buy_25 said:
you stated, "Both of my dogs are purebreds from breeders who breed for show/conformation. " and again "Neither of my dogs are registered either."
So what does this mean?????
I am also amazed that a breeder (quality I hope) would sell you a show dog since most breeders I know sell there dogs for thousands and the owner MUST sign a document that states they WILL show the dog or the breeder can. If not, you do not buy a dog, period.
Why buy a purebreds from breeders and do nothing... looks like a waste of money here.
Mike, I see several major points in your post.
#1, my dogs do come from breeders who breed for show/conformation, but just because they come from those breeders does not mean that every dog in the litter is going to be a great dog for a show. Some dogs, despite their excellent lineage, are simply not cut out for the show ring. In fact that would be true of the majority of the puppies in a litter from even the most careful breeder.
#2, for people who choose to buy purebreds, some are educated buyers and some are ignorant.
- I am not ignorant of the fact that most AKC registered dogs would fail in the show ring on the first walk by of a judge.
- I am not ignorant of the fact that most AKC breeders have no clue what the conformation standards are of the dogs they breed.
- I am not ignorant of the bullcrap that many so-called show breeders pull on unsuspecting buyers who buy their BS hook, line & sinker.
- I am not ignorant of the fact that many breeds of dogs have specific health issues and those issues are often genetic and some of those issues can be minimized by careful selection of the breeder and the lineage of the dogs and tests confirming the careful selection process.
#3, as to why buy a purebred, that is a personal choice, but I suppose some folks like the look, temperment, and/or personality of the breed. You may not get any/some/all those things from a mixbreed.
#4, as you seem to be educated, I find it astonishing that you don't seem to be able to apply the correct word when using: their, there, they're
Personally, while you are
"amazed that a breeder" would sell me . . . I am amazed at the absolute statements you make when you clearly read too much into statements and seemingly have, at best, a superficial and only passing knoweldge of the subject matter at hand.