As pertaining to newbies, how does 'buying a show quality dog' fit in with the route of having a mentor and getting started like that? Are there really good show prospects available to a newbie any other way? And why would someone sell show quality dogs to a newbie? Do some breeders have the problem of too many show quality dogs?
I can see how someone that is a ring veteran could acquire show quality through acquaintances...but I didn't see top quality dogs available when I was acquiring mine without strict s/n contracts. If I had known there was another way, maybe I could have saved myself a lot of trouble LOL.
Excuse the ignorance of these questions, but I have no shame at this point as I'm trying to learn more about the 'show world' in general. Plus, if I don't get one of mine to pan out, I'll be that newbie looking for a good prospect. |