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Originally Posted by yorkiegold Some people are breeding to make money and they'll breed to whatever's handy rather than paying a fair price to breed to a finished champion. It can cost $3,000 and up to finish a dog yourself and the sky's the limit if you hire a professional handler and campaign the dog nationally. The owner of a finished champion deserves every penny they get. Even though you may be able to get a champion sire with a 90% red pedigree (for what that's worth) for $650, I would rather pay more for the one that's producing champions, has years of careful health screening behind it, etc. Many serious breeders will ship their bitches half way across the continent to get the stud that's a perfect fit for their bitch regardless of what percent of the pedigree is red. I know Rottweiler champions that command $1,500 for a stud fee and no one blinks an eye.
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Cj I dont understand you arguing a point that is a fact here. There are two local kennels I have use of their champion studs (proven and tested) and that have sired several champions!!!!! why would you assume these kennels are not testing their studs, paying the same amount for finishing their AKC and why are you dismissing the pedigree if you think the championship is so vital to a breeding program...you make no sense!
You state many serious breeders ship their bitches as do many serious breeder have flown in AI which is far less stress on the bitch and 90% effective in a breeding.
A champion is a champion is a champion
if he is in the top 20 in the country then perhaps they can command the higher dollar but a AKC champion doesnt mean his sperm is gold!!
Finally why would you make a statement that some breeders breed to what ever is handy
IT IS NOT a GUARANTEE a Champion sire will produce even one potential champion in a breeding. Ill bet more than a few AKC champions are a product of a non champion sire and dam breeding through out the country.