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WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE THIS PAGE TO
TRY TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PET OR SHOW QUALITY PUPPIES. WE
HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE ASK WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PET OR SHOW QUALITY
IS, SO HERE WE GO...............
PET QUALITY:
MANY TIMES BREEDERS WILL OFFER PUPPIES WITH FAULTS
FOR LOWER PRICES THAN SHOW QUALITY. THESE FAULTS ARE GENERALLY
COSMETIC (IE. BAD BITES, WHITE SPOTS ON THE CHEST OR BELLY, MISSING
TEETH, ETC.) AND WILL NOT EFFECT THE HEALTH OR TEMPERAMENT OF THE DOG.
THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT FOR BREEDING BECAUSE THESE ARE GENETIC FAULTS IN
THE BREEDING/SHOW WORLD ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS. A RESPONSIBLE
BREEDER WILL REQUIRE THAT THE ANIMAL MUST BE SPAYED/NEUTERED BEFORE
RELEASING THE AKC REGISTRATION PAPERS. BREEDERS MAY NOW SELL THEIR
PUPPIES ON THE NEW AKC LIMITED REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, WHICH ALLOWS
THE DOG AKC PRIVILEGES OF OBEDIENCE/PERFORMANCE EVENTS BUT WILL
NOT ALLOW SHOWING IN THE CONFORMATION RING OR USE FOR BREEDING
PURPOSES. THESE DOGS MAKE GOOD COMPANIONS AND OFTEN THEIR FAULTS ARE
NOT DETECTABLE TO ANYONE BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED EYES/BREEDERS.
SHOW QUALITY:
A TERM THAT IS OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISUSED. IT
CAN MEAN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A PUPPY WITH NO DISQUALIFYING FAULTS (AS
LISTED IN THE BREED STANDARD) AT THE TIME OF SALE. THE SERIOUS
BUYER LOOKING FOR A POTENTIAL WINNER OR BREEDING PROSPECT HAD BEST SPEND
SOME TIME GOING TO DOG SHOWS AND TALKING TO EXHIBITORS AS WELL AS
STUDYING THE STANDARD FOR THE BREED. SERIOUS DISQUALIFYING FAULTS
INCLUDE OVERSHOT OR UNDERSHOT BITES, MISSING TEETH, LONG OR CURLY COATS,
LIGHT EYES, HIP DYSPLASIA AND UNSTABLE
TEMPERAMENTS. MOST LINES CARRY ONE OR MORE OF THESE
TRAITS, AND A RESPONSIBLE BREEDER WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A CONDID
DESRIPTION OF WHAT IS IN YOUR ANIMAL'S GENETIC BACKGROUND. BE AWARE
THAT THE NICEST PUPPY IN THE LITTER CAN MATURE INTO A VERY MEDIOCRE
ADULT. BE PREPARED TO CRYTICALLY EVALUATE YOUR PUPPY, BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU
PAID A GOOD PRICE YOU MAY STILL END UP WITH A PET QUALITY.
MANY TIMES I HAVE HAD CUSTOMERS TELL
ME THEY HAVE NOT A CLUE WHAT THE CERTAIN DOGS IN THE PEDIGREE MEAN, AND
ALL THEY WANT IS A GOOD QUALITY PET. TO A PERSON JUST LOOKING FOR A PET
OR A SHOW QUALITY DOG IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY NOT
KNOW THE DOGS IN THE PEDIGREE BUT WHAT MATTERS EVEN MORE IS THAT THE DOGS
IN THE PEDIGREE HAVE PASSING HEALTH CLEARANCES AND THEY GO FURTHER
BACK INTO THE PEDIGREE, NOT JUST INTO THE MOST RECENT LINES. TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO KNOW IF THE DOGS IN THE PEDIGREE HAVE GOOD HEALTH
CLEARANCES GO TO:
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