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Originally Posted by yorkiekist  Show breeders breed for the standard of the breed and to better their own stock by keeping the best of the litter and spay/neutering the ones that arent the best. The best are then shown and evaluated before they are ever breed. I believe thats how they "better" the breed by spay/neutering. Lynn |
THIS is one of the few posts that actually explained a huge issue quite simply. Thank you, Lynn.
Ya know what makes me crazy on these threads? I get so sick and tired of hearing SOME (not all!!!) breeders say they breed "to better the breed" - when there are CLEARLY so many breeders who do not.
There are breeders on here whose dams and sires are there for all to see - and they have too-big ears, non-standard coat colors, a longer snout and on and on. And yet they say they're breeding to standard and are "bettering the breed".
I think all yorkies are cute - standard and non-standard, but I tell ya, I really become exasperated by claims of "I breed to better the breed" by those who are not doing so. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the breeders on here who really do have a top-notch program, it's pretty cool to hear from them on these threads.