Quote:
Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  A breed standard is not written by a person but by many people over time with the welfare and continuation of the breed in mind. All breeds were developed for a purpose. They are shaped the way that they are and have the temperments that they do for a reason. The standard is to maintain what makes that breed special. If everyone just started breeding what they liked we'd just have a bunch of cute mutts running around. There is nothing wrong with mutts but the nice thing about a pure bred dog is the standard tells you what you can expect. If you go an dlook at a Parson Russel puppy they may all look the same at 6 weeks old, at least to the uneducated eye. The standard will let you know what that dog should look like when it is grown, what it's temperment should be like, what the requirements ( space, exercise, attention, etc.) should be. If you know these things you will be able to determine whether or not a Parson Russel is the dog for you. The original founders of the yorkshire terrier worked hard to develop a dog that would be glamorous yet fiesty, a faithful companion but ready to go to ground for the hunt. I and many breeders like me choose to honor their work by taking our dogs into the ring and having at least 3 judges who have worked hard to be able to offer an educated opinon judge their worthiness as breeding stock. It is to insure that yorkies continue to look like yorkies, that they act like yorkies, that they are strong and true. I don't want all of the dogs to end up looking the same. I value the opinion of someone who knows more than I do and I'm willing to work hard and pay for it. Who am I to set my own standard? What do I know about the perfect physique or balance for optimum movement and health? People will do what they want, they always have but if you truly love the Yorkshire Terrier breed then you want to do what is best to insure that it will still be around, intact, 100 years from now. |
OK... It could have been created from 5000 people and still... why can't someone create their own standard or breed and not be put down as doing wrong? I have seen some one who's trying to create her own breed and if you didn't ask her you wouldn't know, you would have thought she was just mixing breeds. I'm pretty sure everyone would start to criticize and say that what she was doing is wrong even though they didn't ask question and ask her goals....
and if you can set your own standard then you are someone who knows how to get out there and get know for people to buy your dogs and see what you breed? Rules/Guides are not followed all the time, maybe your knew guidelines could create a new rule/standard over time with it getting know.