| Professional purebred dog breeders come in all sizes, | | | | pedigrees can be generated. With a simple word |
| types, and walks of life. And a good many of them | | | | processing program, a contract can be changed, |
| have been stereo-typed as less than standard only | | | | re-worded or even completely re-wrote for whatever |
| because of a handful of breeders whose business is | | | | conditional the sale has been made upon. |
| known as puppy mills. | | | | Several forms of software are available for a breeder |
| Many get into the business thinking that they will make | | | | to keep track of his own records. Some are good and |
| a quick buck never taking into thought of the actual | | | | some are not so good. But all are created with the |
| overhead involved in the business. They do not stop to | | | | idea in mind to make record keeping easier and |
| think of the actual investment it takes to produce | | | | available for the breeder and the new puppy owners |
| healthy, sound, quality pets. All they see is the end | | | | on a click or two. Most of these software programs |
| dollar amount and they fail to see the time, energy, | | | | involve a hours of entering in stock information initially. |
| investment and of course the time to educate | | | | However once set up, the end goal is a wonderful |
| themselves in the field. | | | | console of records that is retrievable with simple click |
| "Let nature take its course and we will reap the | | | | of the mouse. |
| profits," is this common thinking that newbies think. And | | | | And some of these software programs are no better |
| this is the same train of thought taken by the puppy mill | | | | than the spyware that comes down on your |
| breeders. But with puppy mills, it is taken one step | | | | computer. It looks fine and dandy but there are many |
| farther and the health of the dogs is often jeopardized. | | | | limitations including the blasted realization that you just |
| Puppy mills are generally mixed breeders in nature | | | | downloaded another piece of useless software that |
| although some purebred breeders tend to breed with | | | | didn't do everything you needed it to do. |
| the same attitudes with total disregard to their dogs' | | | | But these programs are taking a new form today. |
| safety. But this is not to say that all mix breeders are | | | | Recently a website released their new web-based |
| puppy mills and some may run an actual legitimate | | | | format of kennel management software. No longer |
| kennel. | | | | are people required to download anything onto their |
| So what should a good breeder be concern with? It is | | | | computer. No longer are computer crashes the blame |
| actually not as cut and dry as every breeder has their | | | | for lost information. And no longer do dog breeders |
| own goals in mind. But all breeder goals should include | | | | need to pollute their computer with unwanted |
| not only the well-being of their dogs, but their pups, their | | | | software. |
| lines, and they should know what direction they are | | | | This new concept is revolutionary for dog breeders |
| planning to head in with their line. | | | | and may prove its worth in gold in the next few years. |
| A good breeder will focus not only on health but will | | | | The My Breeder Plan website delivers this type of |
| focus on improving his line. Health checks, regular vet | | | | system now leaving its competition of home |
| check-ups, regular vaccination programs, a solid | | | | computer-based kennel management software behind. |
| feeding program and contracts for their puppy sales all | | | | And it' all available for a very competitive price. |
| play a part in a good breeding program. | | | | Better yet, it is designed by breeder for breeders. And |
| But from a breeder's point of view, obtaining good | | | | we have heard that there are plans for it to release |
| supports may be harder. Many breeders have a | | | | some upgrades to the system (yet to be announced |
| certain arrogance about them. It is their way or the | | | | as to what) in the near future. The My Breeder Plan |
| highway. And all that comes with experience in their | | | | company looks forward to improving the system and |
| breed and the business they may have done for so | | | | incorporating new modules as time goes on. |
| many years. And for the new breeder on the block, | | | | It will be interesting as to what direction this new tool |
| this can all be very intimidating. | | | | for dog breeders head in. Now breeders have a new |
| In the days of old many records were all hand written. | | | | tool to help them legitimize their breeding program yet |
| Today, in the era of media, computers and technology | | | | giving them the time to focus on what is important - |
| this whole system has changed. A click of the mouse, | | | | their dogs. |
| records can be printed off. With specialized software, | | | | |