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Originally Posted by Lorraine I read through this thread but you haven't mentioned the kennel you are actually buying from. That is important in your decision whether or not to purchase this puppy, not just the pedigree.
Are they reputable show kennel themselves? Where are they? Canada US Europe? You want to be very careful particularly if you are dealing with European breeders.
I am not saying this has happened in this case but you still have to be careful. Unless you know how these lines, Pastoral, Durrer, etc got into the pedigree, you don't really know if the person you are buying from is reputable or not. |
Lorraine is absolutely right! If the breeder is not reputable you have no idea if the pedigree is true. I personally have known of a few cases where the owner of a champion in a pedigree has contacted AKC and stated the pedigree was not a valid one. So always protect yourself and make sure that you are dealing with someone that is honest above all else! I have known of breeders right here in the US that place papers on a puppy/litter because of a nicer pedigree, but if the puppies were DNA the pedigree would not match.