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Originally Posted by McheleM  I always thought that the smaller females weren't shown in rings because of the same reason. Same as showing an altered male. If you can't breed them for the betterment of the breed, why show? (Not that I agree with any of that, but that's always been what I understood) | You will always see some what I call 'borderline' bitches in the show ring. These are females that are in the 4 to 5 lbs range. I would not want to show or breed a female that small but some do. Some of the small ones you see are shown as puppies but as they get older if they don't get over 5 lbs they are often sold as pets.
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