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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  You are absolutely correct and that is what infuriates me to no end! And you are again right doesn't matter how much we argue over it some just won't listen to good advice either and that is why yorkies are #2 in the most popular standings because of supply and demand and with supply and demand comes badly bred animals no matter what breed it is!
Please do not take this personally LOL....I just try and educate as much as possible.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
You are absolutely right. With the law of supply and demand that comes with that #2 ranking (I think it's actually #1 now) come some other disturbing statistics:
* Yorkies are thirty-six times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds combined according to the study done by Dr. Tobias at the University of Tennessee
* Yorkies are ranked #4 in cases of luxating patellas by the Orthopedic Foundation of America
With the AKC estimating that 70% of purebred dogs come from backyard breeders, not puppymills, the responsibility of producing the majority of those genetically flawed dogs must lie with the backyard breeders.