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Originally Posted by AmyChristine  I have been throughly enjoying all the info and posts available in this thread. I am also very drawn to the idea of taking a beautiful dog, and after it finishes it's Ch then trying to further improve upon the following generation. Hoping that you get it right so you can do it all over again.
Call me crazy but I love the idea of trying to better a breed that i already love so much. Is it possible to mostly show and rarely breed? Because to me just raising and showing a couple dogs seems like it would take years, and tons of work. I think if I did it I would mostly want to show and not focus so much on breeding except maybe when I was ready for another show dog. Can you do it this way or do most people have at least a litter a year? Just wondering. Would a show breeder trust someone with a dog that may finish but produce very few puppies? |
I just love your post! I am one of those that rarely breeds and I show more than I breed. I do focus on showing more so than breeding. I haven't had a litter in almost 2 years and probably won't breed for another year.
My suggestion would be find a show mentor, go to some shows, and show a show breeder what you want to do and be their shadow and see if that is what you want to do and gain their trust and you just might find one.
I want to eventually have my own lines but I'm still building my foundation but it's a very slow process and I'm lucky to have some great mentors that are helping me.
I'm actually starting to show for others now which is where my passion lies but will occasionally breed for my own show dogs. It will take me a long time to have what will be my lines because I haven't produced but one home bred champion and those that have entrusted me with theirs, all the hard work right now goes to them and who they obtained their lines from not me. I will one day get there but it does take awhile and I'm just that dedicated to be patient and work hard to do whats best for this wonderful breed. It's the breeders on my dogs that get the credit now not me
I would prefer a person to show more than produce puppies but to show your own dogs you do have to have a litter. It just takes trust and hard work to dedicate yourself and stay with it..
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers