NVS Melodrama at GIFAJ aka "Melo"

Hello all! My name is Brooke and I'm new to this forum and I just wanted to post some pics of my first ever AKC Staffordshire Bull Terrier! His name is Melo and I co-own him with Cal Murphy. hope you enjoy the pics!

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Beautiful dog!

what a good looking dog

Stunning pics, good luck for the weekend

Great pics and a good looking dog

Gorgeous looking dog i can't see how anyone could co-own I'd want them all to myself and i wouldn't trust anyone with my baby either lol.

Aww Melo is stunning thanks

Oooh, very nice boy - good luck at the show!

MissRogue wrote:Gorgeous looking dog i can't see how anyone could co-own I'd want them all to myself and i wouldn't trust anyone with my baby either lol.

I believe that it's common practice in the USA to co-own a dog with the breeder?

What a lovely looking dog

thank you everyone for the nice words on Melo. He is a really cool dog I like him alot

Yes co-owns are very common in the US I honestly don't know many people who dont have a dog or two on a co-own if not more.

I really like my co-owner so it works out great!

How does co-owning work? Just being nosey cause I haven't heard of it

thats hard to answer as all co owns work differently depending upon what is agreed upon between the owners of the dog.

what a stunner

What a stunner, he's brilliant. Thanks for sharing

Stunning boy, good luck for the weekend.

He's beautiful.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge (i've only ever owned dogs as family pets/companions ) Do you hold the collar high and tight to improve the stance of the dog? and does it hurt them?

Again.......he is lovely

janey wrote:How does co-owning work? Just being nosey cause I haven't heard of it

Co-own means just that both parties get a choice in what happens with the dog, some split the time 6 months with one owner and 6 months with the other, Others only allow their dogs to be showed by the breeder then the breeder will bring it back to the owner after the few months of showing/touring is done.

Thanks

I was wondering who gave them a last kiss & cuddle for the night

thanks for the nice comments everyone. I co-own him but he lives solely with me! the person I co own him with is allowed to breed to him but other then that he is pretty much my dog.

Do you do the showing??

Hello firstly your boy is lovely
My boy is co-owned too by the breeders and its very common in the uk.
All it means in my case is that as I had no intention of showing him I let the breeders show him and as there names are on the pedigree they can book shows ect without my signiture and enjoy the royalties but everything comes to my address I can get duplicate cc certificates and we both have them for our collection.
If you are true freinds then it works well as both breeder and owner can enjoy the nuturing of the dog and both have the dogs best interests .
My boy lives with me and I provide everything for him as a pet but in his show career the breeders enjoy him with my blessing I know they love him to bits and take care of him and he has helped there dreams come true.
So my boy has had the best of both worlds

Loving understanding more about pedegrees and showing and how it all works.

Will always be for rescuing, but am being soundly educated about why breeding and showing continues. Thanks x

Anytime and it works for us

great pictures very handsome

He looks like such a proud boy in all his photos!