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Goals of breeding
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Kennel Casfanīs goal is, to breed Belgian Shepherds with a balanced character and a typical look. We try to secure the working abilities of the breed. A Belgian is an all-round dog, that can be used for all sorts of sport. A Belgian is an intelligent dog, who willingly solves problems with his leader - big and small problems. So in order to get a wellbalanced and sociable dog we can only recommend, that the new family starts with some kind of activity with the puppy/dog. We recommend, that the puppies will participate in a dogschool (puppy-training) from the beginning in his new home. This is also important in connection with socializing and environmental training.
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Both females and males are chosen for breeding with a good character as the primary claim. Of course, they must not have any inheritable diseases as f.ex. hip dysplasia, elbow arthrosis, uncorrect bite/teeth, epilepsy etc. At this point we must say, that these informations are not always easy to get hold of - especially by dogs from abroad, and that is why, a breeder sometimes gets a serious surprise. We aim to ensure, that our own dogs, who will be used for breeding, are x-rayed on hips and elbows and also have the eyes tested clear.
It is not possible to guarantee, how a puppy will develop, because a lot depends on the family, where the puppy is going to live. But the foundation with healthy and mentally stabile parents and a good and allround socializing of the puppies is made at our place.
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The puppies are born and raised in the house, so they are exposed to all the sounds of everyday life, the adult dogs and the cats. They have access to a puppy-yard in the garden, where there among other things is a climbing ladder, a tube, different types of sound effects and things to play with.
When the puppies are approximately 3 weeks old, we have lots of visitors, both adults and children as well as dogs of different breeds, who of course are fully vaccinated. When the puppies are 5 weeks of age, they are taken outside the garden for walks, driving to the city or in the forrest, so the puppies also try driving in a car.
Before the puppies leave Kennel Casfan, they have got 3 treatments for worms, they are chipped, and they have got a puppy-character-test. The puppies have got the first vaccination and an EU-passport for pets.
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All puppies are sold with a pedigree from the Danish Kennel Club (DKK) and a written contract from the Danish Belgian Shepherd Club (SBH), with a guarantee that gives payment back in cases of hip dysplasia, elbow arthrosis, uncorrect bite/teeth, cryptorchism etc. Further it must be mentioned, that we also give the owners a thank you in form of a cheque, when the result of the x-rays are free. We have decided to do this, to try to get more people to x-ray, even if they donīt need the result for themselves. Because it is very important for us as breeders to know, what our breeding dogs gives on to their puppies. Faults and bad results canīt be avoided, but if one of our breeding dogs should get many offspring with faults, then it will be taken out of breeding. A breeding dog is only as good as his offspring...
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Further all puppies get a starter-pack along to their new homes. This package is among other things: a folder with useful informations, the puppy-test, pedigree, contract, the book about Belgian Shepherds (in Danish) and pictures. And they get some food and a collar too.
We appreciate to have contact to our puppy-buyers in the future, in order to follow the life of "our" puppies with their new families. Pictures are always more than welcome. We like to take care of our own puppies, if the owners are going on a vacation or other, where the puppy canīt come along.
