im not a breeder of dogs and i dont show dogs (i only have the one dog) so i dont know alot about the subject but why wouldnt owners of good stud dogs want them used in the pet market? are dogs not supposed to be pets? if there wernt any good stud dogs used in the pet market no one would be able to purchase a well bred, healthy puppy. If the bitch is health tested, and a good example of the breed then why would it be a bad thing?

fogive me if im just being stupid

Most show breeders will have a litter to keep a puppy or two back for themselves. The rest of the litter will be sold as pets so you dont need to go to someone who is breeding purely to sell to the pet market to get a pet. And going to an experienced breeder means you can be confident that the pup has been well raised and socialised, is more likely to have been fully health tested and the parents will be of good temperment as that is pretty much a requirement in the showring

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I have a question. Where did the term 'studding your dog out' come from. I have never heard it except on here, surely standing a dog at stud is more usual.

Toffee's father was only about 12 months (possibly a bit less) when he mated the owners two bitches. He had no help and just got on with it when the bitches presented themselves to him. No, I dont agree with this as standard practice but it didnt do him any harm and the pups were very well reared,very well socialised, all found good homes and they were sensibly priced.
That is what most pet owners are looking for.

Some health issues in certain breeds dont show signs until after a year, tempermant issues may not show until after a year ect ect.. At a year alot of breeds will not be fully matured both physically and mentally, so owners have no idea how he will turn out. I said I would consider using a dog in my breed at 18months, they are usally a fast maturing breed - but thats not always the case, like with any breed.
I guess the people using dogs so young are just thinking about what they want, not how it will effect the overall breed, or what risks they may take when adding dogs into the community or they would leave the dog to grow up himself a little first before deciding he was worthy of breeding.

I dont disagree with you. I liked the dog and the bitch has a lovely temperamentand is quite nice. I knew the pups would be well reared and they were local so I was able to see them once a week and make sure my puppy was progressing as I wanted her to. So in this instance I went with my instincts and hopefully have a very nice dog. It could have turned out differently but then it could be a disaster buying any pup.