Depends where you live on the co$t I guess. But maybe its more for breeding rights? But as said before join a club or go to the Dog Show and meet the breeders there. They all show there dogs. Find a mentor. A breeder isn't going to sell there show quality. They breed for themselves. IME they only sell to there friends or there little breeding circle..the show quality. And the Judging in the ring yeah different but who you know helps also...in the small shows anyways. If you want to show you can get in just may take time. I think they just are protective of the breed and don't want to give breeding rights to anybody they don't know. Someone can just buy a pup to breed for profit. Good breeders try to prevent this. JME/JMO |