So, you have a beautiful dog and several people have commented that he or she should be shown. Although you don’t want to show your dog, you wouldn’t mind having a litter of puppies. After all, a dog this beautiful should reproduce, right? Actually, no matter how closely the dog resembles the breed standard, there is another important thing to consider. Breeding for a good disposition is the best way to keep a dog breed from developing a reputation for being high strung or downright nasty.

Make sure both your dog and the dog you breed him or her to have a good disposition. We have a Yorkshire Terrier that is a beautiful show quality dog, but I will never breed her because she is downright nasty to our other dogs and practically has a meltdown if her owner leaves the house. She acts exactly like her mother, but we bought her because her father had a wonderful disposition and she conforms so well to the breed standard.

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