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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Also, one has to keep in mind breeder/exhibitors breed for themselves first so, unless they have a dog in the ring at that point in time and a couple waiting in the wings....they aren't breeding and if they are they would be keeping the best of the best for themselves. |
Yes and the very good ones, will want to see and assess you over time. And I'm talking at least a few years. The show world is a very small world indeed.
Believe you me the really experienced ones, notice everything. What shape you bring your Yorkie into the grooming area. How you interact with your dogs, how you train, how you groom. How you interact with all and sundry. The questions you ask, the questions you don't ask. How your dog matures under your care. The advice you follow or (don't). The handlers you use.
When they met you at breeding seminars, or in the training ring, they notice.
To receive a top quality dog, one has to pay their dues on a number of fronts. Quite simply why wouldn't a breeder keep the "best" of their "best" for themselves to show, and breed? If one is very very lucky, in a litter there maybe two such dogs. Or two out of two litters.