Sometimes you don't know. You will find a lot of breeder/showers, who keep a hopeful out of a litter, just to sell it once it is grown because it didn't turn out the way they expected. You don't know most of the time, but experience helps you have an idea of how it will turn out. But those who are selling as pet quality have already noticed some trait that will not be show quality. Even that sometimes can backfire. I have heard of breeders who let a pup go then when it became an adult it became a show champion and the breeder wants to kick themselves for not seeing the potential. It is not a 100 percent thing, it is just a lot of luck, experience and guess work as well as a whole lot of hope. :-)
I do disagree with the other person's response that a non show quality will not produce show quality. I know of plenty of examples of a parent that had a flaw that produced perfect show quality pups.... Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: dasha48 To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:52 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Cloudys pups for sale/ taking deposits/ two pet pups avail But how will you even know that until the puppy gets older? Some traits and such don't show up right away Sheila ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:31 PM To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Cloudys pups for sale/ taking deposits/ two pet pups avail In a message dated 12/5/2006 4:32:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you. That had me so curious. Another question if one or two pups from the whole batch had a genetic flaw wouldn't they all carry it? Not saying that is why these pups are pet quality just asking in general It is not necessarily a genetic flaw. A puppy could have a longer nose than judges like. Short noses are very trendy. Otherwise, the ears might not be at the exact angle preferred by the judges. The bite may not align perfectly as required for a show dog. All show quality dogs will have puppies that are not show quality. In fact, most puppies will not be show quality. Lisa
