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Originally Posted by txshopper73 There are yorkies out there that fit the standard AND have good temperments. I wouldn't sacrifice one for the other to me, it should be a package deal. But, with an obvious fault, no matter how slight it is, I would not breed that bitch. I would find a female that fit the standard AND has a good temperment. |
What does "fit the standard mean" since I know you are not breeding perfect dogs all the time?
You come as close as you can to everything in the standard but you may be off on in a couple of areas and you hope the combination of the two dogs with different faults will compliment one another so the puppies are closer to perfect......right?
I think it is perfectly acceptable to do this outside the breed standard too if you want red and gold puppies like Julz' for instance or you want the tri-color like the Biewer or you like short short snouts. These breeders are carefully breeding health defects but breeding FOR characteristics that are not with the YTCA breed standard but are perfectly "okay" and actually wanted as traits by some.
What if someone likes floppy ears? Is it not okay to breed FOR this trait since we know that these dogs are more prone to ear infections even though some breeds have that as part of their "standard"?