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02-23-2010, 12:16 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member | Ooops, think I upset somebody. Not on here thankfully, but on another forum. There was yet another post from somebody who'd bred their dog [miniature yorkie] and now they wanted advice. I pointed out there was no such thing as a mini-yorkie or any other size specification for that matter, but of course they are right and every edjucated yorkie owner is wrong. I know it shouldn't get me annoyed but why do people breed before finding out the information they need. Many people work so hard at protecting this wonderful breed and it annoys me when people continue to put the cart before the horse. I dont believe in telling others weather they can or cant breed but at least they should do their reserch first. I know accidents do happen but for me theres no excuse for not doing research, many think just because their pet carries certain lines it justifies breeding from them, but even good lines carry problems. Sorry just needed to get this off my chest. |
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02-23-2010, 12:44 PM | #2 |
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02-23-2010, 12:53 PM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Here's something to chew on....I was at a dog event (all breed) with both my boys on Sunday. We saw (amongst the hundreds? of dogs) maybe 20-30+ Yorkies at this event (and those were only the ones we personally saw). Guess how many were to standard? ONE. I didn't expect anything different, to be honest, bc I know what's been done to this breed. The indiscriminate breeding is very sad. This is why choosing a reputable breeder is so important. I feel like people here at YT try to express this until they're blue in the face sometimes though, and some just don't want to believe it. Frustrating.
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02-23-2010, 01:28 PM | #4 | |
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02-23-2010, 01:34 PM | #5 | |
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02-23-2010, 01:44 PM | #6 | |
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I can't tell you how many people came up to us and said about Marcel "Awwwww, this is what we thought we were buying" () -and- "Oh, is he a TEACUP yorkie?" {errrrr....no, he's just standard size, but was the smallest one in his litter }
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02-23-2010, 01:49 PM | #7 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I can see why they think Marcell is a teacup, he is a tiny little thing, but Joey's 5 1/2 pounds and they ask me if he's a teacup. I've heard that lots of people are selling Silkies as Yorkies here, don't know if it's true, but it would explain some things.
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02-23-2010, 02:01 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I am a silkie breeder and we are facing a horrible problem too, we got breeders crossing the yorkie silky lines and is becoming a nightmare, I bought my girl from a VERY reputable silky breeder my boy came from another very reliable line, and after I heard a rumor I had to have BOTH DNA to make sure that my duo was 100% what they are supose to be and not a diluted one. . Keeping the breeds pure and to standard is getting really hard to do with all the irresponsible breeding that is going on.. . just my little humble opinion ... hugs, Carmen in nj |
02-23-2010, 02:18 PM | #9 | |
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02-23-2010, 03:00 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | yes I know, LOL, The yorkshire Terrier was AKC recognized in 1885. The Silky Terrier was AKC recognized in 1959. the silky terrier is closely related to the Australian Terrier , more so than the yorkshire terrier. to this day the silky has more Australian Terrier DNA, than any other breed that was used to develop the breed, so is consider a cousin of the Australian Terrier. The yorkshire terrier should NOT have any traces of Australian Terrier on his DNA.. this is what I am told by my club and the DNA lab. hugs, CArmen in nj |
02-23-2010, 03:04 PM | #11 | |
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Very interesting, I know DNA is still in it's infancy, but someday we should get some remarkable knowledge from it, like just exactly which gene causes this or that, I mean we know a few genes, but to know all of them and how exactly they work together would be so wonderful.
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02-23-2010, 05:56 PM | #12 | |
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02-23-2010, 06:06 PM | #13 |
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| Yea, same here. I have people come up to me and ask if my girl is a teacup. She is 3 lbs at 5 months. I just tell them no and that she is going to grow. Others come up to me and comment on my little boy and said their dog was suppose to be what mine looks like but it's too big and ect. |
02-23-2010, 06:09 PM | #14 | |
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and yes silky and yorkie are very close to the untrained eye but once you get to study the breeds and see them close you start noticing the differences. My first check up is the dark rims around the eyes and the longer leaner body.. then I move on to the details...LOL hugs, Carmen in nj | |
02-23-2010, 06:16 PM | #15 | |
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We would like to think that, that is a given, but it is not. there are breeders who will breed for looks without any concern for what is going on on the inside. I'd much rather have a non-standard that is healthy than one who looks great but is not sound. | |
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