We believe that if you breed
our dog it should only be with the expectation of producing a better dog than the parents
the produced them. Much thought and research should go into the planning of each
particular cross to make sure that the parents compliment each other. We have found
through our experience and the experience of others that even with careful planning and
considerations of the pedigrees, you may always produce dogs that will fall within all
three of the following categories and the pups are evaluated according to this criteria:
Show Puppy: This is a puppy which
exhibits the qualities looked for in a conformation show dog. These would include
excellent pedigree, proper structure and movement and free of disqualifying faults as
described in the breed standard. This puppy is sold as having the potential to
be shown and titled in the conformation ring.
Breed/Performance
Puppy: This is a pup which has the
potential to develop into a dog of sufficient merit that, though it may or may not title
in the show ring, it will have no genetic faults or shortcomings that should prevent it
from being considered as a dog to be bred to a like or better dog.
Companion
Puppy: These pups are sold only as
pups to be spayed or neutered. This pup may or may not have a disqualifying fault or other
shortcomings that would prevent its being considered for showing and/or breeding. If there
is a fault it could be simply a color disqualification, or a mild structure fault, neither
of which will prevent the puppy from living an otherwise normal and healthy life. May
times Companion puppies are sold primarily because there is no need to further the lines,
therefore we the breeder chose not to have them sold as breeding dogs.
We
believe that a special 8 week evaluation of the pups will play an important role in
determining the potential of each puppy.
It is at this evaluation that of quality of any puppy is best assessed.
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