Posted by Sandy Wade
on 11/4/2009, 7:35 am, in reply to "Re: A red male"
I suggest you also ask for a recent sperm check on any adult male and as Bobbie suggested brucellosis and heartworm.
I would want the vet records also but keep in mind that many breeders do their own shots except for rabies.
If this was to be an inside dog you might want to consider that if he isn't leash trained, he probably isn't house trained either.
I have shown dogs for a friend who has a kennel and all of her dogs pooped on my patio. They had concrete runs at her house and thought they were supposed to go on concrete. This was really an irritation for me and most people never think about something like this if their dogs live in their home.
I keep a huge water bowl in the kitchen and several of her dogs would try to get in it from time to time. This would flood my kitchen. They had tubs of water in their runs at home to cool off in.
I'm not saying you shouldn't consider a dog that has been kenneled. You just have to be prepared for retraining some behaviors. They can also be pretty wild in the house but some are even afraid of certain things like step-ups or tile floors.
The reason I suggested a sperm check is because I sold a champion male who had produced several litters. His youngest litter was 6 months old.
The buyer took him in to her vet to be checked out. They did a sperm check and he was sterile.
Of course I returned her money and she returned the dog. My vet tested for everything but we could never figure out why he became sterile. He lived to be 12 years old but remained sterile.
I agree that meeting the breeder and dog in person is the best way to go. Sandy Wade
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