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Originally Posted by cally930  Now, is it possible to get all this information from the actual breeder - let's say that there is an established line. Will the actual breeder honestly give you the faults? |
Good question...
will they give you the faults? Given the importance of the matter, would you be willing to accept their word and their word alone, or would you go further and try to find out as much as you could in addition to that?
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Originally Posted by cally930 Or - by saying research - it is intended that you make contacts - and simply - ask around? Is it that you have to just be out there and become familiar with the well established lines in order to learn their dog's pros and cons. In all honestly for me - research has always been a written form - this seems to me that you have to go to the shows and make connections and ask around. Is there any other way? |
Hmmm...yeah, pretty much. Also, the more you are exposed to it, and the more you research and study the breed itself. The more you will know exactly what you are looking for. The more you will be able to pick up physical characteristics of dogs and lines and evaluate them for yourself.