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Originally Posted by crete456  Well get ready to sell a kidney to purchase a puppy...I was at a dog show recently in Pennsylvania and ask a show breeder what a PET quality pup would go for...remind you PET quality...$1600...but for people that responded to this post thats a drop in the bucket...where I live people are just getting by and struggling to put food on the table...unless you sell show pups that is...and I wonder if all that income is claimed on their 1040's...I know a boxer breeder who has produced many champions and asks tens of thousands of dollars for a show quality pup...if I'm spending that much the pup better do the laundry, drive me to work, cut the grass,etc.,etc,...do yourself a favor...see, put a label on a pup...(CHAMPION BLOOD LINES) and people will sell there 1st born...read my first response and you can produce your own Champion...showing is a LOT of POLITICS...breeders get together and stack the deck...any breeder knows what I mean...I've bred and shown boxers...theres no guarantee a pup from a show breeder will be healthy it's entire life...see if you can get a lifetime guarantee from a breeder... |
What you write only informs me that you are one that is not willing to do the footwork.
As for producing your own Champion, can't be done, not without a good foundation. Sorry, been around too long and have witnessed those with that same idea have to scrap their entire breeding program and start from scratch.
If you don't have the money to start with a good foundation, then you don't have the money or have any business breeding.
No, there's no guarantee a dog will be healthy it's entire life, but what makes a breeder reputable is how they stand behind their lines. And yes, I do know several breeder exhibitors that to provide a lifetime guarantee against life threatening genetic defects. Another difference is that their lines have been tried and true. And if you're starting with a dog from nowhere, you have no earthly idea what is in it's genetic background. There is no guarantee said dog will not produce genetic defects. There is no genetic marker to tell you if a dog is a carrier. That is where obtaining a dog from a breeder that has established lines comes in handy. But, then keep in mind we don't readily let our dogs go to just anyone. After all we're breeding for ourselves first, so in that aspect you're right. It's tough to get a dog from us and will only place a dog in the most deserving of hands. One that will protect lines and aren't into just to breed dogs and sell puppies. And by the way, there are plenty of us that have looked into a prodigy's heart and "placed" show dogs, at the right age with newbies that have the right qualifications.