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Pre-breeding checks are performed, which means regular veterinary care, screening for genetic problems and regular exercise along with
excellent nutrition. We ensure everything is done to maintain a well-balanced, high-quality diet everyday. And now with the new CHIC
database, we will be submitting the tests to qualify our breeding hounds to add them to the list. Tests include OFA Certification on the hips and elbows by radiograph, and an Echocardiogram of the heart by a certified Cardiologist, plus a C.E.R.F. eye exam.
We have never advertised our breedings, other than on our own website, and we do this because we believe it is vital to spend months chatting with potential new parents to ensure each puppy that we do not keep for our own breeding program is placed with an owner who will provide the same love and devotion for life that we have provided for the first ten to twelve weeks. And we have never bred a litter without first having a good sized waiting list of pre-screened and suitable homes for our puppies. So our planned litters, other than the puppies we keep, would already have families waiting for them before the breeding even takes place. Breeding without doing all this preparation, we feel, would be totally irresponsible. As a great lover of the Irish Wolfhound, we are dedicated to the protection and advancement of the breed and to guard against commercial exploitation. A responsible breeder would never breed puppies for the sole purpose of selling them.
We love our breed and would much rather be helping you enjoy yours, sadly we get the occasional sad phone call when problems arise because their "breeder" has disappeared into cyberspace, or is no longer breeding and unwilling to help. A good breeder will want to be there for you and your hound for its entire life. This is why we vet, to ensure we can have a good rapport with our owners. Keeping communication open for the lifetime of your hound is so important.
Our expectations of you are high and we expect all new owners to keep us informed of their puppies growth, health and love to hear about all the silly things they do, and we make it a point to keep in touch with them as it is very significant for us to know we are following through and recording all the information required to feel confident that we continue to provide healthy, long-lived hounds.
Our hounds come from the few breedings we have done over the past 9 years. We share our experiences, both good and bad, with prospective puppy owners, and we are available throughout the puppy’s entire life for support, resources and referrals.
We would expect to keep one or two puppies from a litter, those that show particular qualities required to help us maintain a good breeding program.
So after we have assisted in the birth, worried over our newborns, spending 24 hours a day with dam and puppies for the first few weeks of their lives. We can then begin to inform the new parents of their best source (besides ourselves) for information on how to share a long, fulfilling and active life with their wolfhound. This information would be foremost a combination of our knowledge, the knowledge of our mentors and the Irish Wolfhound Club of America, and the American Kennel Club
The Irish Wolfhound Club of America (IWCA) will supply you with a great wealth of information, to help you ascertain along with us if this is the right breed for your family, as well as providing invaluable information on every aspect of caring for and raising an Irish Wolfhound. We ask that our new parents join the IWCA for their continuing education, and we cannot stress how important that is.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) will keep owners up to date on exciting dog events held around the country, on legislation affecting dog owners, and on advances and alerts on canine health. You can be made aware of programs such as CAR (Companion Animal Recovery) which can return a lost dog to its home. Inserting a micro-chip is one of the things we insist upon along with NO CRATING of our hounds.
Just remember, we will be DELIGHTED with your phone calls and emails describing your puppies first milestones, and we will be overjoyed to receive photos with your Rohan puppy right in the middle of a very happy family.
But we are also ready for bad news, maybe a family splitting up and leaving your dog homeless, or an unexpected illness, or a job
transfer/residence change which leaves your dog homeless. We will be here with advice and support for any situation. We will answer your questions, provide resources, and assist with any problem. We have made a commitment to the puppies we bring into this world for the whole of their lives, and each and every one would be welcomed back to us with open arms, we would never turn our back on the dogs we have bred. Thus ensuring each puppy’s quality of life is our main concern, from the moment we make the decision to breed.
Helen Cullum
Copyright © 2004 by [Rohan (Reg.) Irish Wolfhounds]. All rights reserved.
database, we will be submitting the tests to qualify our breeding hounds to add them to the list. Tests include OFA Certification on the hips and elbows by radiograph, and an Echocardiogram of the heart by a certified Cardiologist, plus a C.E.R.F. eye exam.
We have never advertised our breedings, other than on our own website, and we do this because we believe it is vital to spend months chatting with potential new parents to ensure each puppy that we do not keep for our own breeding program is placed with an owner who will provide the same love and devotion for life that we have provided for the first ten to twelve weeks. And we have never bred a litter without first having a good sized waiting list of pre-screened and suitable homes for our puppies. So our planned litters, other than the puppies we keep, would already have families waiting for them before the breeding even takes place. Breeding without doing all this preparation, we feel, would be totally irresponsible. As a great lover of the Irish Wolfhound, we are dedicated to the protection and advancement of the breed and to guard against commercial exploitation. A responsible breeder would never breed puppies for the sole purpose of selling them.
We love our breed and would much rather be helping you enjoy yours, sadly we get the occasional sad phone call when problems arise because their "breeder" has disappeared into cyberspace, or is no longer breeding and unwilling to help. A good breeder will want to be there for you and your hound for its entire life. This is why we vet, to ensure we can have a good rapport with our owners. Keeping communication open for the lifetime of your hound is so important.
Our expectations of you are high and we expect all new owners to keep us informed of their puppies growth, health and love to hear about all the silly things they do, and we make it a point to keep in touch with them as it is very significant for us to know we are following through and recording all the information required to feel confident that we continue to provide healthy, long-lived hounds.
Our hounds come from the few breedings we have done over the past 9 years. We share our experiences, both good and bad, with prospective puppy owners, and we are available throughout the puppy’s entire life for support, resources and referrals.
We would expect to keep one or two puppies from a litter, those that show particular qualities required to help us maintain a good breeding program.
So after we have assisted in the birth, worried over our newborns, spending 24 hours a day with dam and puppies for the first few weeks of their lives. We can then begin to inform the new parents of their best source (besides ourselves) for information on how to share a long, fulfilling and active life with their wolfhound. This information would be foremost a combination of our knowledge, the knowledge of our mentors and the Irish Wolfhound Club of America, and the American Kennel Club
The Irish Wolfhound Club of America (IWCA) will supply you with a great wealth of information, to help you ascertain along with us if this is the right breed for your family, as well as providing invaluable information on every aspect of caring for and raising an Irish Wolfhound. We ask that our new parents join the IWCA for their continuing education, and we cannot stress how important that is.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) will keep owners up to date on exciting dog events held around the country, on legislation affecting dog owners, and on advances and alerts on canine health. You can be made aware of programs such as CAR (Companion Animal Recovery) which can return a lost dog to its home. Inserting a micro-chip is one of the things we insist upon along with NO CRATING of our hounds.
Just remember, we will be DELIGHTED with your phone calls and emails describing your puppies first milestones, and we will be overjoyed to receive photos with your Rohan puppy right in the middle of a very happy family.
But we are also ready for bad news, maybe a family splitting up and leaving your dog homeless, or an unexpected illness, or a job
transfer/residence change which leaves your dog homeless. We will be here with advice and support for any situation. We will answer your questions, provide resources, and assist with any problem. We have made a commitment to the puppies we bring into this world for the whole of their lives, and each and every one would be welcomed back to us with open arms, we would never turn our back on the dogs we have bred. Thus ensuring each puppy’s quality of life is our main concern, from the moment we make the decision to breed.
Helen Cullum
Copyright © 2004 by [Rohan (Reg.) Irish Wolfhounds]. All rights reserved.
We do not have a litter due at the present time, but we would be happy to consider you for our waiting list, or we can refer you to another reputable
breeder.
Things to look for in a good breeder......... please read!
Things to look for in a good breeder......... please read!
Rohan Irish Wolfhounds may breed one, occasionally two litters a year and pride ourselves on the quality of hounds we produce. We evaluate each
of the dogs we choose to breed to ensure the combination will be a good balance. And no, it’s not all about conformation for the show enthusiast:
we believe it’s about Function, Temperament, Health and Longevity, so these are also on the list of important factors we consider. What would be
the point of having the perfect structure without a good, long healthy life? All these points of merit must be addressed to provide the new owner
with the best typical Irish Wolfhound possible.
As members of the IWCA (Irish Wolfhound Club of America), the AKC (American Kennel Club) and being Club Secretary for the CFIWC (Central Florida Irish Wolfhound Club) we follow the Breeders Code of Ethics.
As members of the IWCA (Irish Wolfhound Club of America), the AKC (American Kennel Club) and being Club Secretary for the CFIWC (Central Florida Irish Wolfhound Club) we follow the Breeders Code of Ethics.