As long as I've been in cats (showing, breeding) I have never run into this before.
If someone contacted you and wanted a show kitten and everything was going well, would you be willing to show the kitten once to be sure it liked showing before you sold the kitten?
Talked to Jack's breeder and I've never had this happen to me when getting show cats. She doesn't want to registered the kitten until she takes him to a show and is sure he is "showing material". Not that he's not show quality - he is, but she wants to be sure he will like showing. She wants me to have a quality cat that likes showing - if he doesn't then she would rather me wait for that "perfect" show kitten.
I find that very cool and caring and something that maybe breeders don't even think about. Would you be willing to do the same for your buyer?
If someone contacted you and wanted a show kitten and everything was going well, would you be willing to show the kitten once to be sure it liked showing before you sold the kitten?
Talked to Jack's breeder and I've never had this happen to me when getting show cats. She doesn't want to registered the kitten until she takes him to a show and is sure he is "showing material". Not that he's not show quality - he is, but she wants to be sure he will like showing. She wants me to have a quality cat that likes showing - if he doesn't then she would rather me wait for that "perfect" show kitten.
I find that very cool and caring and something that maybe breeders don't even think about. Would you be willing to do the same for your buyer?