Hi to all my first post. I have a non kc reg CHINESE standard shar pei, fully vacinnated, wormed and up to date with all injections, including heart worm and rabies. He was bred in spain by a chinese breeder and my vet in spain and here said they have not seen a better shar pei ever. He has no skin problems, no ear problems, no eye problems and no sign of shar pei fever, he is as the shar pei should be. Now the question, im looking for shar pei who I can breed him with for a non profit purpose, we despratley want one of his pups. Would suit someone who is in a similiar situation, anyone who can help we would be very gratefull, he is only 3.5 years old and in PERFECT condition and just want one of his off spring as we love him so much.


Thanks

Stuart

Because you love your dog and want one of his offspring is no valid reason to offer him at stud.
Breeding from a rescue are you joking ?

I agree, breeding from a rescue is unethical, moreover, if they dog has gone through a rescue, one of the conditions of adoption is that the dog is not bred from.

Perhaps the rescue was wrong, but what else do I do. Am I being selfish to say I want one of his offspring?

No of course not, many of us say we love our dogs so much we want their offspring, but wanting and doing are two different things. Breeding should NEVER be done for sentimental reasons...


Just a thought, but was he registered with the Spanish KC - if so, then he would be recognised by the UK KC.

Yes he is registerd in spain. Only thing is he is of chinese standard and not uk kc standard, there is a diffrence with the breed. Chinese standard as Im aware dont suffer with health problems as much as uk kc standard, its tricky situation without upsetting to many uk breeders over breeding standards.

Then I would think you will reach a dead end and certainly breeding just to have a puppy would IMO be wrong. You would be reduced to using a poor quality bitch as, from what you say, UK standard sharpei are different, so he would be of no interest here. So, while your boy may be gorgeous, he will only supply 50% of the genes (and possibly fewer that resemble him) the others will be from the bitch (and likely to be a poor quality one). Do you really want to produce substandard puppies? I'm sure you love your boy too much too have that reflect on him.

Then, there's the fact that although you want a puppy, singleton pups are a rarity. What will happen to the other puppies? How much appeal will there be for substandard puppies of two different types (chinese/uk)? Most reputable breeders are putting their breeding plans on hold with the credit crunch anyway and rescues are overflowing with dogs being surrendered.

I understand what your saying. When I say diffrent I mean they come a bit taller more muscular and less wrinkles which causes health problems with some of the uk kc breed, which has been addressed with the lastest changes to uk kc shar pei's. I would go as far as saying that I would be helping to create a better pup, but I understand that I would be attracting the wrong type of quality for my boy.

sounds like it could be the answer to the sharpeis health problems,by introducing the chinese lines

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IT would be in my opinion, but im sure people will disagree....