Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Question:do those that show also breed?

   
    Bookmark and Share
  1. #1
    Cavy Slave luvmycavies's Avatar
    Joined
    May 06, 2009
    Location
    Washington State
    Posts
    246
    Thanks
    68
    Thanks
    62 Rec'd/25 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Question Question:do those that show also breed?

    There are about 4 beautiful Peruvian cavies on my local craigslist and they used in the descriptions of them things like: "show quality" or "has been shown". They are only asking about 20.00 per pig with food and care guide but I wanted to see if you all felt it was a breeder add.

  2. #2
    Moderator lissie's Avatar
    Joined
    Jan 25, 2009
    Location
    Bay Area, California
    Posts
    5,574
    Blog Entries
    3
    Thanks
    961
    Thanks
    1,281 Rec'd/906 Posts
    Mentioned
    134 Post(s)
    Quoted
    384 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    I think most of them are breeders. They breed in order to find their "perfect" pig.

  3. #3
    Cavy Slave
    Joined
    Jan 04, 2009
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    383
    Blog Entries
    5
    Thanks
    116
    Thanks
    141 Rec'd/72 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    Even if they aren't the actual breeders, most likely they're going to buy another pig from a breeder that they can show. I wouldn't want to support that.

  4. #4
    Pigaholic Extraordinaire Paula's Avatar
    Joined
    Jun 12, 2007
    Location
    PacNW
    Posts
    6,324
    Thanks
    746
    Thanks
    6,249 Rec'd/2,236 Posts
    Mentioned
    145 Post(s)
    Quoted
    225 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    They could just be saying that they're "show quality" in an effort to get more people interested in them. The fact that they have four, though, would seem to me that they are probably also breeding pigs and those that are being sold now are overstock.

    To answer the question of whether or not those that show are also breeders, more likely than not the answer is going to be yes. And even if they aren't, the whole concept of showing is that of judging an animal, thereby creating a standard to strive for, and therefore more breeding.

    In any case, rather than speculating whether or not they *might* be a breeder, you could always just ask them. Most are more or less shameless in saying so.

  5. "Thank you, Paula, for this useful post," says:

    katiewilson (08-27-09)

  6. #5
    Cavy Champion, Previous Forum Moderator! VoodooJoint's Avatar
    Joined
    Sep 05, 2004
    Location
    In Oil Covered New Orleans - FUBP
    Posts
    9,500
    Thanks
    471
    Thanks
    3,212 Rec'd/795 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    My money would be on them being a breeder as well. It honestly doesn't matter though. Showing 110% supports breeding. The two go hand in hand. Even if the person showing does not breed themselves then they are supporting and encouraging someone else to breed. After all, they need to get their show pigs somewhere right?

  7. #6
    Cavy Slave fieryone's Avatar
    Joined
    Aug 24, 2008
    Location
    Red Sox Nation
    Posts
    1,311
    Blog Entries
    7
    Thanks
    184
    Thanks
    267 Rec'd/159 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    As others have said, someone who shows doesn't necessarily breed, but they probably do. At the very least they support the practice in earnest.

    I agree with Paula that you should call this person for more information. Is this a craigslist posting? If so, they may have purchased these "show quality pigs" from a breeder but they haven't bred or even shown them themselves but may have just wanted the "perfect" guinea pig to fulfill whatever personal need they have and are now unable/no longer want to care for the pigs.

  8. #7
    Cavy Slave luvmycavies's Avatar
    Joined
    May 06, 2009
    Location
    Washington State
    Posts
    246
    Thanks
    68
    Thanks
    62 Rec'd/25 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    My main concern was adopting but not wanting to support people that show animals or breeders. I will contact this person to get more info....I have to admit though 2 of the girls are absolutely georgous!!

  9. #8
    Cavy Slave
    Joined
    Nov 11, 2004
    Location
    CA
    Posts
    8,397
    Thanks
    2,022
    Thanks
    1,141 Rec'd/633 Posts
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Quoted
    0 Post(s)

    Re: Question:do those that show also breed?

    It's most likely a breeder.

User Tag List

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45