You are considering acquiring a dog, whether or not a pedigree dog. Here is why we do not recommend a pedigree dog.
Dog Shows
If you want to participate in competitions with your dog, you will need a pedigree. But for most people, who keep their dog as a pet, this is not necessary. A pedigree dog, in our opinion, has more disadvantages.
At such a show, your dog is judged on its looks. The dog must come as close to the ideal as possible, whether that ideal is healthy or not. For example, breed clubs demanded a muzzle as flat as possible in certain breeds for years. This often causes breathing problems in some dogs.
Inbreeding
Unfortunately, breeders are still allowed to inbreed, even pedigree breeders. Whether consciously or not, it remains inbreeding, and it is one of the worst things you can do when breeding.
You may wonder how pedigree breeders end up inbreeding. A dog wins a show several times. Then it starts: that dog is suddenly bred to many more females, because everyone wants puppies from the champion. What they forget is that a growing share of the genes then comes to resemble the champion’s.
Moreover, pedigree breeders draw their breeding animals from a smaller pool. A pedigree dog may only be bred with another pedigree dog, while pedigree dogs make up only a small part of all dogs. So the pool of different genes is much smaller.
We, as professional breeders, can combine dogs, both with and without pedigrees. This way, the genes remain more diversified.
Discrimination
It is pure discrimination that for a pedigree dog, both parents must also have pedigrees.
What, in their view, is wrong with a dog without a pedigree? It can match the breed club’s ideal just as well!
What do experts think?
Even experts from the BBC think this.
What we do instead
Woefkesranch is a family breeder where you can visit the puppies with their mother. We select our breeding animals to keep inbreeding as low as possible, while still breeding a beautiful dog.
Choose your puppy from a breeder you trust. Choose Woefkesranch!
