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Originally Posted by natalienicole  ok so why does everyone here breed? and dont say its to better your line cuz there would be no reason for that if those bettered puppies werent worth more money either in teh show ring or for a pet or a breeder dog for someone else. cuz if people were not trying to get money or notorioty. they would just be happy with the dogs they have and quit trying to make more. but people want money. so people breed and yes it may or may not better th breed but why try if what we have is already good enough and the only people ive heard talk about bettering the breed were all trying to make their puppies smaller cuz thats why they were all contacting me hey where did you get your puppy we want one that size to breed with our insert male name here. or does the breeder you got her from have any males that size we want to breed her with insert female name here. it was all about size and one of those breeders not mentioning names has posted in this thread posing as a so called we limit our registration breeder. so not to say that some of you arent actually worried about yor dogs are your lines but dont think that all the breeders on here are cuz their not and if you are one of those few who actually are trying to better the breed fine but get off your high horse and stop thnking number one your the only one who can do it and number 2 that every breeder on here or out in the world is just like you. |
What most dog breeds have currently is not "good enough." Not by a long shot. It will be good enough when there aren't any more dogs born with genetic diseases due to careful breeding. When no more dogs are being put down due to hip displaysia or heart conditions or having no clotting factors. The structures are there, but the health isn't yet.
You can't better the breed without a standard to adhere to or there isn't any continuity. The people that breed small on purpose aren't adhering to the standard and are doing a disservice to yorkies. The standard is the way it is for a reason. Yorkies aren't meant to be that small or the standard would accept it. It causes health issues to be that tiny. These people are generally the people that do want money.
The breeders that better the breed know they aren't the only ones breeding, I promise you. Though sometimes I bet they wish they were. Then maybe we wouldn't have so many sick dogs. They wish the "greeders" would breed better dogs with better pedigrees and known histories. They know they aren't the only ones who can do it, but if you'd like to do it to, you need to prove your worth. Getting a foundation girl is TOUGH, you have to prove that you're trustworthy and know enough to breed. Get out to shows, get your name known. Be able to discuss genetic lines and pedigrees and health and nutrition with other breeders. I would personally never buy a dog from someone who couldn't do this, because I couldn't trust them to help me if something went wrong. A good breeder should be there for you when your dog is 15 years old and it's 3 in the morning and something is going wrong. When you breed a puppy, that commitment is forever because you made that happen.