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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  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. |
Love this phrase I have bolded in your comment!!
I just don't have a trust for people much so I'm always paying attention to every detail in a breeder/yorkie/exhibitor ect.....I"ve had the pleasure and honor of getting to know and become very good dear friends with some of the most respected yorkie breeder/exhibitors both in Canada and the US and so many doors have opened up and it's taken over 7 years to get to where I am so I'm always wondering how a breeder/exhibitor can start or even begin to start selling show prospects or quality and they haven't even been exhibiting for even a year or so. I listen and watch so much when I go to dog shows and oh the amount of mental notes I have stored in my brain. I guess if I started to write them down I'd have a novel by now on the do's and don'ts in what to have in the ring ect.... LOL