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Date Posted: 14:31:55 03/28/10 Sun
Author: Jenny W
Subject: Re: Short resume
In reply to: DKH 's message, "Re: Short resume" on 12:55:59 03/28/10 Sun

Or as we say here "just got off the last banana boat"!

To answer your question, no I don't. I don't think sport quantifies what I or many (I hesitate to say most) people want from a dog. In reality, most of the dogs we breed end up living with families as pets/protectors and some dog sports seem to demand a keener dog than would sit comfortably in most people's living rooms. They are by the very nature of what sport demands going to be too much for the average owner. I have absolutely no objection to people taking part in dog sports and have one or two of my pups just entering Schutzhund training with my complete support. The information fed back from these endeavours will be hugely useful to me in the future, but I also want to know that the dog can be trusted, is easy to live with and capable of making sensible decisions. It's good stuff, but I won't be basing my breeding program on producing top class sport dogs, although there might be a few in there that fit the bill, those will be the dogs that won't necessarily be the most suitable for a busy family home environment with small kids and other pets. They'll go to very experienced owners who know what they're doing and want (unlike me) to spend time and effort training. You're always going to get a range of temperaments in each litter and I prefer a more centred dog to live with, the narrower I can make that middle range, the more successful I consider my breeding would have been. I'll still enjoy the certificates on the wall if they come though!

Jenny

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