It used to be that the breeding of purebred dogs was an undertaking only to be taken very seriously, and required a fair amount of resources to do it well. Only people who had a substantial personal background (usually passed down from several generations of people who did this for a living, and whose lives revolved around testing the products of their breeding programs both in the field and in the breed ring), were employed as kennel managers. Because there were not a huge number of dogs being bred, and transportation, AI, etc., were not available, successful breeding programs required that the kennels and breeding programs were fairly large. This required a substantial investment in resources, time, energy, passion, and commitment, let alone understanding of the breed standard and ability to gather the most knowledgeable dog folk to contribute to improving a breeding program. Breeding excellent dogs has never been a substantial revenue generating activity, at least not for the majority, and not before now. .
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