[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Interesting discussion
- From: Cinosam GSD <cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gretchanya@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:55:10 -0700 (PDT)
As a small breeder myself, I find that I don't have show homes when I'm ready
to place puppies so some show pups do end up going into pet homes. The buyer,
including many on these lists would do well to look at smaller breeders when
searching for a show prospect.
However, there also might be some perks when buying from a bigger name
breeder. Advice and mentoring are a couple of things that a novice exhibitor
might be giving up when buying from a small breeder. Also, replacement of a
puppy will happen quicker if things don't work out. There is also a little
community of other exhibotors that have dogs from this same breeder, which you
would be a part of....shoot you might even get a chair under one of those EZY
ups if you connect with the right group of people.
It behooves the buyer to be educated or bring knowledgable people with when
looking at puppies, as many small breeders are small for a reason. Their "eye"
isn't quite as good as the bigger breeder and they offer many pet puppies as
show prospects. Different then a big breeder deliberatly selling a pet as a
show prospect which I don't think happens all that much. Why would they want
their name on a poor quality dog.
Cindy
"Becky T. Dickson" <gretchanya@xxxxxxx> wrote:
My husband is a lab breeder. On one of his email lists this week, they've been
talking about how best to find good show homes for prospects.
As these things often do, the conversation turned to how hard it is for the
smaller breeder (who doesn't have the big name) to find show homes. Many
lamented placing really good quality pups in pet homes because they try to stay
small (and not keep more than 15 dogs) and wanted the pups to have good homes,
rather than waiting until they are 8 months or a year old in hopes of finding a
show home and run the risk of not finding a good pet home because the dog is
older.
Some people said they were tired of the so-called "big name" kennels selling
pets as show prospects, while they sold their super show puppies to pet homes.
What do you all think? How do you find show homes? And do you face similar
problems in your area?
?Becky T. Dickson
www.GretchAnya.com
www.GSDbyDesign.com
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