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Originally Posted by gracielove  This is really sad. It takes time and research to learn about a breed and the blood lines as well as the breeders. Even in the show world there are those who are not trustworthy. You would pay much more than $1200.00 for a show dog. Many good breeders charge that much for their pet stock.
Someone interested in showing needs to get involved in their local kennel club and learn. Talk to the people and get to know about them. Dog showing is very competitive. It takes time to even figure out who is trustworthy and who is not. You need to know which bloodlines are winning and which ones are sound health wise. A good breeder is not going to sell their best stock to someone who is just starting out. They want their stock to go to someone who knows about the breed and the pedigree. They also want someone who knows how to show a dog and will get the dog out and show it over and over again. It means a lot of travel and a lot of money. Just grooming a show dog is a huge amount of information and skill in it's self.
Did you look at your dog's pedigree? Do you know about genetics and how a solid line of winners is founded? If you are serious about showing please take the time to learn these things. In the mean time please seek help for you dog. It has been abused and neglected physically and socially. It will take a lot of time, love, and patience to start the healing process for this little one. |
all you asked has been answered already that is why i asked for her to mentor me lol i asked the wrong breeder for one!! and she (Bella) is getting all the care she needs i know alot about that doing rescue and rehab and service training for 13 years and just so you know we have shown some already and yes I know how the show world is and it is why people like me that love the breed and want to do whats best for the breed and try to start somewhere but get told to do it one way by one breeder and then a different way by another let me say it's quite contradictory at times!! why do you think i am here asking questions and saying I am part to blame for this happening by not getting things in line before I paid for her by I trusted her and I am deeply sorry for that but one thing good came from this Bella isn't there anymore she is in a home that loves and cares for her!!!!
I will say however not anyone is perfect I'm sure everyone has a story or two to tell......I know I am doing the best I can with the knowledge I have been given and I will try my hardest everyday to do better then the day before!!!!