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Originally Posted by PinkMartini I guess I can agree that there are a lot of people out there that want pet quality dogs (which I don't exactly understand myself, but that's a whole 'nother topic). What I can't agree to is breeding pet quality dogs. Why would you want to breed if not to improve the breed? Just to make money? Why breed dogs that have obvious faults (like an underbite/overbite/ect)? Like the above poster posted, bite's obviously do affect the pups, and can get to the extreme's to where the dog has trouble eating  Why would you want to contribute to that?
I understand that not everyone has the same ideas about breeding, ect but I can't for the life of me understand why people would breed a breed of dog that they say they love to mediocre standards? If you love a breed, why not try to improve it by breeding out these faults? |
Not everyone agrees with the same "standard". The AKC or YTCA "standard" is not the pet yorkie or companion yorkie fancier's "standard". We care more about temperament and personality than outward appearance. We sometimes like floppy ears and short snouts and smaller than the YTCA standard, etc.
There is nothing wrong with a companion dog "standard" being different from a "show dog" standard.
The yorkie is not going anywhere so the argument that hobbyists will "hurt" the breed is really not a valid one unless the show breeders stop breeding.