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Originally Posted by blitz  Definately start attending as many dog shows as you can so you can start learning what this is all about.
When I got "into dogs"  there was no internet. So I started by buying books and calling breeders of the dogs in those books. Some were very helpful.
My advice to you would be to buy as good as a male as you can find and learn the show game with him. Hopefully there is a good handling class that you and he can attend. I think if you want to breed, you need to get into the show world and it really is a lot of fun. You'll make a lot of new friends with the same interest as you. It's really an exciting thing to get into.
A good tidbit of advice I would like to give you is to keep a low profile and listen but don't say too much ESPECIALLY about other people's dogs. Dog people take offense very easily and many of them can be evil at first until they accept you. Many new people get very insulted and get their feelings trampled.
Here's an example. I went with non dog show person girlfriend to a dog show. She felt the need to go up to a "big handler" and give her a compliment on her dog. I begged her not to do it. Well, the handler brushed her off rudely and my girlfriend was very insulted.
Lot's of them look at newbies as nuisances.
Good luck and enjoy your new obsession. |
Blitz amazing advice thank you sooooooooooo much!!!! I know even if i am in it for 30 years from now i know even then there will be more to learn each day