[KathyinCali]

Originally Posted by matilda99

Well, that was nasty and sarcastic in an otherwise pleasant thread. Breeding stock is an efficient, technical way to refer to animals that were selected for their particular suitability for breeding; it wasn't meant as a derogatory way to make them sound like mere commodities. One can have pets that are also good "breeding stock," don't you think? Since you disapprove of breeding, where do you propose we should get Yorkies?

I've heard this term used on YT several times and never took it to mean a negative thing. One breeder asked another potential breeder on another thread if they believed their dogs were from "sound breeding stock". I took it for exactly the way you said it above. I have really enjoyed reading this thread so far and hope it continues in the same vein.