I'm sure you expected this from me ... please make sure to do all appropriate health testing on your male and your female before breeding. Not a vet check. The real deal. Every breeder owes that to the puppies they'll be producing. Make no mistake. If you breed once, you're a breeder. Please be a responsible one.
I suggest that you do a lot of reading on color genetics. Color genetics is more involved than it seems. There's a lot of info available and you have plenty of time to learn. It's more than just a formentino and fawn will produce these colors. You should understand why they produce them. I know I'm being pushy and I won't apologize for it. I feel strongly that every breeder should do their best to know their breed inside and out before deciding to produce a litter. Health issues. Color genetics. The whole deal. That's how you make sure that you're educated enough to choose the two dogs that will complement each other and hopefully better the breed. That's what breeding is for. The betterment of the breed you love. Why is your female the best complement to your male? At nine months you don't really know what you have yet. Be honest enough to really look at the strengths and faults of your dogs in 15 months and decide, with your head and the betterment of the breed in mind, if crossing them will produce pups that enhance the breed as a whole. Ask for opinions from those that really know the breed and hear what they say. And while I'm being super annoying, I'll toss this one out. I believe every breeder should be active in rescue and every responsible breeder I know is, in one way or another.
Patrick, I'm not trying to jump you or say you won't breed responsibly. I know this post sounds like I'm judging. I'm not judging you. I don't know you. What I am is passionate about the breeds I love and keeping them what they should be. We have a lot of lurkers and it's important that people realize breeding is more than just putting two dogs they love together to make puppies. Shelters and rescues are full of the pups from breedings like that. In the words of the fox from The Little Prince, “You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed." I just want anyone reading to stop and think before they act because this is about bringing lives into the world and it should be done responsibly by everyone.
