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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I just saw on your "chocolate" page that you sell the pups with full registration. Why would you not sell them with limited registration so that they cannot be bred? Only those that are show quality should be sold with showing and breeding rights. But I guess since you don't show, you wouldn't know which ones are show quality and which aren't. I wouldn't want to chance selling a 2lb "teacup" puppy to someone who might breed it. Those tinies could die if bred. All reputable breeders sell their non-show quality puppies with limited registration. Reputable breeders want to protect their lines and the lives of their puppies. |
I don't want this to be an argument. I don't think we should say that "all" breeders should do this or not do that or that "all" show breeders do this or do that.
Why would I want to limit a puppy registration from 2 dogs that are exactly the same as the puppies whether petite type or chocolate color? Unless I felt the dog should not be bred because of its size or for fear maybe a novice breeder would get ahold of it and breed it to a Big dog.
But to group the whole breeder world into "Reputable breeders only do this and Reputable breeders only do that is a mis-statement in my opinion. I have met breeders who limit everything. So that does not make them reputable, just because they limit the papers. Do you see where I am going with this? I would think that a lot of limited papers are because a breeder is afraid of someone else breeding what they have and capitalizing on their lines. Some would say that is a form of greed.
And if you think that only dogs that are show quality should be bred, and it seems that you may think that only show breeders are the only reputable breeders around. then you are thinking with a very closed mind and do not know a lot of the breeders that I have became acquainted with over the years and yes, a few show breeders. I have tried to breed for quality always, just a bit smaller version and I love the chocolates. I would like to see them shown some day and have heard some breeders are requesting it.
Showing is not for everyone. But I do love the fine little show dogs and know that there is a tremendous amount of work involved and it is their life 24/7 just as my dogs are mine.