When I purchased my dog, I chose to go with a breeder that shows. not because I was buying a show dog, but because I knew that they understood the breed standard, and that they truly care about the breed standards, and producing the best quality dogs as possible. My opinion is if you don't show your dogs you have no real way of comparing and knowing if you are producing a well conformed dog.
I intend on becoming a dog trainer and will focus on agility in small dogs. That's my long term goal. I'll probably begin breeding, I hate confirmation showing (I'm just too bored). but I will do it with my future dogs, just to assure that I meet the standards. I also consider that I will probably only purchase dogs from breeders that do show, that way I know they are stacked up against the best of the best. I don't know it just shows some air of professionalism that I like to see.
__________________ Kendra Harley, you were the light in my life, rest peacefully my love! |