And how do you know that your dog is a great example of the breed without ever being shown under a judge?

That is kind of like me saying that my dog is as good as a field trial champion in terms of working ability, but I have never actually trailed him because I don't believe in it.

You don't need to be a judge to know if your dog is to breed standard. I am in touch with many Chi people and I know the quality of my dogs, their bloodlines and so on.

Any dog I breed (even though in your opinion I would be classified as a byb) will always have a home. I have yet to see or hear of a Chihuahua in a Rescue. I have looked for long enough and haven't come across one.

I wasn't referring to you in my post CC...
But since you mentioned your breeding...who has decided that Krystal and the dog she was mated to are good examples of the breed? Was it a breed expert that has been in the breed a long time?

Yes it was Ramble, she has been breeding and showing for many years and she owns the Stud, who has excellent breeding.

Just because your dogs have quality in their lineage...doesn't make them quality ( I don't knwo if your dogs are quality or not know nothing about chis...) but lots of people have dogs from quality lines that would be laughed out of a show ring or only do well to a certain point then fail...

Is the stud shown?

Well, actually Ramble my dogs are quality. You don't know that, as you say, you are not into Chis. But the girls I have bred are quality Chis.

Do we have to start this again so soon? Th OP is asking about lineage, not breeding for or from pet only dogs.

Valandra, when you get into 'knowing' a breed and know who does well and what lines you like and what lines certain judged like, then you get to make up your own mind about lines and also second guess what other's may think of them and if they would be likely to do well in the ring or field. It's just something you have to learn and it takes time. Someone who shows and/or works springers, or a springer enthusiast would be able to tell you about your own dogs lines. If you look at her ped (assuming she has papers?), see if you can see any with the same affix (kennel name) in front of their name.

For instance, my weimaraner is a total outcross (bred from 2 sets of unrelated lines), her dad is from Enryb kennels who were created from dogs from Gunalt kennels. Her mum is from Sireva kennels and most of the ancestry on that side is Sireva. So if someone asks me what lines is she from, I will say she is from Enryb and Sireva lines. I will also in conversation often mention that Maddy also has Gunalt in her lines.

Does that make sense? I hope that helps you understand what is meant when discussing lines. x

Saying that a dog 'meets the breed standard' and having a dog that has actually proven to meet the breed standard are two totally different things.

No, the Stud is not shown. I can assure you though, he is of very good quality. If he wasn't I wouldn't have used him. I travelled a very long way to go to him.