[QUOTE=Ladyhawk;1879359]If I'm going to do something I'm going to strive to do it with excellence. Why wouldn't I want to breed a correct earset....
Huh? Did you actually read and understand my post? Of course I object to breeding junk to junk and producing more junk. I have excellent dogs which I breed to each other to produce nice pets. Angulation, movement, blah blah blah, I see a lot of that being faked in the ring through fabulous grooming and strict training. I have a particularly nice dog that should have finished two years ago but it's my concern over how show animals are treated that prevented me from placing him with a handler. One of my veterinarians spent part of his career involved in some way in the world of show dogs and he has nothing good to say about the sport--half starved dogs being made to prance around for a tidbit of food. One owner actually admitted to me her Yorkie went into hypoglycemic shock after a show because she had withheld food all day to keep him from soiling his beard!?!? It's a sport full of dirty little secrets. Many of us breed because it is just plain fun being around these wonderful little dogs and why not make a few dollars in the process, as long as it isn't hurting the breed. My dogs have a very luxurious life and mothers treated like little queens. |