Last Updated on 24/10/23 by wp_15467959
The answer to this question is complicated, assuming that the desire to have puppies is not driven by financial motives.
On one hand, the love that the owner has for their poodle might lead them to want to have puppies, hoping that they will inherit the parent’s traits and characteristics. Often, this desire is motivated by the fear of the void that will be left by the poodle’s eventual passing.
On the other hand, home breeding does not guarantee the same level of health assurances that responsible breeders provide.
Therefore, if the owner is certain that they want to proceed with breeding solely out of love for their dog, it is necessary for the poodle and its potential mate to undergo the necessary tests to exclude the presence of various genetic diseases that would inevitably appear in the offspring, such as progressive retinal atrophy, patellar luxation, and a long list of other conditions that we have discussed in more detail in the specific chapter on “Diseases and Prevention”.
Equally important would be the presence of a pedigree, which attests to the absence of genetic issues in the poodle’s ancestral line—what we would call the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents—who are involved in the breeding process.
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