I don't know if this counts as a 'breeder review' or not, but I went to a dog show in Missouri last year and saw Deb and her dogs there (someone else told me who she was when I asked).
She was one of only 2 (and there were 6 total I believe) who treated her dogs lovingly. She was petting them and babytalking them in the face and generally just treating them like they were pets and not just trophies for the show ring. I was highly impressed with the professional, serious and no-nonsense way she handled them in the ring, of course - but WAY more importantly than that I was impressed with the way she handled them OUT of the ring - that speaks volumes. You can learn a lot about a breeder's true intent by watching them with their dogs when they're NOT in the ring before the judges. When they're standing off in the back, behind everyone else, and quietly speaking to their dogs and being silly with them like she was? That...is...massive (to me).
Nope, this is not an endorsement. I don't know this lady and I've never even met her. When she was showing I asked who she was, hence the knowledge of the way she handles her dogs. Primo. |