I guess I would fall in about the same place as Julietimothy. That is, I don't show but do have some dogs from some nice lines. There are no champions in the first couple of generations but their pedigrees are full of some very recognizable dogs beyond that. Also, there are many intersects in the pedigrees of my male and female that I believe are complementary to each other and have produced some very nice pups.
Lorraine, I do understand your reasoning. I feel very fortunate to have the dogs I have and I do feel a responsibility to properly placing these pups, even though I do not show. In the first litter I had, I placed the male with an experienced breeder that I consider responsible. She has some nice dogs and has aspirations to show but is not doing so at this time. The female I placed in a very loving pet home where she was spayed soon after placing. I feel that there are some of us that are trying to better the breed even though we don't show.
Just as an aside, i did look for a while for pups from champion dogs, not just dogs with champion backgrounds. I did get several replies with pictures and there's not a one of them I wanted. I had open pedigreed dogs that I liked better than these champions. I'm much happier having the dogs I did eventually get. As is the case with breeders and judges, there are champions and then there are champions.
I guess I should show a couple of pictures of the pups I've mentioned. I feel they have some very nice qualities and are definitely worth working with. The boy especially has some great features. The little girl is a beauty but was too small and didn't have quite the structure as the male. The girl is in the first two pics and the boy is in the last two.
It is very hard to acquire Yorkies with breeding rights. I wish I could get another male and female of the type I'm looking for so I might have a foundation to work from. Hopefully, something will be on the horizon for me soon. I think my best bet for showing would be to have a litter co-owned by me and an exhibitor. I really like the pups from my pair but I suck at getting a dog ready for the ring. I kept the last litter until they were 8 & 10 months old, mainly out of curiosity for how they would mature. I tried working with them but all I did was make little ninny-babies out of them. Do you know of any good books for getting a pup ready for the ring? I seem to spoil them and they lose some of the spunk I think they need to succeed.
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