Hi everyone,
wondering if anyone out there can help. After many months of deliberation , we have decided to get a yellow labrador. We have found a reputable breeder who breeds them more as a hobby than a business. She seems very nice and web site is very good and informative.
We visited today and have put a deposit down on a pup. When we asked about the hip scores, the sire has 6/6 but she was a bit hesitant about the dam (who didn't look like a typical lab, but she assured me she had more gundog in her?) She said she was hip scored but they were uneven but she thought that both parents hip scores would be approx 28. We had been told by another breeder not to go above 16?
We fell in love with a puppy, hence the deposit but I do worry that father looks like a typical Lab and mum doesn't (though I have seen diff. looking labs about) and the hip score of 28.
Sorry, if it's all a bit garbled, don't know all the jargon yet.
Cost of puppy £500
Please could someone advise, if this all sounds ok?
Thanks very much
wondering if anyone out there can help. After many months of deliberation , we have decided to get a yellow labrador. We have found a reputable breeder who breeds them more as a hobby than a business. She seems very nice and web site is very good and informative.
We visited today and have put a deposit down on a pup. When we asked about the hip scores, the sire has 6/6 but she was a bit hesitant about the dam (who didn't look like a typical lab, but she assured me she had more gundog in her?) She said she was hip scored but they were uneven but she thought that both parents hip scores would be approx 28. We had been told by another breeder not to go above 16?
We fell in love with a puppy, hence the deposit but I do worry that father looks like a typical Lab and mum doesn't (though I have seen diff. looking labs about) and the hip score of 28.
Sorry, if it's all a bit garbled, don't know all the jargon yet.
Cost of puppy £500
Please could someone advise, if this all sounds ok?
Thanks very much