[QUOTE=bjh;2881643]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.
Radar's sire and dam were not Canadian champions but both grandparents on sire's side were champions as were both great grandparents on sire's dam side as was great great grandparents on sire's side. Great great grandsire on dam side was champion and it keeps going...
Radar's dam's side, great grandsire was a champion as was the dam's sir's great great grandsire and dam were both champions and the dam's side's dam both of the dam's parents were champions so even tho Radar's parents weren't champions he comes from a very long line of champions.
Only 8 on Radar's sire's side for 4 generations were not champions and on his dam's side only 10 were not champions in a 4 generation pedigree. And most of these were both CA/AM champions, some just Canadian champions which will not show up on an American pedigree. Most of Radar's pedigree consists of Areo, for several generations to Pastoral to Durrer to Jentre's ect...
Dam side is NicNac, Aero, Pastoral, Premar, Rothby and Durrer.
He really is heavy in the Aero lines that goes back to Pastoral and Durrer. So while his parents weren't champions for one reason or another the breeder (Preston) felt this would produce a good litter and well as it turned out he was right and Radar was produced. Breeders that have been doing this for many years know their lines pretty well or those that have entrusted them with their lines know what will work and give it a go.
I would be happy to show anyone Radar's pedigree at any time
I would have it posted on my website but I haven't figured out the htt codes to put it there LOL...
I hope this explains why Radar's parents weren't champions
Donna
P.S. Would I purchase another yorkie without champion sired sire or dam...if I knew the breeder knows what they are doing of course I would as long as it compliments what I have in my breeding/showing program
and on the advice of the very experienced mentors I do have