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Originally Posted by Bravo916  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.
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" |
I understand exactly what you are saying. And I guess for the newbie that is coming around or in the quest for a new puppy it's best that this discussion is taking place. After all aren't forums and lists here to educate.
There is something that Rose posted in another list. Excellent article and but, no where it the article did it address Show breeder. It defined breeders as: The beginner, The learner, The novice, the everlasting novice, the middle range breeder, the good breeder, and the top breeder.