Jax and her favorite toy
Jax and Rex sacked out after a long day
Jax and Rex playing
Jax nods off (Jan 2002)
2/2002
Jax and her favorite toy
Jax and Rex sacked out after a long day
Jax and Rex playing
Jax nods off (Jan 2002)
2/2002
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Puppies born 10/8/2001 ~ 10/9/2001
4 black girls, 3 liver girls, 2 black boys, 2 liver boys.
Breeding beyond boundaries.
How many times have your gone to the National or a large regional dog show to check
out prospective studs and been disappointed in the lack of choices? Sometimes nothing
you see complements the bitch you have. With today’s shrinking world, there are more
options open to breeders. One of those options is using an over seas stud.
With the improvements in storing frozen semen, collecting and shipping fresh chilled
semen, and newly lifted quarantines; your breeding choices don’t have to be confined to
your geographic area.
When using an overseas stud, you must often rely on pictures, video and word of mouth
of people who have met the dogs in person. But this is the case with many US studs
where you may not have had the opportunity to meet the dog in person. Or even the case
of having only seen the dog as an adolescent and you do not know how he has matured. I
was fortunate to deal with breeders and owners who were very helpful in supplying
whatever I wanted to do my research on potential overseas studs. This included pictures
of the dog, his parents, siblings, and any offspring he may have had on the ground.
Videotapes of the dog and relatives. Talking with other breeders overseas who have used
the particular dog, or close relatives of his in their breeding programs.
I have had experience sending a bitch overseas for a natural breeding. This can’t always
be done if the country still has quarantine laws in effect. My latest litter was a result of
fresh chilled semen sent from overseas. You can still run into problems with customs and
language barriers resulting in delays. Timing is everything when using fresh chilled
semen. Even a day’s delay can mean the difference between having a litter and not. It
did take a bit more planning to make sure it all came off smoothly. With fresh chilled,
you should decide before hand on what kind of extender you will use, and what type of
shipping container it will be transported in. A test collection and storage of the stud is a
great idea. That way you know how many days his semen will live. Not all dogs are
alike, and not all dogs semen react to the extender and chilling the same.
Everything you need to register such a litter is clearly explained on the AKC website. I
am currently bringing in frozen semen from overseas to store in the US. This has its pros
and cons. With Frozen semen you don’t have to worry about the timing of shipping, as
you can have it on hand months or years in advance of the breeding. One of the
drawbacks of frozen semen is with the shorter life span, either surgical or transcervical
insemination is recommended over vaginal insemination.
With the use of fresh chilled and frozen semen, you do have the potential for higher
breeding costs with the addition of progesterone testing, collection, storage and
insemination fees. You also have the potential for decreased litter size in some cases.
Finding and using the right stud for your bitch isn’t about producing a huge litter. Its
about producing a few quality dogs that fulfil the goals you have for the breeding and the
resulting offspring. Article written by Cathy Lewandowski for the Curly Coated Retriever breed column in the AKC Gazette
SoftMaple litters health clearances:
#1 Am/Can Ch Pasha N'Charwin's Black Jack,Am/Can WC ROM CR-200G26M, CR-314 X CH Avanti's Best Bet CD CGC ROMX
CR-CA12/56F/C-ECHO, CR-483, CR-408E24F
#2 CH Riverwatch Desert Wind ROM CR-EL30, CR-429E24M X CH Avanti's Best Bet CGC ROMX CD CR-CA12/56F/C-ECHO, CR-483,
CR-408E24F
#3 CH, HR Elflock-Ranah's Rising Son WC WCX WCQ JH CD CR-549, CR-426G37M X CH Charwin Even Song JH WC WCX CD CGC
CR-CA22/41F/C, CR-480F35F, CR-489
#4 Luxembourg Champion, Dutch,VDH, German Ch. Caballus Inferno JWW'98, W'98, Europasieger '99, Bundessieger'99 Hips A/A(Finland), B1(Holland) X
CH
Mathel Felicitation ROM CR-CA3/38F/C, CR-453G24F,CR-497 (For this litter, I shipped Bumper overseas for the breeding, so the stud has his foreign country
of origin hip score equivalent.)
#5 Ch SoftMaple's O' Dark Thirty JH SH MH WC WCX WCQ CD CGC CR-536G27M-T OFA cardiac, CR-685 X CH Charwin Evensong WC WCX JH
CD
CGC CR-CA22/41F/C, CR- 480F35F, CR-489
#6 CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI CR-753sired by Jet CH SoftMaple's O' Dark Thirty JH
SH MH CD WC WCX WCQ CGC CR-536G27M-T cardiac, CR-685
#7 SUCH Ringlets Constant Wind Cardiac clear, eyes clear, hips A/B to CH SoftMaple's Fairway Explorer CGC CR-CA74/16F/S-PI CR-EL98F28-PI
CR-642G28F-PI, CERF (This litter is the product of an imported semen breeding using shipped-cooled semen from Sweden, so the male has his foreign country of
origin health checks.)
#8 CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI CR-753 sired by CH Aberbran Bar Von Bern JH WC
OFA good; CR-608G24M-PI CR-CA123/37M/P-PI CERF
#9 (co-bred with Hunterbay Curlies) CH SoftMaple N HunterBay's NYwkend CGC TT CR-EL99F28-PI CR-645E28F-PI, CR-CA135/34F/C-PI to SR Curlygleann Kiwi Dream WC CGC TDI CR-677G24M-PI, CR-EL111M24-PI, CERF SN91060601
#10 (co-bred with Hunterbay Curlies) CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH WCX CD CGC TT HOF CR-CA177/89M/C-PI-ECHO, CR-685, CR-536G27M-T
and SoftMaple N HunterBay's Poetic Justice CGC PennHip, CR-786N, CR-CA158/21F/C-NOPI
#11 (Co-bred with Gunflint Curlies) SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI
and
Boyerie Dese Maestro Music Please CR-CA148/24M/C-PI-ECHO CR-696G24M-PI CR-750
SoftMaple's 12th litter CH SoftMaple's Pheasant Dreams WC CGC CR-722G34F,
CR-El134F34, CR-CA178/41F/P-NOPI, CERF 2005 CR-814N
and Ch. Dese's Black As Coal, CD, WC, CGC, TT, JH CR-530G26M-T, CR-CA47/30M/C-T, CR-582
now, I mention the litters I co-breed, since it seems like some years I have more litters than others. Those are years I get together with another breeder, and we
decide to have the litter here. (because I am able to work my schedule around taking more time off than the other breeder may be able to take off from work)
We at SoftMaple have been active in showing and breeding pure bred dogs since 1979. Active in Curly Coated Retrievers since 1993. We do not earn our income
from the sale our puppies. For me raising a litter is a very rewarding, time consuming and expensive passion. When I breed a litter, I focus on the whole dog. I don't
breed to whatever stud is nearby, or to whatever stud is winning in the showring, regardless or health or if he would complement my bitch. We are breeding for
healthy, sound, highly trainable, versatile dogs without compromising the correct structure and breed type set out in the standard.
I don't often use the most convenient stud available. Several times I have bred to overseas dogs. You have to develop a relationship of trust with
the
breeders and
owners of these dogs when it comes to health issues. The studs from overseas I have used will not have OFA numbers. (being that the *A* in OFA stands for
America.) In these cases I will check out the equivalent health test for that country.
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