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Originally Posted by Mardelin

Carmen is a man. Check out the website....there is a schedule of seminars....he travels all over the country and even conducts a cruise seminar.

Reputable breeder/exhibitors have taken more than this course and continue to take courses. Canine Genetics, breeding, whelping, training, nutrition, health classes. Learning never stops.

Breeding hasn't turned political, showing is and always has been. Anyone can breed, but are you doing it in the best interest of the breed.

Thank you! I will check out his website. Breeding is, IMO, a bit political as well. Common people in society frowns upon breeders, classifying them negatively due to the influence of many animal rights groups. There are ill-intentioned people, and those people are a part to all sectors. Some animal rights groups slander the breeder name, but at the same time, the rescues that they 'save' gets killed. Not every person thinks like this, and not every rescue group operates in such a way. I'm thankful for responsible breeders, and I'm thankful for the efforts of animal rights groups that focus on offering their rescues something better than a short life.