This is the best way I could explain it: Let's say you were a doctor or a lawyer. Without saying, you would have worked hard and spent a lot of money to earn your degree. But what if someone stole your degree and hung it on their wall and practiced under your name? And what if they made a lot of mistakes while practicing and ruined your good name?
Are you wondering what this scenario has to do with breeding? Well: Good breeding takes years of hard work and money. Genetic testing and good veterinary care are very costly. Puppies are time consuming.... not to mention all the work. It takes roughly $8,000 to take a dog to championship. And with this in mind, would it be right to haphazardly give away breeding rights? Maybe you would do right by the breeding but the next person (maybe a person who got a puppy from you) might not. Down the road, all the hard work of breeding for good health, great looks and sweet temperaments would be lost with bad breeding. When this happens, sick puppies with genetic health problems are connected with the names that are on the puppy's pedigree. Imagine, someone buying a sick, poorly bred puppy because of its fine champion pedigree, and then thinking that the puppy's poor health is related to the good names on the pedigree.
Sue, if you really want to become a breeder, I can refer you to some top-notch breeders who are willing to work with you and help you get started the right way.
Hope I've answered your question.
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