It means there are private arrangements made between the owner of the stud and the owner of the bitch for each breeding....some pay a big fee, some pay less, some may breed for a puppy, etc., and some bitches may be refused service at all. The term is borrowed from the horse world, where it means the same thing. This is all as opposed to an announced stud fee, which basically means the dog is at public stud, and available to anyone with the money to pay the fee. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx> > What is meant by "at stud by private treaty" ? > > Diane > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================