WARNING...

There are selfish breeders who will not allow you to enter the
bloodline.

You mention that you want a show puppy, Elizabeth Lane of Fort Worth
Texas, immediately trys to sell you the 8th or 9th pick from a litter.
If you tell her that you want to breed a female that you have. She
immediately states that she only breed champions.

How do you get started in a breed (Ridgebacks) if EVERY WAY she blocks
your entry!

How?

Is there a web site where you can report such unethical behavior?

Lance

potusmaker DeleteThis @yahoo.com (rocknrollover.com) wrote in
news:6b4451c4.0410120757.4f5835e6@posting.google.com:

> There are selfish breeders who will not allow you to enter the
> bloodline.

Awwww. Poor little puppymiller can't find a new stud???

> You mention that you want a show puppy,<snipped name>,
> immediately trys to sell you the 8th or 9th pick from a litter.
> If you tell her that you want to breed a female that you have. She
> immediately states that she only breed champions.
>
> How do you get started in a breed (Ridgebacks) if EVERY WAY she blocks
> your entry!

The first thing to do would be to take your female, enter her in dog
shows, and get her awarded a championship. Voila, you will then be able
to breed her to the male that you wanted.

> How?

Just in case you didn't get it the first paragraph above, and in all of
the previous responses your puppymilling ads have generated, here is what
you do.

1 - Take your female.
2 - Enter her in dog shows. (Note the use of the plural form of Dog Show,
indicating that more than one is necessary)
2a - Get her health tested. OFA, common genetic problems in Ridgebacks,
other common health problems for large dogs.
3 - Win Dog shows.
4 - Count points.
5 - Obtain Championship.
6 - Determine how your stud would compliment the bitch(es) you would like
to breed him to.
7 - Call breeder with bitch available.
8 - Explain to the breeder your breeding practices. Send pictures and,
ideally, a video showing your dog move. Send health certifications, proof
of registration (Does this exist, I am not sure??). Explain to the breeer
how your dog will compliment and improve her line.

> Is there a web site where you can report such unethical behavior?

Pot. Kettle. Black.

There is nothing unethical about this. Legally, she is not stopping you
from entering the breed. The puppies she has are *her* property. Thus,
she can do with them what she wants. She can sell them to whomever she
wants. She can also *not* sell them to whomever she wants.

Note that I am not a breeder, and I, in 5 minutes or so, managed to come
up with the above list of things you might want to consider. Other
breeders (if they haven't killfiled you yet) may step forward and try to
correct my musings (although I wouldn't bet on it).

--
Marcel and Moogli