Can you even read?well - you for certain did not suggest it was a bad idea - or that it mattered.
Where in this statement did I say that the breeder didn't matter?The breeding is vastly more important than who the breeder is IMO.
I generally try take meaning from what is being discussed... in this case the differences in how puppies are raised (regardless of the actual person raising them).Can you even read?
Where in this statement did I say that the breeder didn't matter?
I'll add this for you;
Don't get a pup from a feral bitch raising a litter in the back seat of an abandoned car.
Also a bad sign if the breeder has barns full of bitches with puppies.
The breeding is vastly more important than who the breeder is IMO.
Show me where I said that it didn't matter how puppies are raised.I disagree and I think people that raise puppies the right way would disagree as well. It would be interesting to see how recent NFC/NAFCs were raised. I read somewhere, that most of the top dogs were extremely clean in the kennel. As I understand Floyd was raised in in a nurturing environment.
Show me where I said that it didn't matter how puppies are raised.
The breeding is vastly more important than who the breeder is IMO.
Health genetics socialization and the breeding itself are all part of being “reputable “. But I would also add puppy selection, matching the right puppy to the right person. Those of us with “minority” breeds do not have many choices of breedings when looking for FT prospect. So the knowledgeable breeder becomes a bigger factor The breeder has lived with puppies 24/7 and have seen who is alpha who likes to explore who scares and who confronts….Are there other benefits that people see out there from selecting a reputable breeder?
Mary Howley is not in the HOF?!It is a crime, yes, a crime that she is not in the Hall of fame.
NopeMary Howley is not in the HOF?!
How’s that even possible?Nope
Yes.....you are part of the vast majority of puppy buyers who benefit a great deal more from diligent research for a reputable breeder, than on a particular breeding.To me breeder vs breeding pair is probably separated by an individuals knowledge of dogs. I am waiting on my dog to be born, but I'm not involved with field trials or hunt tests, I want a good family dog that will be a good hunter. So even doing some googling and looking at dogs online, I wouldn't know what makes a good breeding etc. So when I was looking for a dog, I was looking more for a reputable breeder who others recommended that produced dogs like what I was looking for. For those of you that are much more knowledgeable about the dogs themselves and are much more intelligent in the breeding game, I can see where a breeding pair is way more important than the breeder.
Since both statements are factual, what is the stupid part?So, people are shocked Mary Howley is not in the Retriever HOF. But there are other people who think picking out Mary Howley as a breeder to go to for a puppy isn't the wisest course?
There are multiple breeders of successful Field trial dogs. I do not know what you mean by "wisest course".Who are these other people, and why is it not the wisest course? just curious.
I wasn't being critical of Mary Howley--just the opposite. First, I know about Mary and once contacted her to see if she was interested in being interviewed for a retriever magazine I wrote for. We never worked it out, however.So, people are shocked Mary Howley is not in the Retriever HOF. But there are other people who think picking out Mary Howley as a breeder to go to for a puppy isn't the wisest course?
J. Marti, would you expand on such a stupid statement? I would say you have no idea of the impact Mary Howley has had on the Labrador Retriever breed, not just FT dogs, but on the entire Labrador breed.
