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Originally Posted by buddybramble  Sorry i know this is off topic a bit but where do the show dogs live then? when you have 'pets' plus dogs that you show are they kept separate? i'm just wondering how you manage to not fall completely in love with the 'show dogs' and therefore never be able to re-home cos you love them so much like you said you couldn't possibly rehome your pet ones?
I'm honestly curious nothing nasty meant  i just remember when i was a kid we got a rough collie for my nan after my grandad died and we had sunny (the collie) at home for the weekend before we took him to my nans, it was awful we all fell in love within the first day and my mum and dad had to go back to the breeder and buy the other brother that was still there 
so i'm just wondering how you keep them feelings in check so that you don't end up with 100s of dogs? |
I'll answer for Donna...as she raises her dogs like I do. Her dogs live in her house and have the run of the house as her pets do. Yes, you do fall in love with them, very deeply....but, as an exhibitor/breeder your breeding program must be kept to a manageable size. Once a girl has finished her show and breeding career, she's spayed....if we kept every single one until they passed, it would soon get out of hand. We usually place them with friends or family, where we can still see them and keep tabs on them......
Believe me those feelings aren't kept in check....with every pup that leaves my home..Your throat tightens up, find it difficult to breath and cry for days.....Probably why I only breed 1 maybe 2 litters a year.....