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Fostering may be an option for you if you would like to have show dog in your home but don‘t want the expense of showing the dog yourself. I would like each of my dogs to have the best life possible (with that sense of being special that a pet has) I keep a small number of dogs in my home. I do not have a kennel, they are all house pets. Sometimes there is a puppy in the litter that really stands out : he/she deserves to be a Champion but won’t get that chance unless I have a family for them.
Of course it’s hard to know for sure at 7-11 weeks if a puppy really has what it takes, so it’s something to keep evaluating as they grow. Usually by about 8 months old it is more clear if a dog has the conformation (beauty and structure) & temperament required of a champion.
If the pup continues to look like a prospect, then I will take care of costs involved with showing, health screening and breeding. If after all this a dog makes it into my breeding program, we decide when to breed the dog (after 3 years old) and the dog comes to my home to have her puppies & stay with me till they're weaned (a good time for you to take a holiday!); or If we keep a male, he is made available to me when I have a girlfriend for him!
The foster home takes care of all the usual expenses of having a pet, such as regular veterinary care, vaccines, heartworm medicine, socialization, training classes and so forth.
If at any time I decide the dog is no longer suitable/or retired from my breeding program, then we neuter the dog & change the registration papers to belong fully to you.
As long as the dog is intact (capable of reproducing) I retain all breeding rights and choose the appropriate mates, etc.
Bottom line: the dog live with you as your pet when not needed for showing or breeding/whelping (never more than once every 13 months for a maximum of 3 times over her lifetime for raising puppies from a female, and for a male - whenever I decide he’s getting lucky, usually he would live with me for a week or less when he has a lady caller!).
There are two other options of course: to own the show dog outright and retain full rights (not for cross-breeding); or co-ownership, where we share the costs and the benefits together.
If you think you might be interested in one of these scenarios, please feel free to discuss it with me further.