What is limited registration? I sell my pet puppies on limited registration and a spay/neuter contract. Limited registration is a way any good breeder protects and preserves their bloodlines. You still have a purebred, registered, pedigree dog that you can compete in any performance event with (if wanted); agility, obedience, herding, flyball, etc. But you cannot show or breed from this dog.

Why? As stated above, it's a way a breeder protects his or her bloodlines. Obviously we do not have a problem with somebody wanting to breed their dog, as we ourselves do it, but we want to be sure you do it correctly with one of our puppies. Though we highly recommend spaying or neutering your pet, limited registration CAN be lifted later on if you decide you want to show or breed your dog. If you want to breed your dog, we will not lift the limited registration status until after your pet has been health tested and send us proof of the results (CERF and/or CEA clear eye testing, and OFA Fair/Good/Excellent Hip status) and we approve of the male who the dog will be bred to. This ensures that you have good quality, healthy puppies in the future! We do not want to see our dogs to be bred from to just any "stud dog down the street". If said potential stud dog were to have any health or temperament issues, not only would it reflect badly on you but it could reflect badly on our name. You dog must also be over the age of 2 years old to breed him or her.

We recommend spaying or neutering your puppy by one year of age, but not before 6 months. There are many more pros to spaying and neutering your puppy:

• It is an old wives tale that your dog should have a litter before you spay/neuter!!
• Spaying/neutering prevents a dog from "marking his territory" (which could sometimes be in your house).
• It also prevents a dog from showing aggression towards other dogs (most seen in males, but there is also a reason female dogs can be called "bitches"). Once a dog reaches maturity and starts feeling his hormones, he will sometimes feel protective of his territory or your other dogs or home. Spaying and neutering can prevent this.
• Spaying/neutering prevents a dog from wanting to wander, which could result in him/her finding an unwanted mate and unwanted puppies.
• Speaking of unwanted puppies, just because you think you want puppies around does not mean you are the right person to raise and sell them! We have had experience with dogs our entire lives and know what we are looking for in potential owners!
• Neutering a male eliminates the possibility for testicular tumors and greatly reduces the chance of prostate problems.
• Neutering prevents a male from mounting/riding inappropriate objects (which could also include you, your children, or other dogs)
• Spaying a female BEFORE her first heat cycle (first one approx. around 12 months old) greatly reduces chance for mammary tumors, ovarian cancer, and uterine infections. Spaying also keeps stray male dogs from wandering into your yard and having "oops puppies". 
• Spaying a female will keep your dog from coming into heat cycle/season and prevents bleeding/spotting (a female dog comes into heat cycle/season every 6 months and lasts about 2-3 weeks each heat cycle/season).
• A female with a litter can often become aggressive, even towards her own family, just being protective of her puppies (this is typical of nature).
• The cost of spaying/neutering is far less than raising a litter of puppies, and this does not include if something goes wrong during pregnancy (such as c-sections, etc). Responsible breeders are lucky to even break even when selling puppies.
• Spaying/neutering can also improve your pets health and increase his lifespan (which I also why I spay or neuter my own dogs around 6 years old, as well!!!)

Also see my other pages if you are still considering breeding your dog:

---SO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO BREED YOUR DOG?

---Show/breeding contract (and requirements)

---You can see the AKC's website for full details on their Limited Registration