In order to get a show quality dog (especially a show quality bitch), you're likely going to have to enter into a co-ownership situation with the breeder. The breeder will have certain expectations of you and your effort towards titling the dog. If you think about it from the breeder's perspective, they don't want a dog with show potential to go to a wishy-washy show home and then never make it into the ring. The dogs with potential are the dogs they want try to title and potentially breed to further their lines and better their breed.
You picked your own puppy? What kind of tail fault does she have? Have you seen health clearances for both the sire and the dam of this litter? What titles do the parents have?
Showing is very hard work, and takes a lot of time and effort and commitment. The following is just a personal opinion, and not an attempt to insult you or the breed. I have friends who have owned quite a few English Bulldogs over the years, which is why I feel this way about the current state of the breed. Are you sure you want to be involved in the showing of English Bulldogs? At this point in time, most English Bulldogs are complete disasters - breathing issues due to their extreme brachycephalic heads, fold dermatitis due to their unnatural faces, elbow and hip dysplasia due to their ungainly and poorly conformed bodies... They have a tendency to get pneumonia and to overheat. They cannot exercise for lengthy periods of time, they can barely run and most cannot swim. They are intolerant to heat and to cold. Most bitches can no longer give birth naturally due to the puppy's heads being so large that they cannot fit out of the birth canal (which makes the breeding of English Bulldogs very expensive).
Just personally, I think that anyone who loves the English Bulldog's personality shouldn't be participating in the further destruction of the breed by titling or producing more dogs who are ridden with health issues.
Personal opinion aside. I think you'd be better off getting the puppy you're currently committed to and taking some handling classes and participating in some low pressure shows (like non-AKC events). That way you can get a feel for handling and see whether you like the atmosphere of dog shows. Then, if you really do want to campaign with a real prospect, your next puppy could be a show dog from your current breeder who you will have a relationship with and who would be able to mentor you throughout the showing and breeding process.
You picked your own puppy? What kind of tail fault does she have? Have you seen health clearances for both the sire and the dam of this litter? What titles do the parents have?
Showing is very hard work, and takes a lot of time and effort and commitment. The following is just a personal opinion, and not an attempt to insult you or the breed. I have friends who have owned quite a few English Bulldogs over the years, which is why I feel this way about the current state of the breed. Are you sure you want to be involved in the showing of English Bulldogs? At this point in time, most English Bulldogs are complete disasters - breathing issues due to their extreme brachycephalic heads, fold dermatitis due to their unnatural faces, elbow and hip dysplasia due to their ungainly and poorly conformed bodies... They have a tendency to get pneumonia and to overheat. They cannot exercise for lengthy periods of time, they can barely run and most cannot swim. They are intolerant to heat and to cold. Most bitches can no longer give birth naturally due to the puppy's heads being so large that they cannot fit out of the birth canal (which makes the breeding of English Bulldogs very expensive).
Just personally, I think that anyone who loves the English Bulldog's personality shouldn't be participating in the further destruction of the breed by titling or producing more dogs who are ridden with health issues.
Personal opinion aside. I think you'd be better off getting the puppy you're currently committed to and taking some handling classes and participating in some low pressure shows (like non-AKC events). That way you can get a feel for handling and see whether you like the atmosphere of dog shows. Then, if you really do want to campaign with a real prospect, your next puppy could be a show dog from your current breeder who you will have a relationship with and who would be able to mentor you throughout the showing and breeding process.