I frequently hear comments from people that say dog shows have ruined purebred dogs across the world. This sentiment usually comes from owners of field bred dogs. There’s even been documentaries made on the topic. One that comes to mind is Pedigree Dogs Exposed by BBC. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend watching it. It is very interesting and they make some good arguments...
I recently attended a seminar hosted by a popular dog breeder and published author. I was excited to attend as I am always interested in acquiring more knowledge and learning from anyone I can. As the seminar went on, I found myself questioning quite a bit of what this person was saying...
A wise friend told me many years ago, that if I wanted to get good at conditioning dogs that I needed to condition many dogs. The reason for this is simple. You can research and mimic all the training programs ever written and get as much advice from the experts as you can, but until you get...
TheAmerican Dog Breeders Assoc. (ADBA)is one of the oldest registries of American Pit Bull Terriers in the world. Founded in 1909, the ADBA has been vital to the preservation of the American Pit Bull Terrier in its true heritage breed type...
Contrary to popular belief, merely breeding two dogs together does not make you a dog breeder. I’m going to ask for forgiveness ahead of time, as this may well offend some of my friends and readers...
Much like anything else in life worth having, you have to earn the right to be called a dog breeder. Anything less and you are nothing more than a “dog dealer”...
