About Shar Pei Canadiana

I have loved animals all my life. For the past twenty five years I
have been involved and dedicated to the breeding of, and public
education about Chinese Shar Pei.

I consider myself a professional in this field which involves genetics,
nutrition and canine behaviour. I constantly strive to upgrade my
skills insofar as pedigree research and breeding setbacks, and feel
my nursing background and the understanding of canine nutrition has
contributed greatly to the understanding of this breed. In dedicating
my life to the preservation of the breed, I believe I am continually
working towards my ultimate goal of educating the public about the
Chinese Shar-Pei. The breeding of the Chinese Shar-Pei is an art
that very few people grasp on to. It doesn't stop at that picture
perfect puppy you just bought or are about to buy. MUCH time with
respect to researching pedigrees and lines, much cost to a keep a
breeding program healthy, and honest discontinuance of lines with
genetic imbalances, many times at great cost to a breeder, involving
great financial setbacks - much devotion... hours of caring,
supporting, breeding, delivering of pups, to ensure the raising of
healthy sound puppies that will, hopefully, bring you a lifetime of
happiness.

Breeding is an art and every breeder paints their own landscape, as
a public if you like the artwork you will buy it. As a breeder, I am
responsible for all aspects of my breeding program - the health and
welfare of my bitches and stud dogs both before and after breeding,
the responsibility of pups and bitches at birth, before and after
weaning, and the placement of pups in their new homes, plus
follow-ups and consultations, with new owners to ensure the proper
care is to be considered.

I look at all breeding animals both genetically (what's on the inside)
and phenotypically (what's on the outside). I consider myself a
geneticist for my breeding program - able to research and
understand my pedigrees, a nutritionist - able to choose a diet best
suited for my dogs, a health care aid - able to recognize health
problems a vet assistant/nurse for the general health care of my
animals, a breeding expert - as I had successful breedings with all
my stud dogs/ bitches - a midwife - for the birthing of my puppies
and the assisting of my bitch to raise them, a dog trainer/behaviour
analyst - for careful puppy assessment for temperament and
personality and lastly a teacher - for teaching and education on
raising, health and care of the breed.

Shar-Pei Canadiana is a small kennel, and all our dogs and puppies
were raised in the house. I usually had no more than a dozen adult
shar-pei at any given time. I placed my bitches in pet homes
between 5 and 6 years of age, for 2 reasons, firstly this allows
them to continue the rest of their life with someone that cares, in
an environment free of other shar-pei and puppies, and secondly, it
is an overbearing heartache to loose my veterans, and this just
made it a little less painful.






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