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Originally Posted by Mardelin

The disclaimer is really out of a stud contract.....At times pick of the litter is used instead of a stud fee. However, if you are using your own stud and bitch, that is totally unnecessary. As, most of us breed for ourselves, and it is understood that no puppy will be placed until our assessing has been completed. Most reputable/breeders do not take deposits until the pups are viewed in person anyway, so such a disclaimer is unnecessary.

Those Best In Show Yorkies are few and far between.....the cash winnings, nowhere begins to cover costs that it takes to campaign a dog. Anyway, if you're using a handler, the cash goes to the handler, not to the owner of the dog.

I see. Are some owners the handlers of their show dogs at competitions? Either way, I know it will take more money than the winnings to properly train, feed, and groom a show dog. The wraps are intriguing to me. My neighbor a few doors down won't even bring her Yorkie outside to use the bathroom due to the harshness of the blades of grass on the coat. Now she is facing an outdoor competition in September, and her dog hasn't ever walked across grass. She's stressed.