Hi all,
So I've been lurking for quite a while, bouncing off breeders with forum postings. I adopted a young golden 11 1/2 years ago, and luckily, he's still going strong. I've been looking for a quality breeder this time because I'd like to start with a puppy and train him myself. My dog still has the energy to be a good mentor dog, and loves playing with small pups. I've run across a few breeders that sound good (and many many more that don't). One of the names that keeps popping up is Delmarva. Love the goldens, but have one BIG reservation...
She does not allow her dogs to receive annual vaccinations. Instead she refers to something called annual blood titer tests. Doing some research, that is a thing, but rather controversial. My big question is: with just about every dog related business (groomer, dog day care, kennel) requiring the pooch to be up-to-date on vaccines, it seems like the only thing you could do with one of her dogs would be to keep it at home with minimal contact with other dogs. Since I'm a big believer is socializing dogs, and dog day care, it seems this would be a deal breaker for me. The goldens on her web site are beautiful, and I'm sure are spectacular pups.
So, for those have dealt with her, am I reading too much into this? I've no doubt she's a quality breeder that cares about her dogs. But is seems to me that without vaccinations, you're stuck keeping it at home.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
So I've been lurking for quite a while, bouncing off breeders with forum postings. I adopted a young golden 11 1/2 years ago, and luckily, he's still going strong. I've been looking for a quality breeder this time because I'd like to start with a puppy and train him myself. My dog still has the energy to be a good mentor dog, and loves playing with small pups. I've run across a few breeders that sound good (and many many more that don't). One of the names that keeps popping up is Delmarva. Love the goldens, but have one BIG reservation...
She does not allow her dogs to receive annual vaccinations. Instead she refers to something called annual blood titer tests. Doing some research, that is a thing, but rather controversial. My big question is: with just about every dog related business (groomer, dog day care, kennel) requiring the pooch to be up-to-date on vaccines, it seems like the only thing you could do with one of her dogs would be to keep it at home with minimal contact with other dogs. Since I'm a big believer is socializing dogs, and dog day care, it seems this would be a deal breaker for me. The goldens on her web site are beautiful, and I'm sure are spectacular pups.
So, for those have dealt with her, am I reading too much into this? I've no doubt she's a quality breeder that cares about her dogs. But is seems to me that without vaccinations, you're stuck keeping it at home.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks