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Originally Posted by JeanieK  OK let's rephrase that and say that we can improve upon the standard. |
I still do not see the difference. How can you "improve" upon the standard if you are not breeding to it? You are "changing" the standard (or trying to) to "improve" it according to your own preferences.
And for the record, I agree with you--I do not thing that breeding an off-color variation automatically makes you a puppy mill nor to I think that breeding dogs that conform to the standard automatically deems you as reputable.