[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

I guess I should also point out that if a breeder is selling a dog for what they think is a show quality, how can they determine what is show quality and what isn't, if they don't show a dog either themselves or with a handler or have bred an actual show dog that finished its championship?
My dogs and puppies have many championships in their pedigree, many I put there myself by showing my dogs. Not every pup in any of my litters are show dogs, those are sold for pet only no breeding.
I might have one or at most two in a litter that are show quality, One or two that aren't, sometimes none are show quality. Yet the pedigrees are to die for whether they are show or pet.
I often will run on a show potential to 6 months or older sometimes even 10 months and then decide this isn't a show dog afterall, spay/neuter and let it go to a pet home.
In my opinion, a breeder has to be involved in showing, has to know pedigrees and lines and with a mentor will learn how to breed to hopefully produce a show dog.

Thanks Lorraine for chiming in. It's always helpful when you have another show breeder expressing thoughts that the other has missed.

Mary