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Originally Posted by katelin  This is something that has been on my mine lately... I was at a show and there was a person there who has bred and showed their own dogs for about 15 years. This person has finished several dogs and continues to show on a regular basis. Yet, someone called this person a back-yard-breeder.
So when would this person have done enough to be called a show breeder?
Under the discussion above, this person would already be a show breeder. I'd be interested to hear what others think about this. |
Unfortunatley, people will always have hateful things to say about one another and the show enviornment doesnt always bring out the best in people.
Like BJH said, maybe this person did not meet the criteria as a responsible breeder --who knows. Just try not to feed into the gossip and give people the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise.
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Mardelin wrote:
You asked this question on another list and I hope I answered you correctly . I want to add one more thing, and it's just my opinion. If I had to I would probably define myself as a breeder/exhibitor. But, I don't understand the necessity of anyone defining theirselves as a show/breeder. As stated before most exhibitor/breeders breed for themselves and not to use any term to sell puppies. If breeding correctly their reputation will preceed itself as being one that breeds to improve the breed.
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Excellent post. Reputation is everything. I am speculating the reason why people would want to classify themselves with a title they interpret as positive, such as a "show breeder" is because there are so many negative terms out there: byb, mill, and even the term "hobby" has been made to sound negative. I think this classification is a way for them to help differentiate themselves to the layman.
With anything, you get the good with the bad. There will always be those people who sell on unscrupulous sites claiming they are "show breeders." For whatever reason anything involving show dogs or champions tends to strike a magical cord and definitley sells puppies--for some people its unfortunately just an avenue for them to exploit in the name of the "bottom line"