How do i go about with servicing my dog?

The color is called “liver” in his breed. Also, at 10 months old you do not know his final size, type, coat, or temperament. He is also more than a year too young to get his proper health testing (eyes, thyroid, hips, elbows, at a MINIMUM).

The owner of the stud NEVER approaches the owner of the bytch, it’s the other way around. Decent studs do not advertise on gumtree, they meet the owners of quality bytches at dog events – herding trials, conformation shows, obedience matches, livestock auctions or events for working dogs, etc. If he’s actually “all that” then they will come to you. When they do, unless you want his pups blind or crippled or unstable or dead in shelters, you MUST insist that he is not available except to bytches that have proven their health through genetic health testing and their type and temperament through work or showing. They will insist that you boy has the same.

So what are you sitting around for? Find a local handling or herding class and get him on his way to PROVING his worth. Along the way you may find out he has a problem you didn’t know about, in which case, neuter him and go back to your original plan of enjoying him as a beloved pet. No reason to produce more crap-quality shelter fodder by breeding a dog with a problem. Also be aware that his personality and behavior WILL change the first time he is bred – and usually not for the better. Are you willing for him to get wanderlust, stress, and perhaps even territorial and dominance aggression?

Oh for heavens sake why!!? What proof do you have that this dog is a top quality animal because only the best should ever be bred. What testing have you had done to be sure he has no faults to pass on (those that can be tested for – there will always be recessive faults that you need to know about so you don’t double up and produce sub-standard puppies.)

For your consideration – http://www.bryningbordercollies.com/Border-Collie-…

Once you have allowed your young dog to be mated he will be looking for the next one, maybe taking off to find one.

The owner of the stud dog is 50% responsible for the puppies he is involved in producing. As it’s likely that all you have is a nice pet, please abort this idea – talking about advertising him on gumtree is just one indication that you should not be considering this. I’m not suggesting castration, but I am suggesting you just keep him as a pet.

Being purebred doesn’t equate to being good breeding material.

Is he a good herding dog?

Has he won anything?

Has he been fully health certified (more than just a vet check-up)?

If none of this has been done, you have no business studding your dog. He’s just another pet-quality Border Collie and wouldn’t better his breed in any way.

Get him neutered.

First thing is first. He is not old enough until he is 2 years old because he needs to have his hips certified as well as be cleared from CEA. It’s also important that you know the incidence of epilepsy or seizures in his lines back at least 3 generations and as many horizontal relations as you can find. Good breeders don’t want a pet to sire their puppies. They want a BC with excellent PROVEN working ability or conformation show wins. They also want excellent health. If they are paying money, why pay for the mediocre when you can get the best? So, essentially you will be dealing with other shady backyard breeders, so best just to forget the whole thing in that case.

Sorry, not sure what exactly do you want help with here?

Are you trying to breed from him? Even if you find a female dog it’s unlikely her owner will allow you to keep any of the puppies. Normally pups are the property of the female’s owner. In some cases they allow the dog’s owner to choose a pup but this tends to only happen if you have a champion dog.

Are you trying to get rid of him because you have changed your mind about keeping him as a pet? If so, a trip to the nearest responsible dog shelter will help you there.

Your dog may be a purebred border collie, but he is not breeding material, or he would not have been sold to you as a pet. Please have him neutered at your earliest convenience.

If you remain interested in using your dog as a source of income, then you need to train and exhibit him at breed and open shows, in order to advertise his qualities. This will also give you a good idea of what sort of fee you are entitled to charge.

Before you embarrass yourself with another border collie owner, read the standard here and compare your male to it.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/border_collie/breed_stan…

Once you see whether or not your male is worth breeding, then do some searching on the akc.org site for other border collie owners.

Change your mind again because your dog is a long way from becoming breeding stock. You need to get his eyes examined and registered, and get his hips checked – which cannot be done until he’s had his second birthday. If he checfks out on inherited health tests, then he needs to be evaluated for conformity to breed standard.

Source(s): http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed…
http://www.minpin.org/gen_info_files/breedingquali…

Too young to breed. Get him neutered a pet quality dog is not for breeding.

I can assure you, he is NOT ready for breeding

what TITLES does he have? He needs a CH or working title.

proper genetic health tests cannot be done until 24 months either.. he needs tested thru OFA, CERF, BAER, PennHip and optigen.. he also needs his brucellosis test and std screenings.

go show him, or put him thru working trials. Find a breeding mentor. Once he’s had his proper health tests, if he’s worth breeding, owners of females will look for your.

or, just neuter him