10/30/2025
When puppies you produced, take big wins, thats a win for you! When these puppes beat you in the ring, on the agility field, ect, that a huge win for you, the breeder!!
I am so proud of my puppies taking higher placements than my dogs. I LOVE wayching them and their owners! I'm more proud of them than dogs in my house. I have accomplished what I set out with that breeding!
Breeders, be just as proud if not more, of the wins the puppies you've produced! If you cant be, then reevaluate why you are breeding.
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"The truth is, if your goal as a breeder is to produce a dog better than the one you kept, you should be proud when one of your puppies beats your dog. It means you did it. You moved your program forward. That’s a win.
If you’re mentoring someone, selling them a show prospect, watching them campaign that dog—and then resenting their success—what message are you sending? That success is only valid if it’s yours alone? That the dog only matters when it benefits
you directly?
We can’t have it both ways. We can’t say we’re breeding for the future of the sport and then undermine that future when it shows up in another exhibitor’s hand."
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https://showsightmagazine.com/its-still-your-dog-redefining-success-in-the-breed-ring/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANviOVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiKmtKc_vE2mLkM766oMwqrRu6ssi7d_ik9EsWknwS9vDGKS6Zn2MlLrJO6z_aem_poZs3PMS0wl16pfgIQAjqgi
True success in breeding isn’t about who holds the lead - it’s about celebrating every win that carries your vision forward.
