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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  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. |
Your questions are good ones. And can only speak from my experience, I found my mentor first and of course wasn't allowed to have one of her dogs for about a year and half. She knew what I wanted and evaluated dogs for me over the course of that time. And here's what my mentor has always told me when placing a prospect in a show home. "I will not release a said prospect unless I am willing to keep it in my breeding program. After all it's my reputation in the ring".
In today's world a newbie must accept the fact that there will be a strict contract. That contract is the only way to protect the line and to evaluate if the newbie is serious. And as I said there is no short cut.....the journey is a difficult, if one is doing it correctly.
Yes, there are newbies out there that are in a hurry and go to the first person that will sell them a dog on an open registration. These breeders have no qualms about taking someone's money, and painting a pretty picture for an uneducated newbie.