 pedigree
My first champion was from one of my non-champion studs. The judge had no clue what the pedigree looks like..it is the dog who must be superior and most of the time it takes a close champion line...no champions until the 4th or 5th gen makes it extremely difficult and rare. I have not seen it..but then again, I do not know each and every champion who has lived and died.
I have heard it said...if you have enough money and time a good handler can finish anything, but why pour money into a dog you would not want to breed? When I first started, I had a male who was pet quality...a handler put points on him..then I took off my "blinders" and had a really good look at him and asked a few others...I took him out of the ring. I recognized in my eagerness to compete and get established, I was short changing myself...and doing the breed no favors. |