{"id":23,"date":"2019-07-05T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2019-07-19T06:08:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T06:08:43","slug":"breeder-referral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/about-the-ssca\/breeder-referral\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeder Referral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Susannahwr-upsized_2x_Crop_PP_400x300_q80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Susannahwr-upsized_2x_Crop_PP_400x300_q80.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Susannahwr-upsized_2x_Crop_PP_400x300_q80-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The SSCA makes no specific breeder recommendations, but we will be happy to assist you in locating a responsible breeder. We do try to assure the breeders we may refer you to are reputable. However, prospective Sheltie owners must make their own decisions based upon their own situation, breeder relationship, and evaluation of breeder reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some breeders have litters on a regular basis, others infrequently. Many typically breed for specific purposes in furtherance of the Shetland Sheepdog. Not all puppies will be suitable for the conformation ring or top-level performance careers, resulting in occasional pet quality puppies&nbsp;who will make wonderful additions to families. The following links may be helpful as you consider contacting a breeder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><br><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeder Information Links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-links-list\" ><li class=\"simple-links-item simple-links-shortcode-item\" id=\"link-679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akc.org\/press-center\/articles\/puppy-buyers-beware\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" >AKC Information for Puppy Buyers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"simple-links-item simple-links-shortcode-item\" id=\"link-681\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akc.org\/expert-advice\/lifestyle\/9-tips-finding-working-responsible-breeder\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" >AKC Tips for Finding a Responsible Breeder<\/a><\/li><li class=\"simple-links-item simple-links-shortcode-item\" id=\"link-683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanshetlandsheepdogassociation.org\/breeder-locator\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" >ASSA Breeder Locator<\/a><\/li><li class=\"simple-links-item simple-links-shortcode-item\" id=\"link-685\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.akc.org\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" >AKC PuppyFinder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><!-- End .simple-links-list -->\n\n\n\n<p>There are several Sheltie breeders within a range of 200 miles from Austin, and if you are in need of a referral, please use our <a href=\"https:\/\/shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/contact-us\/\">contact page<\/a> to submit your request (we no longer directly publish breeder links to the public due to privacy concerns).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SSCA makes no specific breeder recommendations, but we will be happy to assist you in locating a responsible breeder. We do try to assure the breeders we may refer you to are reputable. However, prospective Sheltie owners must make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/about-the-ssca\/breeder-referral\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":222,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1032,"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/1032"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}