I know that, at one time, I contacted a few breeders with champion sired pups. I did get some responses with pics of the parents and, frankly, I had better dogs than those and I was looking to improve. Which goes back to the saying, "there are champions and then there are true champions". What I wound up with was getting dogs with good lines that I thought had the potential to be a good starting point, and I believe that's just what I have....and I feel lucky to have that.
Short of getting a mentor, I don't see any way for a true 'newbie' to get a show quality dog unless they get very lucky. As you say, mostly it would be a case of the newbie being taken advantage of. |