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Originally Posted by smartpuppiepets  basically i think your question was answered. If not just let us know and we will try to explain further.
You are right on trying to understand it BEFORE you get a new puppy so you will know what you getting into.
One more advice if i may: read the other posts by the people who are CURRENTLY showing. Things change from time to time. Before you buy a show prospect research a lot. You are going to pay much more for a show prospect than a regular pet so you better be ready to choose wisely. You better off getting an older puppy than a younger one. You may have to sign a contract that you will be "championing" the puppy and that is time consuming and expensive so you need to be prepared. Most people that have good show prospects will not handle a "promising" puppy to a novice unless they develop a relationship with them before, so be ready to "hop" on a waiting list.
If you think i am trying to make things sound hard, please be sure that i am NOT !
If you are as prepared as possible and you are doing that , and AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE with the breeder you are getting your puppy from you have a great chance to be very happy. Now, you need to be able to find a good and honest breeder, that is your responsibility and that is why i recommending you reading the other posts from people that are CURRENTLY showing. You will get sort of familiar on what to expect.
I wish you the best of luck !
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You are right to bring this to the OP attention.
It is a long and not so easy to obtain a show dog from a reputable breeder. Yes, there will a be a contract with co-ownership. Most contracts now contain a 2 generation pedigree and will not allow you to breed until the dog is Championed and any get or produce from said dog will only be allowed to be placed on a spay/nueter contract. Be ready to jump through hoops.
With that said, make sure you do your homework, the breeder you obtain your dog from should become your mentor.