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Originally Posted by YorkieRose Do you know some mighty fine show breeders do not belong to any clubs?
Terri Shumsky was asked to resign her membership in the YTCA. You can not assume a breeder is reputable because they are in a regional or national club.
About 5 years ago a client from NY called me and said they wanted to get another pup for her mom. I referred her to NY breeders as I had none at that time.
She called back very upset..one YTCA breeders kennel was filthy, dogs were matted, you know the story... the Yorkie she was shown had tartar so heavy on the teeth there was no white shwoing.
I told her since the breeder was a club member to make a complaint to YTCA. She did and heard nothing. I called Carl Tetrus (SP) the President. He was gracious and polite, but he was firm...we do not get involved in those areas.
Any serious AKC violation like fraud or cruelty is addressed Carl told me.
There was a time we could not belong to a forum such as YT...it was frowned on..still is in many circles, but won't get me kicked out. It did get me kicked off The ShowBreeders forum. I was told in plain English..you do not support PET breeders and stay here.
Club members are like doctors and lawyers, some ethical, some not..no surprise. |
I am shocked! Not much shocks me after my life experiences either, but why in the world was Terri Schumsky asked to resign? This sheds a whole new light on show breeders for me. I always thought there was something wrong with some of them because they wouldn't give the time of day to people like me who love the breed but are not interested in showing for whatever reason.
To not allow their members to share their knowledge, advice and experience with those who can really use it to help the dogs these breeders supposedly love, is unconscionable in my opinion. I used to find it hard to believe that some of these people could be cold enough to kill a puppy because it was the wrong color, but I don't any more.
I know there are some really fine breeders who are members of the YTCA but when I challenged one of their written policies as well as the fact that the breed standard focuses so heavily on outward appearance some members thought I din't respect them, but that is not true. I think you can respect an organization but not aree with all of it's policies and rules.
As far as I know, there are no YTCA members on this forum. I posted the question and so far everyone has answered no, either publicly or privately. I find this interesting.