Tom,
I suppose that you could say that for the most part
I am in agreement with your thoughts on this subject.
I have said in a previous post somewhere that:
You are purchasing the Rabbit, not the pedigree.
It does not matter if there are twenty Grand-Champions
in the background of the rabbit, it does not necessarily
mean that the rabbit will produce more Grand Champs for you.
It is all in your breeding choices. Putting together a good rabbit
is like doing a Jigsaw puzzle. You must get all of the parts
to fall in line by making proper breeding choices.
If the rabbit has some quality which you need to
put into your herd/breeding program than it is a good purchase whether
it costs $10.00 or $50.00. There are folks who will place an astronomical
value on their rabbit simply because they can! And there are people
who buy into their opinion and will gladly pay any price without thinking things through.
Think about it! Do you really believe that the Breeder is going to sell you his very BEST stock?
If he/she is selling you can guarantee that there is something {Much} better
somewhere in the rabbitry. I am not saying that it doesn't happen but
I dought that it happens very often. When purchasing anything,
should you feel things are not quite adding up, Run, don't walk away.
Go make your purchase another day. Any Rabbit can be "The Rabbit".
Ottersatin.
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