Add a Snicker's candy bar that I really didn't need to that half a pot of coffee and here we go <G> There are differing levels for the term breeder, the miller who sells to pet shops, the byb who is one step above a miller and lacks only the numbers of breeds and dogs but is fully aware of the concept of responsible breeding and ignores it, the byb who wants to breed Fluffy because they love her and want another like her and then the serious show exhibitor/breeder. The general public overall has a clue about the miller and pet shops, however, doesn't necessarily distinguish the differences in the other 3 and will proudly tell everyone that they did not get their puppy from a pet shop but that they got it from a "Breeder" in the paper. I think that because John Q. Public lumps the latter 3 levels of breeders all together it is abhorrent to so much as consider that these byb's are on the same level. I equate it to having educated oneself and spent time and money in a profession, like Elementary Education in my case and then later find out that certain private institutions will charge families thousands of dollars for their child's education and these children's "teachers" did not go to college for 4 years and have had no training whatsoever. It is insulting to say the least. We know the byb knows nothing about the standard, health, pedigrees, correct temperament etc. and we have taken the time to learn these things in depth. So that is my answer to question number one. Question 2 ...of course it is and that is usually the breeding of "Fluffy" and sometimes once these people are politely educated with sincerity they can and do become involved in the fancy and do things right. Question 3...No I don't think it makes anyone superior, I think it shows dedication to the improvement of the breed as long as handlers aren't being paid to finish mediocre dogs. Quite frankly, if the home based breeder has no desire to show or pay a handler but still wants to be reputable at the least they should be mentored and attend shows.
Terrie:) "John P. Garrison" wrote: > A small thought to ponder, as breeding dogs and selling the puppies is > legal, and if the dogs being bred are well cared for, why do we often > 'attack' those who breed and sell but don't have an occasional champion? The > new law defining 'breeders' will lump everyone together, as long as puppies > are sold. Is it not possible for someone to really like dogs but to breed a > couple of litters a year to supplement their income? Does showing and having > some perceived success in the ring and using puppy sales to pay the handler, > entry fees, vet bills, etc mean that we are superior to the home based > individual who does not feel competitive and has no desire to show, but > applies their $$ from their puppy sales to a new car, clothes, etc? Of > course show folks do health testing and one assumes that the non-show person > does not but sometimes is not all this merely a different point of view, > like the blind men and the elephant? Please, no flames, this is a > philosophical query over my coffee this AM. And please, don't yell at me! > Being a bit of an activist at heart, I don't sell my dogs, we truly do this > as a hobby, and the few stud fees we have taken are donated directly to the > parent club Health Foundation. VBG. > Michael Allen ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
