CH Lakewood's Bringin' Out Da Big Guns "Cannon"
Rhythm's Dat's Da Way I Like It "KC"

Its bad when you dont take the advice from experienced and knowledgable breeders. She could have taken the time to DO something with the dog, but instead just bred her and made more money. The experienced breeders can do it because they know what they are doing.. She even made a big deal about heath clearances on her website, yet didnt go to a cardiologist. Also, she didnt test before the first breeding..so thats a lie! I personally traveled 2 1/2 hrs one way to get my dog her clearance done by a cardiologist. I dont usually come on these threads but myself being a newbie in show/obedience world and trying to do things the right way (getting clearances done and actually doing stuff with my dogs) I get upset when others are cutting corners..for what? To make money. Sorry if the only things she has done with her dog are those few clearances she made money.

This is from her website:
"We take pride in our breeding program and our puppies. For this reason we breed on a very limited basis. Our number one priority is the health of our puppies. All our dogs of breeding age are health clearance. We certify their eyes, hips, and elbows through CERF (Canine Eye Registry Foundation) and the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) prior to breeding."

" As a small hobby breeder of quality golden retrievers our focus is on producing healthy, well-adjusted, sociable, quality puppies."

Just saw her info on K9 data..sorry these dogs have NOTHING behind them ..on the 5 generation behind Abby there are 6 dogs wi hips..way way back.. they look like BYB bred ... She needs to start over, completely, to do things right.

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Alison and 2 Furry Kids and 2 non furry kids

Lilly- Golden DOB 1/28/11
AKC name: Goldridge Lights Action Lilly RN CCA
http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=433352
Sanford- JRT DOB-9/5/06

Bridge dogs
Toby-Boxer 10 yrs. old (rescue) 9/17/2002-11/1/12
Charlie- Boxer (1st "child" together)2/19/02-3/18/12
Julie- golden retriever ( my heart dog) 5/6/96-3/3/07
Ruby- terrier/chow mix (my 1st dog) 8/1/90-1/15/05
Rusty-shih tzu (million dollar dog) 2/5/99-1/20/04

Also..she had pups on 11/7..that would mean that she was bred beginning of september around probably the 3-7 potentially counting backwards.. now she had the xray films done on Aug 4 as reported on offa, the report wasnt done until Sept 17 th..she probably didnt get results until a week or so after that..so yet again bred before clearances were known.

Things are not adding up!

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Alison and 2 Furry Kids and 2 non furry kids

Lilly- Golden DOB 1/28/11
AKC name: Goldridge Lights Action Lilly RN CCA
http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=433352
Sanford- JRT DOB-9/5/06

Bridge dogs
Toby-Boxer 10 yrs. old (rescue) 9/17/2002-11/1/12
Charlie- Boxer (1st "child" together)2/19/02-3/18/12
Julie- golden retriever ( my heart dog) 5/6/96-3/3/07
Ruby- terrier/chow mix (my 1st dog) 8/1/90-1/15/05
Rusty-shih tzu (million dollar dog) 2/5/99-1/20/04

Sorry - I just cannot fathom reasons to breed this close. She was probably done feeding her pups towards the end of May. She had only a couple months to get back on her feet and then she was pregnant again in Sept. I am still upset about this.

Apparently, she does not wish to change her ways. Which is unfortunate, especially for future puppies and their families.

Not that I advocate it, but some of the repro gurus recommend back to back breedings to maximize fertility... I have only to show you all a photo of my Basil, who had pups five months ago, has not regrown her coat, and is in standing heat to convince you that waiting is not a bad idea. I am going to a meeting given by Dr Hutchinson on repro toward the end of the month... Will ask for clarification....

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Janice and The Celebration Gang -
"Samantha, George, Tiki, Emily, Mick and Basil" Gone but not forgotten, Sally(Windjammer's Ima Country Girl CDX CGC), Laney(Mandell Marlenes Celebration UD RA CGC), and Cookie(Starseeker's Kissmas Cookie CDX RE CGC).

Um, lots of very reputable breeders

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Jodie

AJ's Maiden By the Sea CDX RE (Annabel - retired)
Mud E Paws UDX OM2 RE OBHF (Conner - retired with 28 OTCH points)
Sunfire's Flying Head Over Heels UD BN RA (Flip)
And the odd one of the family - Colby Jack Teeter Smack CDX GO RA (Colby - Lhasa Apso)

That's great! Congratulations!

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Birthdate: February 5th 2012

Gotcha Day: March 30th 2012