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Originally Posted by JeanieK  No you misunderstod what I said.
Those of us that y'all call BYBs, because we don't show, still want nice dogs, but we have to work harder to get them because we cannot start out with show quality breeding stock. We have to start from scratch and build our own quality dog, which takes years and years.
Most of us will never get there, but we enjoy the challenge.
The partis have come a long way toward being accpted in the last few years. I believe they will be in the AKC shows some day.
But I love the traditionals also. They are beautiful and I would love to have some really quality traditionals, but will just have to do it the hard way and build them from scratch.
Thank you for the compliment on my dogs. They might not be show dogs, but they are sound, healthy and of good temperament |
Jeanie,
Building a line that one can eventually call one's own takes years, even with good breeding stock. It's not just putting two dogs together, it's knowing what is in the dog's background.
I know many that attempted to do this with dogs that they've obtained from either the back door, or from anyone that would sell them on an open registration. Only to discover, after years of breeding that they have to scrap their program and start all over again.