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Most people can not tell the difference from a "pet" quality or a "show" quality from the same litter. Alot of times the ones sold as pets, really could finish their championship very easily. But there are only so many show homes out there and the most important thing is a good home.
Take for example my litter that Alwayshadpets (Tamora) came from. The one I kept, grew to be too tall. Tamora is perfect size and could easily have finished. The male we let go as a pet could have finished and we knew that both as puppies looked very nice. But we had these great pet homes waiting and we only had a limited number of show homes. So my "show" puppy did not turn out and is now in a WONDERFUL home and the ones I sold as pets could easily finish if they weren't spayed and neutered. Sometimes they don't turn out like you think they will.
Holli's first litter....All 5 looked fabulous as puppies. I had a wonderful pet home who had been waiting and I would not tell them they couldn't get a puppy. They only wanted a pet, the day the boy left I was a bit tearful because this gorgeous puppy would not be shown. But it was such a great home I was thrilled for him and for them. When he was 4 months, they came to shows I was at. They thought that looked like fun, well actually the lady had been in a very bad horse riding accident and she was bored cause she couldn't ride. The boy was gorgeous! They let my friend (a handler) who lived near them do a little training at a local class (3 classes). Then they entered him. He finished in 8 shows, two back to back 5 pt majors and a couple of Best of Breed wins. The whole litter actually finished.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, the pets in good litters will look just as good as the show dogs to most everyone who see's them and sometimes the pets are show quality after all!!
What makes a puppy a "pet" is usually not something that the untrained eye can see.