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Originally Posted by blitz  Dudley, you're right somehow this got thread got off topic from betterment of the breed so I'm going to point out that getting your dogs out there and putting titles on them is how you know for sure that your dogs are worthy of to be in your breeding program. Otherwise, it's too easy to breed dogs with ears that are incorrect, soft toplines and bad coat texture. You can say it is show quality all you want but until you get your dog out there competing and winning, you're proably forgiving faults in your breeding stock that you probably would not forgiving if you were putting in the show ring. You are not going to win with a dog that isn't good. So that's why those that don't show are often lumped in with bybs. It's the assumed quality of your dogs.
I'd like to add that I love the dog show world even with all its quirkiness. An AKC championship is not easy to come by and you prove a lot about your dog and yourself by being able to get in the ring and compete with the big boys and with politics being what they are, you really do need to have a good dog to win. But you will win if you have a good dog, maybe not all the time but nobody wins all the time. It is not for the meek or thin skinned but don't knock it because it is a real accomplishment to successfully show your dog.
Breeding quality and show quality should be one and the same because like begets like and I sure didn't make that up. If you breed dogs that are not show quality, you are not going to produce outstanding dogs and you are not going to "better the breed" or even your own breeding program. Showing your dogs keeps you honest in your breeding program. It seems that you really want the recognition of the show breeders otherwise why would you care if you are referred to as bybs? |
Actually, the title of this thread is 'Breeding For Profit' and the OP mentioned nothing about showing. She just wondered what is wrong with making a profit if you breed responsibly.