[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

To me the right reason is to contribute something to the breed that you love. Whether it be to strive to bring stronger rears in your line resulting in fewer cases of LP or stronger cartledge in an attempt to help eliminate collapsed trechea. I look at the dogs that I see on the street and think can I improve the earset, tailset, coat quality, rear angulation, of what is out there. I just hate it when I have my dogs out and people ask me how can they get their yorkies ears up like that or their coat straight like that and all I want to tell them is they have a poorly bred yorkie and it won't look like mine. But I can't so I just say they're show dogs. But shouldn't a yorkie look like a yorkie? Everyone loves being around their yorkies, what's not to love but we have to ask ourselves are we doing a disservice to our breed. Someday when I pass on the torch I hope to leave behind a dog who will add to this breed and leave behind a legacy I can be proud of. There are already too many mediocre dogs, I want to breed superior ones.

Just wanted to say I love this post. There are so many poorly bred yorkies out there that most don't even look like the Yorkie that the breed standard describes. Most peope have no clue what a well-bred yorkie looks like. My Lacy is a poor example of the breed and I know that...I love her more than anything and think she's a pretty girl, but I know that she is not a good example of the breed. She's a great pet, but I will be buying from reputable show breeders from now on - I strive to only have healthy, good examples of the breed for pets from now on. And who knows...maybe I'll get into showing one day down the road...I have an interest in it...so we'll see. I just very much respect the breeders doing things the right way. Breeder has almost become a bad word because of the way most of them practice, but it's so great to know that there are wonderful breeders that do things ethically and for the right reasons.