BREEDER COMPARISON FORM (November 2009)
BREEDER/KENNEL NAME: 
Questions to ask: 
ABOUT THE BREEDERS DOGS:
Where is the breeder located?
Do all the dogs they own and
breed have officially health
checked joints and eyes?
Are the non-owned dogs used
for breeding officially health
checked for joints and eyes?
Are all the owned breeding dogs
herding instinct tested?
Are all the owned breeding dogs
temperament tested?
Do the breeding dogs have show
results or have they passed a
breeding exam?
What are the health issues the
breeder has seen in their dogs
and the breed?
What does the breeder do with
their dogs, sports, shows, etc.?
How does the breeder keep
their dogs? Outside, inside,
kennel, chained, loose, etc.?
What does the breeder feed the
adults and puppies?
ABOUT THE BREEDER:
Does the breeder speak a
language you can speak or do
GondûzôAlkonyat
Hungary
YES, cert
#’s are on
website, ask
for others
to be sent
by email
copy
All for hips,
some have
more tests
YES
YES
YES
Ask us
(space is
limited
here)
Shows,
hiking,
travel, we
are not
super sport
competitors
, our dogs
are our
companions
first
Our dogs
are free to
go inside
and outside
into
securely
fenced
gardens, no
chains, no
kennels
ever!
Raw/home
cooked
human
grade food
only
We speak
fluent
you need an interpreter?
Do they have an informative
website in a language you can
speak? With updated test,
health, show, sport, etc., results
on their dogs and puppies?
Is the breeder a member of
their countries Mudi club?
Does the breeder pedigree all of
their puppies?
Does the breeder cull their
litters?
Does the breeder have puppies
available all the time?
How many litters does the
breeder have a year?
Does the breeder only breed
Mudis? How many other
breeds and species if not?
How long has the breeder had a
Mudi/s?
How many years experience
and litters has the breeder had
in the Mudi?
How many dogs does the
breeder have at their
home/facility?
Does the breeder sell puppies in
pet shops, through internet
sellers or intermediate
representatives, etc.?
Will the breeder give you a
reference list to their puppy
owners?
Does the breeder inbreed at
higher than acceptable levels?
(over 12.5% COI)
Does the breeder know the
accurate COI of the litter or
litters they have had?
How often does the breeder
breed their females?
At what age are the females first
bred?
English and
Magyar
YES, in
English and
Magyar
YES, both
Hungary
and USA
clubs
YES
NO never
NO
0-3
Only Mudis,
nothing else
8 + years
6 years
breeding
(2004), 12
litters
5 females at
our home,
no males-no
accidents
NO, NEVER
YES
NO, but
may have to
go slightly
above to
avoid
epilepsy
risk in the
future
YES
Once per
year at most
Not before 2
years of age
and not
before
Does the breeder keep males
and females at their
home/facility?
Will the breeder supply DNA for
any testing that may be needed?
Will the breeder help you to
find a home for your puppy if
you cannot keep it?
ABOUT THE PUPPY:
Does the breeder give an FCI
pedigree (or in the USA an AKC
FSS and/or UKC pedigree) with
the puppy?
Does the breeder give a contract
with the puppy?
Does the breeder ask extra
money for the pedigree or an
export pedigree, EU Passport
and/or microchip?
Does the breeder give any shots
or deworming to the pups?
Does the breeder give a vet
record book with the puppy?
What faults do the parents of
the litter have?
Are these puppies at the
breeders home or at the home
of someone else?
When you take home the puppy,
does it have the microchip and
pedigree?
What health issues do the
parents or their relatives have?
Does the breeder offer a health
guarantee or policy?
health,
temp.,
instinct,
testing are
done
NO
YES
YES
YES, FCIMEOE
YES, in
English or
Magyar
NO, we
supply
these as
needed
without any
extra
charge
YES, parvo
and
deworming
YES
Ask us
(space
limited)
We do not
pedigree
puppies for
anyone else,
all pups are
born at our
home from
our own
dogs
YES, almost
always
(export
pedigrees
can take
longer)
Ask us
(space
limited)
Ask us
(space
Does the breeder require coownership of puppies?
Is the breeder interested in you
and your plans for a puppy?
Does the breeder provide an
export pedigree? Do they ask
an additional payment for it?
Does the breeder do a pedigree
(health) analysis for the litter?
Does the breeder help with
shipping arrangements for the
puppy if needed?
Can the breeder offer
information assistance with
registration, testing, etc.?
Price of the puppy?
Cost of shipping the puppy?
ABOUT PUPPY CARE:
Where are the puppies born and
raised?
Have you seen where the pups
are raised in person or are
pictures or video provided?
How are the puppies fed? How
often? When are they weaned?
Does the breeder do early infant
puppy stimulation?
Does the breeder socialize the
puppies?
Are you allowed to visit the
puppies where they are born
and raised?
Does the breeder remove rear
dewclaws?
Does the breeder dock tails?
Does the breeder microchip
every puppy born?
At what age does the breeder let
the pups go home?
limited)
On some
puppies yes,
details vary
YES and
through
out the
lifetime of
the puppy
we require
contact
ability with
the owners
YES and NO
YES
YES, and we
can lend a
crate for
this to save
you money
YES
Ask us
Ask us
Our house
and garden
Pictures on
our website
of our home
and garden
Raw/
Home
cooked
meals; 3
times a day;
6 weeks of
age
YES (see
website)
YES
YES
YES
NEVER
YES
7.5 weeks of
age to
experienced
owners,
never
younger, 8
weeks is
typical
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