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Originally Posted by JeanieK  You might be the exception to the rule. From what I understand, show breeders set their prices according to how many champions there are in the pedigree. The more champions, the higher the price.
I would not want to sell heartache either. I researched my breeder before I bought from her and I believe my dogs to have come from good healthy stock. I want to develop my own line and work on improving it for my own satisfaction, I have no interest in showing.
Just because a dog is not of show quality, does not mean that it has health issues. In fact from what I understand many champion lines develop health issues just because of the selective breeding. Which is not to say that all show dogs have health issues.
On this forum, the term reputable, responsible breeder is used synonomously with show breeder. Not all show breeders are reputable and honest, and not all non show breeders are disreputable and irresponsible.
I enjoy breeding but do not have the desire or the money to show, does that make me a bad peron. |
You might be the exception to the rule. From what I understand, show breeders set their prices according to how many champions there are in the pedigree. The more champions, the higher the price.
Not so....I know several well known breeders, as well as myself that have unbroken champion lines going back as far as 10 generations or more....their prices are not set according to how many champions in their line. It has amazed me the prices of some breeders have set that have a minimal of champions way back in the pedigree. And yes, I'm amazed at the price of Biewers and Parti Yorkies, some much more than I or other exhibitor breeders would sell a show dog for.
Just because a dog is not of show quality, does not mean that it has health issues. In fact from what I understand many champion lines develop health issues just because of the selective breeding. Which is not to say that all show dogs have health issues.
Selective breeding minimizes health issues. I would hope any breeder show or otherwise would conduct selective breeding.
On this forum, the term reputable, responsible breeder is used synonomously with show breeder. Not all show breeders are reputable and honest, and not all non show breeders are disreputable and irresponsible.
You are right, not all exhibitor/breeders are responsible. As not all breeders are on YT are responsible either. And their should be no deliniation between the hobby breeder and the show breeder, we do it for different reasons, but the process and the outcome should be the same for the good of the breed