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Originally Posted by YorkieRini I had this same converstation with a 'show breeder' on the phone. I had the same objections as to why I shouldn't have to show to prove to others or be accepted. Pah! I am not signing a co-ownership it's my dog!..I've said it all.
After a while, she realized she wasn't getting through to me, and finally said. "That's NOT why you show, you show to measure your breeding program". The light bulb turned on and I thought she's got point. From that conversation forward, I view showing or exhibiting in a different light.
Did she sell me a puppy? Nope. Now that she said that, my plan is to work with what I have. And measure my progress by showing, then improve when neccessary. |
I agree to an extent, but while at the same time I would be careful to try to "measure" a breeding program against anyone's , show or not. I understand that when you show you are trying to "show" the qualtity of the dog's you have produced compared to the standard. This is very sensible to me and always has been. At the same time, I have no quirks with any caring, dedicated breeder of any breed who raises babies for the general public to love. My experience has been that there are show breeders and hobby breeders who are in very different catergorys according to my standards of how a breed program should be conducted. I have met a show breeder of a different breed than our beloved yorkies that had a horrible in-home atmosphere for their dogs, but kicked ass in the ring. I have also met hobby breeders who have never nor do they ever intend to step foot in a show ring that have gorgeous, healthy babies that I would take in a heart beat. I'm really tired of GOOD breeders, show or hobby being put up against each other.
In the end, it would mean nothing to me. The practices that a breeder displays is everything to me.