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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I meant that with the relatively few number of people who show, and the fewer number of dogs who win, there must not be many yorkies available that would meet your qualification for pets, I'm guessing a few hundred a year. I am saying that there is a very wide continuum between only show people selling dogs and having a massive, anonymous yorkie mills. I'm talking supply, not cost. |
There are breeders and then there are breeders, by the same token there are judges and there are judges. Once you are into the showing end of it, you understand much better how it works and of course, your mentor helps you through it as well.
I prefer starting with the opinion of very good show breeders and/or my mentor before I even get near a show ring.
Yes some dog shows / judges are political, but what in life isn't?