There are still several breeders in the states that consistantly produce quality and continue to strive for it. Who is the best to go to for an animal? That depends on what you're buying and what you have to breed it with. Some breeders lines don't cross well with others. Understanding what qualities you have in your own animals will benefit you the most when looking for an animal to purchase to continue to improve your over-all qualities in your animals. You could buy the most expensive, gorgeous animal from the most accomplished breeder and take it home and mate it to your animals and have the offspring be lesser quality then both parents because the genes don't "click" with each other. Usually, this is because your using 2 different fur types, or body types, or gene types animals. Selecting a quality animal that is closest in type to what you have will usually work the best for you. That comes from understanding and evaluating quality in your own animals as well as knowing where to, or who to, look to for an animal that compliments and matches up to the type of animal you have and the qualities your trying to improve. It's really not about who you buy it from, it's about knowing what you need and knowing how to recognize it when you see it. I went to a show in Oklahoma once to buy a female standard. I knew what male I was going to use her with, had evaluated him and studied his pedigree. I went to the breeder that had animals related to my male's lines. He showed me 4 or 5 females he had for sale. All of them were 1st place or higher that day except 1 that got a 2nd. He said to me "you probably don't want her, she got a 2nd" I looked at her, I liked her body type, and her even veiling, and I recognized her lines as "matching up" with my male's. I chose her and everyone thought I was nuts for buying a 2nd place female when I could have chose 1 of the ones that placed higher in the show for the same money. I knew why I selected her and felt I made the right choice. The next year I showed her first born son to that male and he was the 2007 ECBC National Grand Show Standard. That breeder that I bought both parents from had never produced a National show winner. It's not about who you buy it from, it's about recognizing what you need and knowing when you see it.