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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  I'm a little bit shocked that a breeder with show-quality puppies would send one to someone across the country. Will it be coming home with open registration? I thought that a show dog had to be unaltered and if that's the case then why would any reputable breeder allow a puppy to go to a home of someone they cannot closely mentor themselves. If I were working on a breeding program with show prospects I would not personally allow someone to take one of my pups without altering them first unless I could personally mentor the new owner in the show ring and make sure that new owner wasn't breeding my lines without me there helping.
Just sayin.... |
The vast majority of the time...the pups are co-owned and there are strict guidelines in place regarding breeding including sometimes approval of the stud that will be used.