Have fun at the shows too.
Something I likely should have mentioned is price for a show dog and ages. A show dog should never be sold to you under about 9 months of age. If it is between 6 and 9 months breeders will sell you a prospective show dog and will either take the puppy back if a relatively serious fault shows up and give you another one, or some will allow you to spay/neuter sell it for a pet and refund the difference in price.
Prices for show dogs will range from $2500 to $5000 and these are under co-ownership with the breeder. If you can, find someone in your area that can mentor you, knows how to groom for dog shows, shows their dogs or has a handler do it and does know the difference between a show quality and a pet quality. Cute is nice but it isn't enough in the show rings.
They should be able to point out good points and faults in that puppy they have sold you. You should be able to know what are serious faults that you wouldn't want to keep in a breeding program. |