toobad,
I am sorry your dog got a beating by a breeder. If people dont have anything nice to say they shouldn't say anything at all
There is a lot of pettiness in dog breeding and dog shows. Rather than getting even by directing all of your energy into proving this person wrong, you'd be better off getting thicker skin and just working with your dog because You enjoy it, not because of some spiteful persons ugly comments. Do you enjoy showing this dog? Do you both get enjoyment out of it? If you do i say keep doing what you and your dog love doing regardless of what comments are made, after all its the JUDGE who decides on what's good and what's not, not a jealous breeder
If you can afford $5000 to buy a dog, good for you. I cant justify that amount of money but its YOUR money to spend, I just hope you dont get burned.
Trina