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I've been looking at the TICA breed standard as my hunt for the perfect girl continues, and I was also looking at Alaska for show potential. Alaska has a lot going for him. There's just one problem. I've seen that nose bumps are, well, bad news. Alaska has developed a pretty major one. I'm wondering if the penalty for this be cancelled out by his good bone structure and square muzzle enough to make him a viable competitor in the ring. What do you think?
I have a couple of different people I'm talking to about showing, mentors, if you will, that seem to disagree. One says it's pretty bad and we should try and get a kitten out of him with no nose bump, and show that kitten. The other, who only has a couple of years of experience, says that since the European has been popularized moreso now, and since nose bumps are more common on them, it isn't a big deal and would be overlooked for his better features, especially since it's not too visible if you're not looking very closely, as you can see in the first picture.
What do you guys think?
I have a couple of different people I'm talking to about showing, mentors, if you will, that seem to disagree. One says it's pretty bad and we should try and get a kitten out of him with no nose bump, and show that kitten. The other, who only has a couple of years of experience, says that since the European has been popularized moreso now, and since nose bumps are more common on them, it isn't a big deal and would be overlooked for his better features, especially since it's not too visible if you're not looking very closely, as you can see in the first picture.
What do you guys think?