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Originally Posted by bjh  Donna, thanks for you input. Radar is beautiful, he has the type of coat I prefer.
Out of curiosity I looked at the champions that were entered in the roving specialty, counting the veterans, and out of the 20 champions entered, 5 had neither parent a champion, 7 had one parent that was championed and 8 had both parents championed. I guess my point is that I feel a dog/bitch does not necessarily have to be a champion to be worthy of breeding. There are many things to consider.
I still get so confused on the differences between cottony, soft coated and modified silk. I have only had one that stayed black and I petted her out. I thought she was soft coated. Her coat felt silky, was cool to touch, never matted but she was black and her head never cleared. |
Champion parents: I think what you are missing Barb is that the quality and pedigree must have been there and most all show exhibitors have their dogs expertly evaluated and tested. As Mary mentioned there are different reasons why the exhibitor made the match and why the sire or dam was not finished, yet.
Coat - How old was the one of yours that stayed black before you petted her out?