[gemy]

I do what breeders do...I place pups....the only difference in me and them is I don't make money doing it. I expect them to do what I do....thoroughly check out who they are giving these precious babies to...do their level best to see to it that the pup is in the best home possible. I don't fly all over the country...I network and I DO have home visits done by people I trust. I don't see ANY reason why a breeder cannot do the same.[/QUOTE]

Well Linda not exactly placing the pups is only one task the breeder does.
As you well know a good breeder will raise, rear, train, and show their dogs to championship. They will do all the health and what little genetic testing is available for their breeding dams n sires. They will spend countless hours reviewing pedigrees running programs to see breed compatibility matches. And then they we spend weeks at home nail biting to see how the whelp goes, and more weeks nailbiting to see how the pups turn out.

For me I prefer to meet folks in the walk of our lives, when I'm at shows, or obedience rings, or swimming or hiking with the pups. But then again I am not in it to make money; but to maintain and if God is good to improve this breed I breed. And to know, to educate yourself requires time and lots of it, along with a financial investment with not a thought of "payback".