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| ANOTHER THING TO WATCH FOR IS "WEBSITE AWARDS". I HAVE NOTICED PLENTY OF THESE AND I GET THEM E MAILED TO ME ALL THE TIME. WHAT REALLY MAKES ME LAUGH IS THE FACT THAT THEY MOSTLY MEAN NOTHING, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JOIN THEIR DOG SITE OR PUPPY SITE, THATS IT AND NOTHING MORE. THERE ARE TOP LISTED AWARDS, ETHICAL BREEDER AWARDS, PUPPY SITE AWARDS AND THE LIST GOES ON, IT IS SITE PROMOTION FOR THEM AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BREEDER WHO DISPLAYS IT. FOR THE FUN OF IT WHEN I RECEIVED ONE LAST WEEK, I CHECKED IT OUT, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SIGN UP, CHECK PURE BRED OR MIXED BREED AND GIVE MY WEBSITE URL AND E MAIL ADDY. LOW AND BEHOLD, I COULD DISPLAY THE "AWARD" ON MY WEBSITE. NO THANKS, THINK I'LL PASS. " TESTIMONIALS AND OR REFERENCES" POSTED ON WEBSITES WE SEE ALLOT OF THESE AS IF THEY NEED TO "PROVE" SOMETHING TO THEMSELVES OR THE PUBLIC. THEY LIST LOTS OF HAPPY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SENT THEM HAPPY COMMENTS, AND I AM SURE THESE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR PUPPY. BUT, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE ETHICAL. THE MAIN THINGS TO REMEMBER ARE 1. CHECK WITH THE LOCAL GREAT DANE CLUB FOR ENDORSEMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. 2. AKC REGISTRATION 3. AKC CONFORMATION SHOWING. SOME WILL SAY THEY COMPETE IN AKC CONFORMATION EVENTS, YEAH RIGHT, MAYBE ONCE. 4. PEDIGREE, REMEMBER, EVEN A BACKYARD BREEDER CAN GET A HOLD OF A GOOD PEDIGREE, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE KENNEL OWNER PLACED THE DOG WITH THEM DIRECTLY. LOOK UP THE KENNEL AND CONTACT THEM. 5. HOW MANY LITTERS PER YEAR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 6. WHERE DO THEY ADVERTISE THEIR PUPPIES? 7. HOW MANY MALES AND FEMALES DO THEY OWN? SOME VERY BIG REPUTABLE AKC SHOW BREEDERS MAY VERY WELL OWN MULTIPLE DOGS, HOWEVER THEY HAVE CHAMPIONS AND ARE COMPETING IN AKC EVENTS AND ARE CLUB MEMJBERS. 8. WEBSITE AWARDS AND WHAT DO THEY REALLY MEAN? 9. CGC TITLES ARE GOOD, BUT, MORE AND MORE BYB'S ARE INVESTING THE TIME AND MONEY TO ACHIEVE THESE. SO BEWARE. BACKYARD BREEDERS ARE TRYING TO BECOME MORE SOPHISTACTED LATELY, SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK. |
| CHECK OUT THIS ARTICLE WRITTEN BY JO KURTZ, WHICH I HAVE OBTAINED PERMISSION A LONG TIME AGO TO LINK TO. |
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